‘Buzz from the Swamp’ Archives
Take a walk in the Mangroves
BUZZ FROM THE SWAMP Patricia Huff mulletrapper@gmail.com Many times visitors to Everglades City have asked us where they can walk out in the Everglades, and there are many great places along the Tamiami Trail. If they are headed west to Naples, I suggest the Fakahatchee Boardwalk at Big Cypress Bend and the 10,000 Islands National [...]
“Flocking” in the Everglades
BUZZ FROM THE SWAMP Patricia Huff mulletrapper@gmail.com Everglades City was abuzz with activity through the end of April with flocks of bright pink plastic flamingoes resting each night at a different location. This has all been part of the Everglades City School Booster Club’s fundraiser. If someone wanted to “flock” a [...]
Come celebrate on April 28 in Everglades City
BUZZ FROM THE SWAMP Patricia Huff mulletrapper@gmail.com Free food and activities all day in Everglades City! Start your Saturday (April 28) at the Everglades Airpark for the last Pancake FlyIn for the season starting at 10:00 AM. A free pancake and sausage breakfast will be served courtesy of Chuck Gretzke and Wings 10,000 Islands [...]
MAMIE STREET PAVED
BUZZ FROM THE SWAMP Patricia Huff mulletrapper@gmail.com On March 20 and 21, Mamie Street was the scene of equipment arriving to grade and pave the portion leading to the historic Smallwood Store. It’s been almost a year (April 13, 2011) since FL-Georgia Grove LLP tore up the road, and the extended deadline for them to adhere [...]
Smallwood Store update and more buzz…
BUZZ FROM THE SWAMP Patricia Huff mulletrapper@gmail.com The Everglades Society for Historic Preservation will host its second “Movie Night” this Friday, March 23. The film will feature two of the 38 segments from the TV program “The Everglades” which ran for one season, 1961-62. Ron Hayes stars as Constable Lincoln Vail, an [...]
Smallwood Store update and more buzz…
BUZZ FROM THE SWAMP Patricia Huff mulletrapper@gmail.com Smallwood Store & Museum had a very successful fundraiser on February 25, based on the number of people who came out to support this historic site. Visitors from all over the county and beyond attended and donated funds to help with the battle to restore Mamie Street. [...]
Kayaking, cruising, biking and walking in the Everglades
Patricia Huff mulletrapper@gmail.com Saturday, February 25, marks the first fundraiser for the Smallwood Store and Museum to help the not-for-profit organization with its fight to restore Mamie Street. Florida-Georgia Grove, LLP, was ordered by Judge Lauren Brodie to pave the street that they had destroyed in April; the deadline date to [...]
MSD Festival, Paddle to Smallwood and the Everglades Bike Ride
BUZZ FROM THE SWAMP Patricia Huff mulletrapper@gmail.com The 8th Annual Marjory Stoneman Douglas Festival, sponsored by the Friends of the Museum, will be held Tuesday, February 21, through Friday, February 24. Marjory helped establish the Friends of the Everglades which encouraged the protection of this unique ecosystem which [...]
FUN in the GLADES
BUZZ FROM THE SWAMP Patricia Huff mulletrapper@gmail.com As the winter season continues through the months of January and February, more exciting activities are being held in the Swamp. This Friday, January 27, the Everglades Society for Historic Preservation is hosting the classic film Wind Across the Everglades in the Jinkins [...]
Activities in the Swamp
BUZZ FROM THE SWAMP Patricia Huff mulletrapper@gmail.com “Hanging Out in the Everglades” is the title of this month’s exhibit in the Pauline Reeves Gallery at the Museum of the Everglades with artist Brian Trainor. He brings a unique perspective to photographing the Everglades. Visit Brian’s website at [...]
