The Florida Explorer

I’m pretty sure the Most Interesting Man Dos Equis commercials were based on Randy Wayne White. In high school he competed in football, baseball and springboard diving (of course!) and then traveled for five years until settling in Southwest Florida where he worked for a newspaper for four years, earned his captain’s license, bought a boat and then ran fishing charters for 13 years.

Here is another entry into our Old Florida Stories series, this one by O.A. Mygatt from 1889.

Here is another entry in our Old Florida Series. This is an article from Outing magazine, giving tips on how to winter hunt in Florida. As always, these old articles are products of their times.

Another great story for our Old Florida Series, this time by Lt. W. R. Hamilton. Enjoy!

Here’s another article by A. W. Dimock for our Old Florida Stories series. In this article he writes about the Florida Seminoles. Reminder to readers: Dimock was a man of his times.

Here’s another A. W. Dimock adventure article for our Old Florida series. Enjoy!

Here is an article about Old Florida written by A. W. Dimock, published 1908. Enjoy!

Here’s another article from A. W. Dimock in our Old Florida series. FYI – The Mr. J. E. Wilson mentioned in the article is none other than Edgar J. Watson, AKA “Bloody” Watson, notorious Florida serial killer. Read more about him in Shadow Country.

Here’s another article from A. W. Dimock for our Old Florida series. Enjoy!

Here’s another Old Florida article written by A. W. Dimock, 1908. Enjoy!

Here are the 6 best tent camping site in Fort Myers! Note: Obviously, Fort Myers is still recovering from Hurricane Ian, so some of the below sites may not yet be open.

This article will help you sort through all your camping options for Fort Myers, below are descriptions of the campgrounds and direct links to their respective websites for more info. HAPPY CAMPING!!!

Gold Head Branch State Park is state park #43 for our family. We changed things up for this trip and rented a cabin instead of going tent camping. It was a nice change of pace.

The Florida Keys just may be the best place in the world to RV camp in. There is so much to do! And this is the only place in North America you can go RV camping in the tropics. Key West is fun, too!

Good news! You don’t need an RV to camp in the Florida Keys! There are definitely options for us humble, financially-challenged tent campers, some options even affordable! LET’S GO CAMPING!!!

Below are the 26 best places to camp via RV and Tent in the Florida Keys. I included links to each respective campground listed. The list is completely unbiased. I have no financial arrangement with any of the campgrounds. My only motivation is to make sure you have the correct information, as I know how frustrating it can be to plan a trip to the Florida Keys.

Statistics show 33,500+ New Yorkers have moved from New York to Florida from Sept 2020 – June 2021. The latest statistics suggest somewhere around 1 Million people have moved here since 2020, and I for one would like to say: “WELCOME HOME!”

I previously wrote 23 Places To Go Camping In Tampa Bay, which covers Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas Counties. This article covers the additional counties often associated with Tampa Bay: Hernando, Polk, and Manatee.

Here are the 21 Travis McGee novels in order: