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Abe Pheil - Leap of Faith into the Air
This gentleman, former St. Pete Mayor and first commercial airline passenger in history, got a little write up in the blog about our...

Alexis Cole
Apr 4, 20242 min read


A Suggested Hike with Surprising Local History
Lake Maggiore Historical Trail Copyright 2005 by Steve Rajtar (From Interstate 275, drive east on 54th Ave., north on Dr. M.L. King (9th)...

Alexis Cole
Apr 2, 20247 min read


On This Land - Part 4 - The 1920s
To learn more about this part of St. Pete History, we headed to the St. Petersburg Museum of History on the pier. There were some more...

Alexis Cole
Apr 2, 20242 min read


On This Land - Part 3 - Seminoles + Pioneers
Coming Soon! For this blog post I'll be heading to the Pioneer Settlement over in Boyd Hill Nature Center. While you're waiting for this...

Alexis Cole
Apr 2, 20241 min read


On This Land - Part 2 - Time of European Exploration
During the era of European exploration in the Tampa Bay-St. Petersburg, FL area, the region witnessed significant encounters and...

Alexis Cole
Apr 2, 20241 min read


On This Land - Part 1 - Prehistory
Early inhabitants arrived in Florida over 14,000 years ago, hunting now-extinct giant game animals like the saber-tooth tiger and...

Alexis Cole
Apr 2, 20242 min read


St. Bartholomew's Cemetery History
Who knew that so much history laid within the boundaries of our tiny neighborhood? New Hope Baptist Church took over from St....

Alexis Cole
Mar 29, 20243 min read
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