Floridiana Magazine

24 Florida Ways to Celebrate Mother’s Day

doriskeeler@gmail.com — Wed, 10 May 2023 15:00:58 +0000

On Sunday, May 14, moms around the country will be treated to flowers, candy, and other gifts for Mother’s Day. While those are splendid choices and are greatly appreciated, we have put together a list of some of our favorite places to celebrate a memorable day. Whether it’s a park, a botanical garden, an “old...

Hotel Jacaranda | The Gracious Lady of Avon Park

doriskeeler@gmail.com — Sun, 26 Jan 2020 17:37:10 +0000

When it comes to “old Florida,” there are plenty of places that can claim to be “the oldest this…” or “the oldest that…” One of those is the Hotel Jacaranda in Avon Park. Opening in 1926, it is the oldest operating hotel in Highlands County County and is listed on the National Register of Historic...

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...