It may seem strange to imagine seals hanging out on the beaches of Florida, but not so long ago, they once did. The Caribbean monk…

Taweekaache (tah-wee-GAH-chee, which means “design” in the Mikasuki language) is how Seminole and Miccosukee women refer to patchwork This intricate handwork was developed by Seminole…

Big hump. Long ears. Heatproof and hurricane-ready. You’ve seen them in fields from Okeechobee to Ocala, but did you know one of Florida’s most iconic…

Considered the crown jewel of South Florida’s tropical fruits, mangos are indigenous to India and Southeast Asia and were first introduced here over 200 years…

Before Carl Hiaasen or Miami Vice, Florida had another kind of crime fiction—cheap, sweaty, scandalous paperbacks sold at gas stations and drugstores for fifty cents…

The Florida black wolf was a species of wolf endemic to Florida that officially went extinct in 1908 due to overhunting and habitat loss. Typically…

A “square grouper” is a large bale of #marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes in South Florida during the 70’s and 80’s. Occasionally, you may spot…

At the turn of the 20th century, showing off alligators and alligator wrestling as roadside attractions helped Native Floridians generate revenue. However, long before the…

How many of these facts do you know about manatees? Manatees are closely related to two land mammals: the hyrax and the elephant. Their name comes from…