Floridiana Magazine

Pioneer Park, Zolfo Springs

doriskeeler@gmail.com — Fri, 02 Mar 2018 02:02:47 +0000

Growing up in the country gives you a chance to experience “old Florida” every day. Backroads replace highways. Rivers and lakes replace the “concrete pond” and parks become the playground of choice. One such park sits at the intersection of U.S. Highway 17 and State Road 64 in Zolfo Springs in Hardee County – Pioneer...

Homeland Heritage Park

doriskeeler@gmail.com — Wed, 30 Aug 2017 21:00:24 +0000

As housing developments and retail spaces continue to pop up around the state, more and more of old Florida is disappearing under the guise of progress. Fortunately, some communities are preserving parts of their past. Just outside of Bartow, in the small community of Homeland, sits the only historical park in Polk County. Homeland Heritage...