Lived in Marco Island as a child. I distinctly remember the bus ride to kindergarten at Marco Island Elementary because of all the water and bridges. I don't know why it has stuck with me all these years. The beaches were beautiful back then. You could collect coconuts off the beach. My mom would make coconut pies for my dad so often that I got so sick of them I wouldn't eat coconut for years to come. It was breathtaking back then.. much less populated.
My friend and I canoed it back in our 20’s , my roughest adventure to date . Paddling across vast stretches of 3’ deep water in a loaded canoe fighting the wind and small chop. Paddling our butts off to try and outrun massive thunderstorms , got drenched. Raccoons stole his sunscreen on the first night beach camping . Dudes ears were blisters after another day and half on the water . Second night at the old homestead site the no seeing were so bad they were eating our eyeballs and we picked tent and went to sleep without dinner or anything . Brutal place , and this was only April .
Troy, I cannot beat that but do remember hearing swarms of Canadian Mosquitoes above me many times and suffering from their continued attacks. Ya gotta Fish Fast on the outer parts of the lake to receive a respite.
"History hovered over this forbidden place- neither land nor water, nor forest, yet a combination of all three... this is a country that must be understood" Beautiful quote. Neat video, thank you!
these videos are very comforting to a Florida native who’s Florida is changing… I feel further away from these stories than I did a few years ago. Thank you for these pieces of history maintained … the photographs are always great
A friend of father’s took me fishing in 10K... got there early...when tide was out, you were in mud flats, with creeks running through..raccoon washing a crawfish. Tide comes in, and you’re among a bunch of mangrove islands, fish coming in to feed. Incredible transition.
What a great video. I love the 10,000 Islands, the Everglades and SW Florida in general. What a great lesson in history of the area. I have much more respect for the area now than ever. When I come to Florida, usually every other year, this is the area that always draws me back, again and again. You can keep Orlando and Miami. I love seeing OLD Florida and getting lost in its wilderness.
Right on! I live in SW Florida. Went camping in the big cypress national preserve recently, for 8 days, in the middle of nowhere. Alone. Absolutely loved it!!!
It’s still an amazing place, just never know what you’ll run into. So much beauty and so much danger. They need to leave the Everglades alone.The Flamingo are coming back, which is quite nice. Even in the 80’s you could see hundreds of them and they all take off together such a beautiful sight to see, it’s truly a place where to this day feels like a good adventure any time you go. You do feel like your back in time and cut off from the rest of the world. Nothing better than the Everglades.Great video ❤️🙂😂
I was born in Tampa and grew up traveling all over FLA. The southern part of the state was always my favorite. My gramps had an airboat tour and guide business for a while in the late 70s and early 80s and we lived outside of Everglades for a few years before moving over to Ocahatchee for another few years then up to Sal Apopka then Pananma City and finally going full circle down to Lakeland before I joind the Army and settled up north. My childhood was the greatest, days full of fishing, hunting, boating and camping.
Humans were always smart, like when we first came up with the sundial. People must've thought he was a genius. The time it must've taken to do the map manually is incredibly dedicated!
Well….before the maps were accurate, they weren’t. Lots of maps were inaccurate throughout history but if I remember correctly, it depends where the maps were made, who made it etc. someone with lots of experience and time and resources would end up making a better map than someone without.
I have been in some pretty cool places in the world. Machu Picchu. Death Valley. Redwood national forest. 10,000 islands is at the top of the list. I’ve done many 6 day boating trips with multiple other boats. Mostly camping at Highland Beach and fishing all day long. I have also kayaked from Chokoloskee to flamingo twice. With no GPS or cellphone and not on the marked trail. Compass only. No room for error. I did it once with my girlfriend and then again solo. Trolling a gold spoon the whole time. Snook for breakfast. Redfish for dinner. Sharks, crocodiles, manatees, bald eagles, the nightmare, Broad River, White Water Bay. That place is heaven.
The "Nightmare" went in this little creek with gators splashing in ahead of us .. Then the tide went out left us stuck in the mud ..Had to wait there with the mosquitoes and gators for the tide to come back in ..
Camped on the bank of shark river back in 1971. Beautiful place. My Stranahan highschool girlfriend Laurie Philips' dad was a Fort Lauderdale architect and he used to take me fishing there. Caught lots of red fish and sea trout in the channel bends.
Three of us with Jon boat spent 3 days out camping and fishing on islands nearest gulf in the early 70's. Don't get stuck back in the mangroves when the tide goes out, you get to pull the boat. Great adventure.
I live with in walking distance of Tammy Ammy trail in collier County. Naples Florida to be exact. I moved here only 3 years ago. I never knew this area was so rich in history until now. Those old settlers would freak out if they could see this area now. More vehicles than oxygen molecules. More filthy rich people than i ever knew existed. Happy to have run across this podcast. Thank you.
My grandfather taught me the art of netting mullet at 10 years old, we'd fill up 55 gallon drums of mullet take em to his house a smoke'em. He had a garrge/shed that he turned into a smoke house out back. He was a McMullen, his Great-Great-Great??? Grandfather settled in Pinellas county in the early 1900's
If you're able do yourself a favor and kayak the Turner river South of 41 into the 10,000 islands. It's pristine Everglades beauty. I grew up hunting around Turner river and it has a special place in my heart
@@markconner3234 it's beautiful out there. Hunted that area for years when I was younger. I've got respect for anyone that hunted down there. It's some rough land. I remember hearing sometime say about that area, that everything you legally kill down there is a trophy because of how hard is a place it is to hunt. I've got a lease over in Lakeport now but I'll never forget those days in the Everglades
It really was a whole other experience back then. But a Entrepreneur can always spit an opportunity. Good thing Florida Residents established a method of balancing their environment and nature with the Humanizing and expanded building. I'm surorised the Gators didnt disappear, like the Buffalo. Dad bought us kids each a lot in Lehigh Acres, and I spent a number 8f Speungbreaks + vacations in Florida. I love the Gulf, the Oysters and the Dolphins that come in each morning, least by Santa Rosa Island, they are Puppies of the Sea, I love em. Been all over the Pan Handle and down the East coast to Miami, but Ive yet to experience the Keys. I'm gonna do that. Best Thoughts to all the Flloridans ... May you always be elsewhere should the Winds get Hurricane-like. 🌴🏖️☀️ ☘️
Shadow Country was an astonishing read. I got a copy a decade ago from a descendant of his family. She gave it to me after becoming unable to finish the book.
It sounds rustic and romantic, but I grew up in south Florida. Without air conditioning you would be absolutely miserable. That area is great for fishing but afterwards you’ll want a clean bathroom to chit and shower, and enjoy your meal in a cool air conditioned environment. Those people had none of that. It was probably a lot rougher than this story makes out. I imagine everyone living there back then didn’t smell very good. Modern Americans couldn’t cut it today. Those were some tough mofo’s back then. And they probably didn’t live as long as Americans today live.
I also grew up in and live in South Florida and honestly hate air conditioning and look forward to the "break" almost every hurricane brings. After a few days without AC your body adjusts and it's a LOT quieter.
We got AC just a couple of years ago in Central FL. We live on the Gulf side now and its hotter than hades! When we lived in East Orlando out towards Christmas we didn't have AC. You count on the shade trees.
My Dad was on vacation in the Everglades in maybe 1996 or 1998. He couldn’t sleep, so he ventured out just at daylight. He’d gone about two miles on a road, then a path of sorts. He knew to look out for alligators, but he didn’t think of other wildlife. Upon seeing a really huge alligator in the path ahead, he turned around and headed back. When he reached the gravel road into the campsite, a cougar slunk across about 10 yards ahead of him. Not knowing what to do, he finally started yelling, screaming and throwing pine cones into the woods where he’d seen the cat. Mom chewed him out when he returned for his folly. He didn’t take any more early morning strolls away from civilization.
@@BigBadJohn1892_geolesson4u bro I am a fit 45 year old tree trimmer who works in Florida. I don't care if your skinny or fat. 100° with 100% humidity will zap you fast!!!!
@@petermcdougall1152 yes Peter it may zap you but you still go do it day in and day out and I'm sure you are putting in a full day's work each day. Go plug an office worker out of the office they wouldn't even last 10 minutes
@@petermcdougall1152 and if you were fat you would find it significantly more difficult I mean that's not even worth arguing over. Don't be a fat rights activist
Interesting/informative/informative. Excellent still-motion photography pictures/maps/guest speakers. Enabling viewers to better understand what the orator is describing.. Currently residing along the " Space Coast🚀 " of Florida🐊. Before cause ways were built. Residents boated to & from the main land.
What has always been amazing to me was how many hermit hunts are out there. Some times I could come across them when I was young back in the late 80's. Sometimes.. there were still someone living in them. I haven't found anyone lately living in one. Late time was about five years ago. The old fella must of past away. I looked for him. Didn't find anything. So I pray someone found him or he made it into civilization and passed. I always would check in when I was down there on the ones I had met. Left a marker by were there places were at. But the hurricanes would make it hard to find some of them years later. Some would just disappear back to nature.
I was gonna say even though his kids where in this documentary they only mention totch brown once . He is the legend of that place .. great man read a life in the Everglades by totch brown it’s the best book I ever read beside lonesome dove. For real
Went kayak fishing yesterday out of Choko snook and snappers plus one big ugly don’t see much tarpon unfortunately saw a nice Goliath but like usual he saw me too. My grandfather first had a cabin off the turner river now we’re in the big cypress love our cabin pythons wrecked a lot of our wildlife interestingly fox squirrels have rebounded every though they seem ready made for a python… love our history and I’ll be enjoying as much of our nature as I can.
Being a Florida native, I can't imagine those people putting up with the mosquitoes and noseeums eating at them 24/7. It's crazy to think about it all.
I wanna travel more earth and nature is so cool and beautiful and I’ve been stuck for 23 years in the bronx looking at dirty ass buildings and people I need to get rich already lol.
Mosquitoes are under rated unless you visit this area and islands. Seriously, they will eat you alive at a certain time of the year! Skin-So-Soft from Avon became my best friend!!! Edit...And Snook became my favorite fish! Grew up on the northern west coast of Florida so I know seafood!!!
Back in the 50s, my friend would host free dinners and would give a sales pitch to sell lot in a development area. At the time, it seemed to me to be a scam. Turned out my vision of the future was myopic.
I went to the everglades once and attempted to take a nature walk. I got about 50 feel before I was completely swarmed by mosquitos. The thought of living in that environment is rough. That
If they didn't make it a national park back then, it would be more bs gated communities further west today... 30 years ago flamingo road was part of the everglades.. now look at i75
You are correct. It's nothing but a land grab. I suppose it could have been worse for the people in this video - at least they didn't burn people alive for the property (Hawaii)
Those waters are still a navigational nightmare. The water is murky shallow and loaded with oyster beds and other hazards capable of tearing your hull up. The blockade runners knew those waters and where the safe passage was. Anyone unfamiliar with the islands was almost surely doomed if they gave pursuit.
@@chrisroberts6658 Good for you. Important for sure. I'm in California, but going to start kin research in Vermont/ Massachusetts(1920's). Keep looking Chris.
Just think. A lot of the islands are no longer there because of the rising sea levels. Even beaches are smaller. At one time Florida was 1 mile wider on both coasts.
I was born in Marco island 50 years ago. The coastline hasn't changed at all. storms erode here and there but the water levels haven't noticeably risen..
If you're kayaking out there... Near dusk....Listen for owls... Theres a winged creature with arms and legs that sounds like an owl...but off key somehow...and is a meat eater.....will take human's for food. Be careful.
Been down there the wrong time of the year... even jumping in to the water was no help... as it was...piss warm...&... then...in the pm... welcome to the swarm.
The 10,000 islands settled by CUBANS, CALUSA, OLOMITES, FLORIDENS 1560s-1890s. Republica Dominicana1821-1860s. Bahia Islands, Republica Honduras1870-1957.
If global warming is true it has been said that Florida will become a series of islands in future years. During the Ice Age the islands south of modern day Florida were likely connected or at least easily traversed.
Supposedly, Florida was under water at one time. Mt. Dora, and that area all around like the Ocala National Forest all had hills that if searched, you still find sea shells and sign of salt water.
Lived in Marco Island as a child. I distinctly remember the bus ride to kindergarten at Marco Island Elementary because of all the water and bridges. I don't know why it has stuck with me all these years. The beaches were beautiful back then. You could collect coconuts off the beach. My mom would make coconut pies for my dad so often that I got so sick of them I wouldn't eat coconut for years to come. It was breathtaking back then.. much less populated.
I believe it
I grew up in Naples in the 70's.
The rumor was, the explosion of construction was fueled by drug money...
My friend and I canoed it back in our 20’s , my roughest adventure to date . Paddling across vast stretches of 3’ deep water in a loaded canoe fighting the wind and small chop. Paddling our butts off to try and outrun massive thunderstorms , got drenched. Raccoons stole his sunscreen on the first night beach camping . Dudes ears were blisters after another day and half on the water . Second night at the old homestead site the no seeing were so bad they were eating our eyeballs and we picked tent and went to sleep without dinner or anything . Brutal place , and this was only April .
I've been right there my friend. Those things are brutal.
Wow!
Troy, I cannot beat that but do remember hearing swarms of Canadian Mosquitoes above me many times and suffering from their continued attacks.
Ya gotta Fish Fast on the outer parts of the lake to receive a respite.
I feel your pain. Did the trip in scouts in the late 70s. Wake up trying not to disturb the millions of noceeums on the roof of the tent.
Sounds like paradice if you are an alligator,watch out for human poachers !!!
"History hovered over this forbidden place- neither land nor water, nor forest, yet a combination of all three... this is a country that must be understood"
Beautiful quote. Neat video, thank you!
these videos are very comforting to a Florida native who’s Florida is changing… I feel further away from these stories than I did a few years ago. Thank you for these pieces of history maintained … the photographs are always great
The paving over of Florida has turned scary
Solar panel farms gobbling up the wildlife habitat. Dead deer by the roadside used to be rare. Now, it's a common sight. 😢
A friend of father’s took me fishing in 10K... got there early...when tide was out, you were in mud flats, with creeks running through..raccoon washing a crawfish. Tide comes in, and you’re among a bunch of mangrove islands, fish coming in to feed. Incredible transition.
I was born and raised in those beautiful islands! God bless southwest Florida! Redfish and snook rule!
What a great video. I love the 10,000 Islands, the Everglades and SW Florida in general. What a great lesson in history of the area. I have much more respect for the area now than ever. When I come to Florida, usually every other year, this is the area that always draws me back, again and again. You can keep Orlando and Miami. I love seeing OLD Florida and getting lost in its wilderness.
Right on! I live in SW Florida. Went camping in the big cypress national preserve recently, for 8 days, in the middle of nowhere. Alone. Absolutely loved it!!!
Some of the greatest fishing in the world!!👍💕
I love Floridaa history!
It’s still an amazing place, just never know what you’ll run into. So much beauty and so much danger. They need to leave the Everglades alone.The Flamingo are coming back, which is quite nice. Even in the 80’s you could see hundreds of them and they all take off together such a beautiful sight to see, it’s truly a place where to this day feels like a good adventure any time you go. You do feel like your back in time and cut off from the rest of the world. Nothing better than the Everglades.Great video ❤️🙂😂
a great lesson about Florida history.
I was born in Tampa and grew up traveling all over FLA. The southern part of the state was always my favorite. My gramps had an airboat tour and guide business for a while in the late 70s and early 80s and we lived outside of Everglades for a few years before moving over to Ocahatchee for another few years then up to Sal Apopka then Pananma City and finally going full circle down to Lakeland before I joind the Army and settled up north. My childhood was the greatest, days full of fishing, hunting, boating and camping.
One of a million things that fascinates me is...how did ppl 'map' such spectacular and accurate maps before aerial views were possible??
Humans were always smart, like when we first came up with the sundial. People must've thought he was a genius. The time it must've taken to do the map manually is incredibly dedicated!
Well….before the maps were accurate, they weren’t. Lots of maps were inaccurate throughout history but if I remember correctly, it depends where the maps were made, who made it etc. someone with lots of experience and time and resources would end up making a better map than someone without.
They could do math, lol.
Love Old Florida !!!!!!!!!!!! Great Documentary, THANK YOU !!!
My back yard, many memories of hunting and fishing
I have been in some pretty cool places in the world. Machu Picchu. Death Valley. Redwood national forest.
10,000 islands is at the top of the list. I’ve done many 6 day boating trips with multiple other boats. Mostly camping at Highland Beach and fishing all day long. I have also kayaked from Chokoloskee to flamingo twice. With no GPS or cellphone and not on the marked trail. Compass only. No room for error. I did it once with my girlfriend and then again solo. Trolling a gold spoon the whole time. Snook for breakfast. Redfish for dinner. Sharks, crocodiles, manatees, bald eagles, the nightmare, Broad River, White Water Bay. That place is heaven.
The "Nightmare" went in this little creek with gators splashing in ahead of us .. Then the tide went out left us stuck in the mud ..Had to wait there with the mosquitoes and gators
for the tide to come back in ..
Skunkapeeeeee
Camped on the bank of shark river back in 1971. Beautiful place. My Stranahan highschool girlfriend Laurie Philips' dad was a Fort Lauderdale architect and he used to take me fishing there. Caught lots of red fish and sea trout in the channel bends.
Three of us with Jon boat spent 3 days out camping and fishing on islands nearest gulf in the early 70's. Don't get stuck back in the mangroves when the tide goes out, you get to pull the boat. Great adventure.
So many memories of this Absolutely Beautiful part of Florida!!!
I'm not a resident of Florida, but this was very interesting.
Oh my jesus.... I love how EDUCATIONAL THESE VIDEOS ARE!!! KEEP EM KUMMING!! 😂
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I live with in walking distance of Tammy Ammy trail in collier County. Naples Florida to be exact. I moved here only 3 years ago. I never knew this area was so rich in history until now. Those old settlers would freak out if they could see this area now. More vehicles than oxygen molecules. More filthy rich people than i ever knew existed. Happy to have run across this podcast. Thank you.
I lived on Marco in the sixties, great place to grow up.
Still a cool place. Knowing it's origins now is even cooler. Sanibel is still my favorite though.
Thank you so much for posting these great shows!
My grandfather taught me the art of netting mullet at 10 years old, we'd fill up 55 gallon drums of mullet take em to his house a smoke'em. He had a garrge/shed that he turned into a smoke house out back. He was a McMullen, his Great-Great-Great??? Grandfather settled in Pinellas county in the early 1900's
Any kin to Amos Mc Mullen of Jackson county
If you're able do yourself a favor and kayak the Turner river South of 41 into the 10,000 islands. It's pristine Everglades beauty. I grew up hunting around Turner river and it has a special place in my heart
I hunted turner river north of 41 in the dry season
@@markconner3234 it's beautiful out there. Hunted that area for years when I was younger. I've got respect for anyone that hunted down there. It's some rough land. I remember hearing sometime say about that area, that everything you legally kill down there is a trophy because of how hard is a place it is to hunt. I've got a lease over in Lakeport now but I'll never forget those days in the Everglades
The mound builders are still here!!!!
I would love to hear their version of this history.
All in all this is a terrific video❤
I am amaze by the professional quality of these videos. I just wish other Fl counties would emulate Collier County.
"I just wish other Fl counties would emulate Collier County." How so?
It really was a whole other experience back then. But a Entrepreneur can always spit an opportunity.
Good thing Florida Residents established a method of balancing their environment and nature with the Humanizing and expanded building. I'm surorised the Gators didnt disappear, like the Buffalo.
Dad bought us kids each a lot in Lehigh Acres, and I spent a number 8f Speungbreaks + vacations in Florida. I love the Gulf, the Oysters and the Dolphins that come in each morning, least by Santa Rosa Island, they are Puppies of the Sea, I love em.
Been all over the Pan Handle and down the East coast to Miami, but Ive yet to experience the Keys. I'm gonna do that.
Best Thoughts to all the Flloridans ... May you always be elsewhere should the Winds get Hurricane-like.
🌴🏖️☀️
☘️
I dont think they did a good job at all balancing it. The sprawl is everywhere.
Excellent video. Thank you.
Shadow Country was an astonishing read. I got a copy a decade ago from a descendant of his family. She gave it to me after becoming unable to finish the book.
A Great Book!
Love learning the history of south west Florida.. I was just down there ( by Marco island ) such a interesting area..
Greetings from Michigan
It amazes me that modern Hollywood has never really used that conflict in a good screenplay. It seems ideal.
I really enjoyed this! Thank you for posting this.
It sounds rustic and romantic, but I grew up in south Florida. Without air conditioning you would be absolutely miserable. That area is great for fishing but afterwards you’ll want a clean bathroom to chit and shower, and enjoy your meal in a cool air conditioned environment. Those people had none of that. It was probably a lot rougher than this story makes out. I imagine everyone living there back then didn’t smell very good. Modern Americans couldn’t cut it today. Those were some tough mofo’s back then. And they probably didn’t live as long as Americans today live.
Absolutely
I also grew up in and live in South Florida and honestly hate air conditioning and look forward to the "break" almost every hurricane brings. After a few days without AC your body adjusts and it's a LOT quieter.
My grandma didn't get AC until the 90s in swfl.
Raised in Palm Valley in the early 60s, no a/c. I don’t remember suffering!
We got AC just a couple of years ago in Central FL. We live on the Gulf side now and its hotter than hades!
When we lived in East Orlando out towards Christmas we didn't have AC. You count on the shade trees.
My Dad was on vacation in the Everglades in maybe 1996 or 1998. He couldn’t sleep, so he ventured out just at daylight. He’d gone about two miles on a road, then a path of sorts. He knew to look out for alligators, but he didn’t think of other wildlife. Upon seeing a really huge alligator in the path ahead, he turned around and headed back. When he reached the gravel road into the campsite, a cougar slunk across about 10 yards ahead of him. Not knowing what to do, he finally started yelling, screaming and throwing pine cones into the woods where he’d seen the cat. Mom chewed him out when he returned for his folly. He didn’t take any more early morning strolls away from civilization.
I have always wondered how they lived here without a/c. Thats brutal how they did it!
Most people today are significantly overweight. Thin down and 100 degrees feels fine. Just hydrate. Humans are getting weak.
@@BigBadJohn1892_geolesson4u bro I am a fit 45 year old tree trimmer who works in Florida. I don't care if your skinny or fat. 100° with 100% humidity will zap you fast!!!!
@@petermcdougall1152 yes Peter it may zap you but you still go do it day in and day out and I'm sure you are putting in a full day's work each day. Go plug an office worker out of the office they wouldn't even last 10 minutes
@@petermcdougall1152 and if you were fat you would find it significantly more difficult I mean that's not even worth arguing over. Don't be a fat rights activist
@@BigBadJohn1892_geolesson4u you're not intelligent to comment on anything, ever
Fantastic photographic history! I was also surprised by a few facts... Thank you.
Interesting/informative/informative. Excellent still-motion photography pictures/maps/guest speakers. Enabling viewers to better understand what the orator is describing.. Currently residing along the " Space Coast🚀 " of Florida🐊. Before cause ways were built. Residents boated to & from the main land.
This is fascinating. I have spent a lot of time in Florida but have never been that far south. I would love to though.
Excellent video - Thanks!
Awesome documentary
Great video!
When I was young and dumb we Went from Everglades City to Flamingo by canoe along the Wilderness Waterway ..Over 100 miles...
Love these docs
It's odd that they estimated only 200 natives left after the Indian removal. They really had no idea.
What has always been amazing to me was how many hermit hunts are out there. Some times I could come across them when I was young back in the late 80's. Sometimes.. there were still someone living in them. I haven't found anyone lately living in one. Late time was about five years ago. The old fella must of past away. I looked for him. Didn't find anything. So I pray someone found him or he made it into civilization and passed. I always would check in when I was down there on the ones I had met. Left a marker by were there places were at. But the hurricanes would make it hard to find some of them years later. Some would just disappear back to nature.
Very #informative 🧠!
Many thanks from a St.Pete, Florida viewer🌞❕
also known as Heaven's waiting room
I was gonna say even though his kids where in this documentary they only mention totch brown once . He is the legend of that place .. great man read a life in the Everglades by totch brown it’s the best book I ever read beside lonesome dove. For real
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Enjoyed the video thanks
Excellent 👍
“Blow, Blow, Seminole Wind.” Written-sung by John Anderson.
Too bad the unchecked greedy corporations were allowed to ruin it.. Need to add more restrictions.
It's always the same story of how the resources are just extracted until there is nothing left. And nothing has changed.
Incredible to know they likely had no knowledge of Florida's fantastic springs.
Mrs Buck used to yell at her rooster...
," be quiet!!!",...rooster crows again....Mrs Buck yells, " one more time....in the pot you go!!!".
😂
Fascinating
Went kayak fishing yesterday out of Choko snook and snappers plus one big ugly don’t see much tarpon unfortunately saw a nice Goliath but like usual he saw me too. My grandfather first had a cabin off the turner river now we’re in the big cypress love our cabin pythons wrecked a lot of our wildlife interestingly fox squirrels have rebounded every though they seem ready made for a python… love our history and I’ll be enjoying as much of our nature as I can.
It's real sad how mankind is the destructor of the world
Someone once said,
"Man has made the earth a suburb of Hell." 😡
No see ums are even worse than mosquitoes
Couldn't agree more... they get in even with screens on windows
Being a Florida native, I can't imagine those people putting up with the mosquitoes and noseeums eating at them 24/7. It's crazy to think about it all.
A/C really opened Florida up to all manner of influx. 😮
I wanna travel more earth and nature is so cool and beautiful and I’ve been stuck for 23 years in the bronx looking at dirty ass buildings and people I need to get rich already lol.
Yall have beautiful nature in NY do you not go out into the outskirts or country?
Horrifying what they did to birds for their feathers mostly used to decorate hats😢
Same with minks and other animals.
We boated up the snake river to tarpon bay in 27ft Owen's and a 32 cc seaskiff in 1961
pretty interesting.
Only one of a hundred liked this video... how sad 😔
If you ever were there, would be more likes. Maybe it's best this way. People seem to ruin things.....
Incredibly assinine so much indigenous peoples were hunted, and destroyed 😢
Mosquitoes are under rated unless you visit this area and islands. Seriously, they will eat you alive at a certain time of the year! Skin-So-Soft from Avon became my best friend!!! Edit...And Snook became my favorite fish! Grew up on the northern west coast of Florida so I know seafood!!!
I don't know anyone that "underrates" mosquitoes (or no-see-ums).
@@billwilson5341 Sounds like first hand experience. We have both of those here in Florida and certain times of the year 😖
Back in the 50s, my friend would host free dinners and would give a sales pitch to sell lot in a development area. At the time, it seemed to me to be a scam. Turned out my vision of the future was myopic.
Square grouper territory.
I grew up in s fl and we were always in the keys 🎉
Fantastic
I went to the everglades once and attempted to take a nature walk. I got about 50 feel before I was completely swarmed by mosquitos. The thought of living in that environment is rough. That
The mound builders are giants
The Seminole Indian tribe was able to last a lot longer than other tribes because Florida was a death trap
what most will not notice is pine trees. or lack of in these old photos......cyprus clocks were for sale everywhere growing up in fl.
Grandfather and Great Father born Lostman's river chatman bend pioneers of the area tough life.
Establishing a National Park isn't always a Good Thing. Finally some truth behind it is openly discussed.
If they didn't make it a national park back then, it would be more bs gated communities further west today... 30 years ago flamingo road was part of the everglades.. now look at i75
@@nickmartinez5644 remember when davie was remote. Those were the days.
You are correct. It's nothing but a land grab. I suppose it could have been worse for the people in this video - at least they didn't burn people alive for the property (Hawaii)
Those waters are still a navigational nightmare. The water is murky shallow and loaded with oyster beds and other hazards capable of tearing your hull up. The blockade runners knew those waters and where the safe passage was. Anyone unfamiliar with the islands was almost surely doomed if they gave pursuit.
Rock and roll tuna pants
And now I know.
And knowing is half the battle
Only you can prevent forest fires. But what about lightning or arsonists, I'm not either of those things. Damn you smokey
Where my kin folk hail from, any Buck family members out there?
Have any luck finding kin?
Not yet, but very interesting seeing this documentary, especially seeing the post office on stilts just like my nanny told me about.
@@chrisroberts6658 Good for you. Important for sure. I'm in California, but going to start kin research in Vermont/ Massachusetts(1920's). Keep looking Chris.
Would have been nice if the USA had left the Seminoles alone.
They always bothering people & want to take land
@@thelifeiliveoutabout3868who's "they"? Painting with a broad brush is child's play.
The state just went through and burned peoples homes ..
They did it to my grandparents cabin on the wekiva river 😢
Just think. A lot of the islands are no longer there because of the rising sea levels. Even beaches are smaller. At one time Florida was 1 mile wider on both coasts.
I was born in Marco island 50 years ago. The coastline hasn't changed at all. storms erode here and there but the water levels haven't noticeably risen..
@@lazloholyfeild I live on Marco back in the late sixties off of Tommy Barfield drive, we rode dirt bikes everywhere
Been here since the 70's. Looks exactly the same, except all the carpetbaggers running around now.
Sea levels rise and fall. Always have and always will.
Bet you vote democrat
Hell's half acre
Boy, they came in and stripped everything bare, from the natives to the birds to the soil.
If you're kayaking out there...
Near dusk....Listen for owls...
Theres a winged creature with arms and legs that sounds like an owl...but off key somehow...and is a meat eater.....will take human's for food. Be careful.
Neighbors girlfriend was eaten by this ''giant swamp owl". Spooks him today. There are so many predator species we have not documented properly.
@@BigBadJohn1892_geolesson4u can you elaborate more?
lol, no. I've been here over 40 years, doesn't exist.
Thunderbirds
Part of crow family
@@Qblues941this guy is a troll😅 seen him making some pretty stupid replies under someone else’s comment
READ TOTCH BROWN'S BOOK!!@!!!
I did. Great one!
She opened up her third bottle of wine of the night.
Been down there the wrong time of the year... even jumping in to the water was no help... as it was...piss warm...&... then...in the pm... welcome to the swarm.
You and I both know. These stories, were told before
The 10,000 islands settled by CUBANS, CALUSA, OLOMITES, FLORIDENS 1560s-1890s. Republica Dominicana1821-1860s. Bahia Islands, Republica Honduras1870-1957.
It's funny how they ran the original people off and then say they were the first to settle the land,I don't get it!!!
If global warming is true it has been said that Florida will become a series of islands in future years. During the Ice Age the islands south of modern day Florida were likely connected or at least easily traversed.
Supposedly, Florida was under water at one time. Mt. Dora, and that area all around like the Ocala National Forest all had hills that if searched, you still find sea shells and sign of salt water.
2:15 "engineers"
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mosquito heaven
If you're really interested read Peter Mathiessen's Watson Trilogy. You will learn a lot.
Great trilogy! Great area. Had good times on Barron River and Choko. Tampa boy.
Is there anything left alive in Florida
I Kno all about fla born n raised but I was suppose to be born in new jersey