Tag: small towns

• SMALL TOWNS ROCK – CEDAR KEY, FLORIDA

  

  When I moved to a small north Florida town in 1980, I loved the location in the middle of the state. We could drive to the Atlantic Ocean in less than two hours, or we could be sitting at a bar overlooking the Gulf of Mexico in less than ninety minutes. Harry Cruise, a Florida…

  P. C. Zick

  May 27, 2025

  Books by P. C. Zick, environment, Environmental Concerns, Life in the United States, Ramblings of a Writer, Small Town, wildlife

  Atlantic Ocean, Carl Hiassen, Cedar Key, Florida Fiction Series, Florida small towns, Gulf of Mexico, Harry Cruise, hurricanes, lumber, oysters, small towns, Sunshine State, Tortoise Stew, University of Florida

• SMALL TOWNS ROCK – PALATKA, FLORIDA

  

  Any discussion about the Florida town of Palatka begins and ends with the St. Johns River, which helped create the community centuries ago. Back in its golden days, many called it the “Gem City of the St. Johns.” The St. Johns River flows for 310 miles northward, making it Florida’s longest river. It begins in…

  P. C. Zick

  March 18, 2025

  Life in the United States, Ramblings of a Writer, Small Town, travel

  Azalea City Brewing Co., citrus industry, Florida, Florida history, Gilded Age, Jacksonville, Mayport, Native Americans, Palatka, paper mills, rural Florida, shrimping, small towns, Spanish arrival in Florida, St. Augustine, St. Johns River, Timucuans

• SMALL TOWNS ROCK

  Small towns form the backbone of our country where farming and culture met and flourished for the first centuries of our existence. Railroads and interstates nearly destroyed them, but with the resilience of strong foundations, they have begun the slow process of bringing us together once again. Revitalization efforts across the country are bringing back…

  P. C. Zick

  March 4, 2025

  Life in the United States, Small Town, travel

  Florida, Florida small towns, Main Streets, Michigan, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, rural Florida, small towns, theaters