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September 2005
Volume 25
Number 9

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FEATURES

Our Florida Music Heritage Trail
Hundreds of musicians have called Florida home. See where they’re from and discover The Starlighters, a Tampa doo-wop group that began by singing on street corners.
       
10TH Annual Best of Florida Awards
Celebrating a decade of the best! Florida Monthly readers vote for their favorites.

OUR FLORIDA HERITAGE®

Florida Governors’ Portraits
For the state’s governors, a portrait is worth several thousand dollars and a place in history. By Natalie Rodriguez

Footprints
A status report on 1905 By Brian Michaels

State Secrets
Wakulla County residents have bonded with historic school. By Dave Kennedy

  REAL FLORIDA FINDS®

Statewise
This Month in Florida History, Marriott Golf’s “Rounds & Rooms,” new Florida books and Florida writer Lisa Miscione.

In The Florida Kitchen
Florida spiny lobster caught, and all wrapped up. By Travis Summers

Florida Homes & Lifestyles
Let a little light in and learn about the latest trends in windows. By Josie Gilliksen

In the Florida Garden
Wildflowers with “wet feet” in Florida mean a wild array of color By Anne MacKay

State Parks
Visit Florida’s historic lighthouses at four state parks. From the Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Watching Wildlife
Wild places: Chinsegut WEA from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Around Florida Festivals & Events
The Seminole Hard Rock Live, a new entertainment venue in South Florida, is a great place to see a concert or event. One of this month’s 1,108 festivals and events is sure to be close to home.

Travel Florida Highways®

Florida's Space Coast
Have a wave of fun in Brevard County at the Cocoa Beach Pier and The Longboard House surf shop.

Storied Island Tours
Take a tour through Amelia Island—by boat, plane, horse or carriage.

Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Worlds of water collide on Florida’s southwest coast. By Maureen Sullivan-Hartung

The Culture Capital
With dozens of museums, Tallahassee has a collection of historic items for every taste.

O’Toole’s Herb Farm: O So Green
On one family farm in Florida, it’s only natural to enjoy the surroundings.

about the cover:
The Carmel, a new custom home with 4,700 square feet of living space, was just completed by one of Florida’s best custom home builders. It is located on more than an acre of land in Carisbrooke, a gated, conservation development in Lake Mary, Seminole County, and sells for $1.15 million. For more information, contact Charles Steffy Homes, Inc at 407-322-5696.

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