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 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....