Author Archives: Lois A. Bolin, Ph.D.

The National Piers Society is a UK-registered charity dedicated to “promoting and sustaining our interest in the preservation and continued enjoyment of seaside piers” (who knew?).

April showers bring May flowers, and along with them traditions such as Mother’s Day, which began in the late 19th century when Anna Reese Jarvis sought to set aside a day to heal the emotional scars left after the Civil War.

On April 25, 1928, Gov. John W. Martin launched a 450-car motorcade on a one-day journey from Tampa to Everglades City in celebration of the opening of the Tamiami Trail. The Everglades’ greatest day was also a fulfillment of the governor’s 1925 campaign promise to have the highway completed during his administration — “come hell or high water.”

“It took extraordinary insights to turn a tangled mangrove swamp into one of America’s most exclusive residential neighborhoods. J. Glen Sample had that insight, the power, the money and the energy to create Port Royal. It can never happen again.” – Doris Reynolds, Naples Now, November 1978