Some places become part of your story before you ever learn theirs. For me, Lake Eola has always been one of those places. Long before I knew anything about sinkholes, cattle barons, mysterious names, or iconic fountains, I simply knew it as somewhere my mom liked to take me. We’d walk laps around the lake … Read more
The Stop I Should’ve Made Sooner There are places you pass so many times… they almost become invisible. For me, this was one of them. Along a stretch of U.S. 41 near Brooksville, there’s a small café with a historic marker out front. I must’ve driven past it dozens of times while living in the … Read more
In Marion County, amidst whispering oaks, lies Romeo: a place whose name once promised love, now haunted by silence. Located in Marion County, Romeo, Florida, is a near-forgotten ghost town with a rich yet mysterious past. The story of Romeo began around the 1850s, when it was a thriving little community full of promise and … Read more