Floridiana Magazine

Cedar Keys Light Station at Seahorse Key

doriskeeler@gmail.com — Sun, 16 Feb 2020 23:30:38 +0000

Cedar Key exudes the description of an “old Florida” town. Quaint houses. An historic downtown. Friendly people. The first time I visited Cedar Key was when I worked for Gainesville television station WCJB in the 80s. Not much has changed since then, but now I view it with a different lens. I view it as...

Year in Review: Florida Travels

doriskeeler@gmail.com — Sat, 29 Dec 2018 18:09:45 +0000

Over the past year, we have traveled the state looking for those places that represent the history and the heritage of Florida, as well as the spirit and the characteristics that make it home. We covered a lot of ground in 2018 and hope you have joined us on some of our journeys. Here are the...

Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Museum

doriskeeler@gmail.com — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 12:00:08 +0000

Before there were towns, or roads or railroads in Palm Beach County, there was the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse. This red and black lighthouse has been lighting the way along Florida’s East Coast since July 10, 1860. Built on a natural sand hill, the lighthouse itself is 108 feet tall and can be seen 24 miles...

Lighthouses Along Florida’s Forgotten Coast

doriskeeler@gmail.com — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 12:00:59 +0000

Lighthouses have been guiding the way for ships into Florida since the first one was built and lit in St. Augustine in 1824. Besides the value they provide along the 1,350 miles of coastline, lighthouses also serve as symbols of strength and safety as well as beacons of hope. Along a 75-mile stretch of US...

Ponce Inlet Light Station and Museum

doriskeeler@gmail.com — Thu, 11 May 2017 12:00:21 +0000

There are some locations that seem to beckon you to visit. The Ponce Inlet Lighthouse is one of them. Reaching 175 feet majestically into the sky, this red structure is the tallest lighthouse in the state, and second tallest masonry lighthouse in the United States, behind the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in the Outer Banks of...