September 18, 2023
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Elaine Larsen, co-founder of Larsen Motorsports, spent almost two decades blasting down quarter-mile tracks in jet dragsters that reached speeds around 300 miles per hour.
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Elaine Larsen, co-founder of Larsen Motorsports, spent almost two decades blasting down quarter-mile tracks in jet dragsters that reached speeds around 300 miles per hour.
Florida is a state of newcomers and many of our recent arrivals don’t realize how historical the state is, probably through no fault of their own. That’s because most school children are taught about the establishment of Jamestown in 1607 or the arrival of the pilgrims in Plymouth in 1620. But little time is spent — if any at all — on the founding and settlement, much earlier, of St. Augustine in 1565.
Living on the Space Coast has its perks, and one of them is that it offers all kinds of boat tours for anyone who wants to get out on the water — airboats to kayaks, day or night, scenic and wildlife. Nature figures highly in the tours, as does bioluminescence where underwater creatures that create light turn the surface to glowing colors, and of course — being the Space Coast — rocket launches leaving arcing, brilliant white trails against the blue sky.
My great-grandfather used those to make what he called pineapple beer. He added the pineapple peels to a jar filled with sugar and water. My Aunt Mary Ann remembers checking it with him each day, waiting for the right amount of bubbles to show it had fermented long enough…
John Buck entertains, teaches and engages classrooms of middle school students for an hour with nary a screen in sight. How is the miracle achieved? The feat is due to Lagoonology, the interactive, room-size board game he invented.
Historical Green Gables, saved from demolition by the efforts of a small band of determined fans, is a living history museum that tells the story of Melbourne’s early days.
Bringing a circa 1904 riverfront house that still had most of its original wood framing and flooring into the 21st century would be a very messy and complex undertaking. In large part it would be made worthwhile by the fact that it overlooks the space center and the ever-changing waters of the Indian River with all its wildlife.
The Hubble Space Telescope 340 miles in orbit above the Earth has mesmerized stargazers with images of the universe’s beauty and mysteries for decades and is still going strong.
The first observatory designed to be serviced in space, it is considered to be the most productive scientific instrument ever built. Hubble’s saga is as much one of high drama as it is scientific discovery. Its story arcs with tragedy, heroes and ultimate victory over the years after its launch and five service trips — all launched from the Kennedy Space Center.
At the American Muscle Car Museum in Melbourne, it is a case of too many hot cars, so little time. The museum is open only for nonprofit fundraisers, car activities and educational tours for school-age children.
The Wizard of Oz Museum in Cape Canaveral, now celebrating its second year, features more than 2,000 pieces of Oz history from dolls and games to T-shirts, posters and more.
Rockets fly along the Space Coast, but so do tennis balls, and plenty of them. The area is tailor-made for the sport and professionals like Harrison are all too happy to help students of the game hone their skills.
It was 39 years ago when Willard Davis [aka Suntree Santa Claus] first wore the red suit, passed out candy and listened to children as they sat on his lap telling him their Christmas wishes.
Brevard, with a big heart for the arts, should enjoy 2023, thanks to cultural organizations eager to return to the way things were before the pandemic.
A little-known island sanctuary for birds in Brevard County is finally getting some recognition, thanks to the efforts of a history researcher who learned about it recently, quite by accident.