If you dredge it, officials say, the megayachts will come; Deepening of Intracoastal Waterway begins (Tap on blue twice for news article) William G. Crawford, Jr., editor Fort Lauderdale, Fla.--On Thursday, May 5, 2016, the Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND) began a two-year dredging project to deepen the Intracoastal Waterway to a minimum of 10 to [...]
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Vanishing point — disappearing north Florida waters
So far, most of my drought postings have focused on the unprecedented Southern California five-year drought. Relieved somewhat by the Santa Anna winds bringing some rain, the State of California remains under siege. Calif. Governor Jerry Brown's mandatory resrictions on water usage remain in place. My review of the U.S. Drought Monitor on the East Coast [...]
ALERT: Florida anchoring ban bill to be heard Tuesday
ALERT: Florida anchoring ban bill to be heard Tuesday
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture declares a State of Emergency over Oriental Fruit Fly infestation September 15, 2015
Adam Putnam has declared a State of Emergency as a result of state officials finding an infestation of Oriental Fruit Fly in the Redlands in south Miami-Dade County. A quarantine extends over 87 square miles prohibiting export of fruit and vegetables from the quarantined area. The area supplies much of the nation's winter vegetables. State [...]
2015:Chief of Army Corps of Engineers Approves Port Everglades, Fla. Expansion (The Details)
The legend shows the details of the plan, which you should study carefully. Although none of the expansion will be paid for by imposing increased property taxes on Broward County property owners, one should take heed of the amount of mangrove land to be eliminated to accommodate Port expansion in the light blue rectangle to [...]
Commodore Avylen Harcourt Brook aboard his sloop “Klyo,” in the New River Sound, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
On the sloop "Klyo," in the New River Sound, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, were President-elect Warren Harding (in white pants and white shoes, standing in the middle with cap doffed in right hand) and owner, Commodore Avylen Harcourt Brook (short-statured, standing in the middle of two taller men in the stern with flat captain's hat (1922)). Courtesy, [...]
Federal law requires the Secretary of Army to inspect the Intracoastal
Federal law requires the Secretary of the Army to make a physical inspection of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway at least annually and report his or her findings to Congress. The author has attended at least six inspections of the Florida portion of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. One of the more esoteric briefings was the replacement [...]
Commercial Acetylene Gas Generator, ca. 1905
In the short period of time between kerosene or oil lamps and electricity, many cities, towns, and villages, hotels and businesses throughout America relied upon the often dangerous acetylene gas generator. Such also was the case for canal dredges and excavators running day and night, twenty-four hours a day. The generators mixed calcium carbide and [...]
The Giant Orange of Melbourne, Florida
This is sometimes referred to as the Giant Orange of Melbourne, Florida. Erected in 1967 from concrete and steel, the Orange is fifteen feet in diameter. Not to burst too many bubbles but there are several such Giant Oranges throughout Florida. For several years, the Eau Gallie Chamber of Commerce operated it as a orange [...]
Florida’s Big Dig 