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 201: St. Johns River: Baby Birds, Tiny Gators, and Goat Island
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Rick and Cathy talk about the middle basin of the St. Johns River, eco tours, and wildlife seen along the waterway.
Links We Mentioned
Floridiana Festival at the Matheson
Airboat on the St. Johns
Airboat chase sequence in Gone Fishin'
"36 Hours in Orlando" (New York Times)
Bill Belleville's River of Lakes
Florida's American Heritage River: Images From the St. Johns River
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