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57 Fun and Amazing Florida Facts, Tips, and Tricks to Wow Your Friends

by Penelope | Oct 5, 2018 | Florida Travel, Penelope's Pitstop

Living in Florida for 30 years, I’ve learned quite a few nice and not-so-nice things about my adopted state. Yep, we’ve got sun. And lots of it. Yep, we’ve got sand. And that’s why you don’t put in nice wood floors. Yep, we’ve got...

Florida Travel Way Down Upon the Suwannee River

by Penelope | Aug 30, 2017 | Florida Travel, Penelope's Pitstop

“Way down upon the Suwannee River…..” Those lyrics are from the Florida state song, “Old Folks at Home,” written by Stephen Foster in 1851. You can listen to the song performed by Pete Seeger as part of his historical “American Favorite Ballads”. Sit back, close your...