Florida Spectacular
Take a weekly trip across Florida with authors Cathy Salustri and Rick Kilby and discover a side of Florida you never knew existed. From the scallops in Panhandle bays to the Hemingway cats in Key West, every week's a Florida adventure.
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Florida Spectacular
Episode 104: Insider Ocala: Glass Bottom Boats, Six-Gun Territory, and Harriet Beecher Stowe
Send us your Florida questions!
Join Cathy and Rick as they venture through Ocala, making virtual stops at their favorite restaurants, natural areas, and roadside attractions.
Along the way, discover (or re-discover) a central Florida Elvis movie, learn about the "wild west" in Florida, and find out which one of the podcast hosts is kin to Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Links We Mentioned
Craig Pittman and Chadd Scott's "Welcome to Florida" podcast
Florida Trust for Historic Preservation/ Preservation on Main Street
Harriet Beecher Stowe's Palmetto Leaves
The Ma Barker House (Florida's first dumb criminals—who, of course, were not from Florida)
Sonny's BBQ started in Gainesville
Sun Plaza Motel
Find Rick on Twitter @OldFLA and
Question or comment? Email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com.
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Find Cathy on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy and everywhere else as @CathySalustri; connect with Rick Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Bluesky (@oldfla.bsky.social), and IG (@ricklebee).
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