by Kate Dolan | May 31, 2025 | 19th Century America, Camping with History, Colonial America, Latest Posts, Living History
History geeks like me tend to look for interesting bits of information about the past in every place we visit, so it’s fun to camp in areas with displays that share that information. But some of us with a history obsession also like to take things a step further on...
by Kate Dolan | Mar 27, 2025 | 19th Century America, Camping with History, Latest Posts, Living History
When we arrived at Hillsborough River State Park outside Tampa, we were looking forward to hiking some beautiful trails and canoeing with alligators and blue herons. What happened instead was that we discovered a fundraising drive that was doomed to fail. Many of the...
by Kate Dolan | Feb 16, 2025 | 19th Century America, Camping with History, Latest Posts, Living History
“Camptown ladies never sang all the doo dah day…” –Ghost of Stephen Foster by the Squirrel Nut Zippers We’re here at the Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park on the banks of the Suwannee River in northern Florida and while the camping is pretty nice,...
by Kate Dolan | Feb 28, 2023 | Camping with History, Colonial America, Latest Posts, Travel
Hammocks in Florida are not always fabric loungers attached to trees. Sometimes, the term instead refers to the trees themselves. A hammock is strand of hardwood trees with a dense canopy that provides shade and serves as home to an array of animals and plant life....
by Kate Dolan | Mar 29, 2022 | Camping with History, Colonial America, Travel
In 1774, Philadelphia botanist William Bartram was in the midst of a five year exploration of the southern British colonies of North America, spending most of his time in Florida and Georgia. His descriptions and drawings, later published in a travel journal, inspired...
