Hurricane Idalia dealt a blow (get it?) to Southwest Florida fishing efforts this week. But the outlook for a new fall season, beginning Friday, is remarkably bright.
Hurricane Idalia dealt a blow (get it?) to Southwest Florida fishing efforts this week. But the outlook for a new fall season, beginning Friday, is remarkably bright.
Fishing's pretty good around Southwest Florida in waters salt and fresh. And as this week's ON VACAY segment attests, it's been great for local folk branching out from the Florida Keys to Venice, Louisiana.
POST TIME: Glades a trove of colorful place names
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Allen Morris and Joan Perry Morris comprised one of Florida s history power couples. Both were mentors for this writer.
Allen (1909–2002), longtime clerk of the Florida House of Representatives, founded the Florida Handbook in 1947 and the Florida Photo Archives in 1951. Joan (1935-2016) edited or co-edited the handbook and spent four decades as curator of the photo archives.
The two are authors of Florida Place Names,“ packed with name origins. Sounds like a column!
We have provided name origins for many Palm Beach Post places. But we always have been fascinated by some of the colorful names in the Glades. Here s more from the Morrises: