Category: Florida Back Roads

• Florida Back Roads: The House of Refuge

  

  Florida Back Roads: The House of Refuge People ask me why I fight so hard for our life here in Martin County. It’s because we are different. Yes, there has been some changes since I moved here and there are some things coming I’m not ok with but for the most part the people who…

  Cyndi Lenz

  October 4, 2015

  Florida Back Roads, my martin county, my treasure coast

  acasia gum, florida back roads, house of refuge, my martin county

• Florida Back Roads: Yesterday’s Woad Twip , The Peace River and oh ya pollution.

  HUGE PHOSPHATE MINES ARE DEVOURING THE PEACE RIVER WATERSHED, LEAVING BEHIND UNSTABLE CLAY POOLS THAT PREVENT WATER FROM REACHING THE RIVER — UNTIL THEY COLLAPSE.

  Cyndi Lenz

  September 7, 2015

  environment, florida, Florida Back Roads, nature, pollution

  Arcadia, desoto county, desoto veterans memorial park, florida, martin grade scenic highway, peace river, phosphate mining

• Someone Save Pahokee’s Old Prince Theater! Former Mayor was too busy obsessing.

  

   Someone Save Pahokee’s Old Prince Theater! Former Mayor was too busy obsessing. When I lived in Palm Beach County Pahokee was that place way out there. I don’t even think when I worked in home health from Boca I ever went out there. It’s pretty torn up. Yet the people that live there are so…

  Cyndi Lenz

  July 27, 2015

  clean water, community, family and friends, florida, Florida Back Roads

  art deco, demolition, jp sasser, movie theater, pahokee, prince theater

• Florida Back Roads: Kissimmee River Restoration

  

  Florida Back Roads: Kissimmee River Restoration Ever since I’ve been involved with water issues I’ve heard about the restoration of the Kissimmee River. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kissimmee_River The Kissimmee River arises in Osceola County as the outflow from East Lake Tohopekaliga, passing through Lake Tohopekaliga, Lake Cypress, Lake Hatchineha and Lake Kissimmee. Below Lake Kissimmee, the river forms…

  Cyndi Lenz

  July 25, 2015

  army corp of engineers, clean water, environmental, florida, Florida Back Roads, sfwmd

  army corp of engineers, Basinger. Lorida, florida back roads, Kissimmee River Restoration, locks, sfwmd, spillways

• The Destruction of FLorida: DInner Island Ranch

  

  A little while back Jules and I traveled down to STA 5 and 6 where we were dismayed to find not a lot of water going anywhere but over to US Sugar lands. One the way back we stopped here and hung out with the cows. Out here you are seriously out in the middle…

  Cyndi Lenz

  July 17, 2015

  community, environmental, everglades, florida, Florida Back Roads

  DInner Island Ranch, Dinner Island Wildlife Management Area, Florida’s Wildlife Management Area System

• Traveling Florida Back Roads: Fort Basinger and the Lockett estate

  

  “Highlands County had the site briefly, but their plan to turn the historic location into a golf course prompted SFWMD to take it back. For now, the site is closed to the public. “

  Cyndi Lenz

  June 28, 2015

  environmental, florida, Florida Back Roads

  amendment one, basinger, cracker trail, dade massacre, florida, florida cowboy, ft basinger, ghost towns, highlands county, Pearce-Lockett Estate, sfwmd