I had lots of fun going through a big package of vintage tourist brochures and listing them! I am always happy to find these vintage brochures, especially 1950's to 1960's vintage. They make me happy because I remember fun family vacations during my childhood (a bit later, 1960's to 1970's), and I suspect other people feel the same way! The ones I just found from Florida are so neat that I had to share a few photos. Some of the attractions featured include: Lightner Museum of Hobbies in St... Read Full Story
English raiders attack St. Augustine, Florida.
On Saturday, June 6, English pirates lead by Sir Francis Drake will once again decende on St. Augustine in an authentic re-creation of Drake’s Raid of 1586.
On June 7, 1586, Drake’s 23 ships and 2,000 Englishmen attacked the city with cannons from Anastasia Island. The next day, they stormed through the streets and burned St. Augustine to the ground.
Camp Life at the Fountain of Youth
The re-enactment is one of these great events when... Read Full Story
What a disappointment. In all of our drives to and from Florida, I never had an opportunity to visit St. Augustine until our trip last month. And was I ever disappointed. I'm not sure what I was expecting. Well, yes, actually I do. I expected to see the historical old Spanish Quarter as just that...historical and old. Instead, the old Spanish Quarter is now a pedestrian mall with the old homes renovated into shops. Sure, the oldest schoolhouse is still there, held together with chains. But it... Read Full Story
FALL ART AND CRAFT FESTIVAL COMING TO ST. AUGUSTINE
52nd Annual Event!
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (Nov. 20) – The 52nd and largest edition of one of the Southeast’s favorite art and craft extravaganzas returns to St. Augustine on Thanksgiving Weekend, November 29-30. The Fall Art and Craft Festival will feature 160 of the finest regional artists, including jewelers, glass blowers, sculptors, woodworkers, gourd artists, potters, painters, photographers, textile batik artists and more, as well as... Read Full Story
December 11, 2008 Roger T. Hanlon, Ph.D. will be the speaker at the December 11th Evenings at Whitney lecture. Hanlon is a recognized expert in the field of adaptive coloration or camouflage. His work on octopus and cuttlefish has been featured in the New York Times, on the PBS program Nova and a variety of other natural history TV channels. The title of his presentation is The octopus: nature’s most spectacular color change artist. Hanlon is a Senior Scientist at the Marine Biological... Read Full Story
October 10, 2008 to October 12, 2008 The Annual Greek Festival hosted by Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, St. Augustine, FL will be held October 10th-12th at the Special Events Field on Castillo Dr. downtown St. Augustine adjacent to the Visitor’s Center. The festival offers visitors a chance to enter a virtual Greek village with all its sights and sounds. Enjoy traditional Greek foods and beverages like mouth watering spanakopita or baklava. The classic sound of the bouzouki will have... Read Full Story
Ghost Tours of St. Augustine
(Saint Augustine, FL) – Based on voting by the public, Ghost Tours of St.Augustine has been voted Best Ghost Tour in Saint Augustine by the St. Augustine Record’s annual poll, #1 Ghost Tour in Florida by Monthly Magazine and voted 7th Best Ghost Tour in the nation by Haunted America. The original walking tour “A Ghostly Experience” has been featured on numerous television
shows on the Travel and Discovery Channels, such as “Secrets,” “Sightings,” “Montel... Read Full Story
December 5, 2008 to December 6, 2008 Commemorate the Treaty of Paris and the impact on 18th century British St. Augustine. Witness the reading of the Treaty of Paris and the reaction of the townsfolk and military during the British Night Watch opening ceremony that takes place at 4 p.m. on Friday at the Plaza de la Constitucion. On Saturday from 9 a.m. until dusk, the British encampment in the City of St. Augustine’s Spanish Quarter Museum on St. George Street will be open free to the public... Read Full Story
November 14, 2008 to November 16, 2008 Avast, me hearties! T’is a celebration of the Golden Age of Piracy in old St. Augustine. Three days of swashbuckling fun begins on Friday evening as pirates from around Florida wander the streets of the old city. On Saturday, the swashbuckling day begins with a pirate parade along San Marco Avenue at 10 a.m., followed by a skirmish among the at the redoubt, located across from Castillo de San Marcos, then continues up St. George Street to the Plaza de... Read Full Story
November 2, 2008 12:00 pm Who can resist a good debate? Even if you’ve had enough of political debates, check this one out. This is a different kind of debate. Here you can satisfy your passion for great seafood chowder at the Conch House Marina’s celebrated annual Great Chowder Debate. More than 30 area restaurants will compete to see who has the best chowder – each special entry is available for tasting with taste tickets sold for $1 each. An astounding variety of chowders will be... Read Full Story
