2020 Florida family trip – part 1: weekend with Brian, a boat ride to Trapper Nelson’s
While we love being with our whole Florida family, with Jana and the boys going to the Tampa area for the weekend to see her sister and a friend from...
2020 Florida family trip – part 2: from bicycles to cars to boats to planes – the Elliott Museum
While visiting our Florida family on this trip, we decided to revisit some places we had toured before so we could show you the state’s history along Florida’s Treasure Coast....
2020 Florida family trip – part 3: Atlantic Coast’s Houses of Refuge
The Atlantic Coast of Florida has an amazing history, and a highlight of this history are the 20 Houses of Refuge where keepers would be on the lookout along the...
2020 Florida family trip – part 4: birthplace of the Navy SEALs – WWII to Vietnam
As mentioned in the post about Florida’s Houses of Refuge, the U.S. Navy Seals were “born” along the Atlantic Coast just north of Stuart in Fort Pierce. WWII was underway,...
2020 Florida family trip – part 5: birthplace of the Navy SEALs – Vietnam to 9/11
The start of the conflict in Vietnam started in the mid-1950s, but the Marines first waded ashore in March 1965. The SEALs were probably first sent there in 1965 too....
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