The Florida Madcaps
A podcast about Florida’s natural areas around the state that offer fantastic recreation opportunities. There is much more to Florida than theme parks and overcrowded beaches. Three veteran Florida enthusiasts Chris, Chelsey, and Ryan share their travel experiences and perspective for exploring the Sunshine State. Each episode will delve into the natural and fascinating aspects of Florida, including the trails, beaches, springs, history, ecological issues, and recreational opportunities.
The Florida Madcaps
Forgotten Segregation Era Florida State Park: Magnolia Lake and the FNST
In the 1950s the Florida Park Service opened a number of Florida State Parks that were segregated. Some were turned over to other land managers to continue to be recreation areas, and others are still Florida State Parks today. One segregated park faded into history as it was on borrowed land and was returned to its original land manager a military base called Camp Blanding. There it was unknown to all but a few as the infrastructure of the park started to decay. A local historian, Robert Dews stumbled across some information and led an effort to get the area a historical marker recognizing the park.
In this episode we discuss a hike we took with Robert to the remains of Magnolia Lake State Park and we discuss a new reroute of the Florida National Scenic Trail as well.
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