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2:49 pm
Fri April 19, 2013

Renowned artist James Hutchinson recalls years with Seminoles at Brighton reservation

Credit Janie Gould
James and Joan Hutchinson at home in Sewall's Point.
  • An interview with an artist

Hutchinson says the Indians were "dirt poor" in the early 1960s when he and his wife, Joan, camped on the reservation, "and so were we!"   

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4:08 pm
Fri April 12, 2013

Long-time resident worked at seaplane school and Peerless Ice Cream

They were postwar ventures in Fort Pierce. Builder O.C. "Pete" Peterson, now 94, shares some memories.

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Floridays
6:42 pm
Fri April 5, 2013

Vero archeological site a 'fertile crescent' ripe for exploration

It's known as the Vero Man site, believed to contain bones and artifacts from the Ice Age. Susan Grandpierre heads a committee that's working for a full-scale excavation.

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Floridays
2:30 pm
Fri March 22, 2013

Hunting was necessity, not sport, for Fellsmere resident in the 1950s

White-tail deer
  • An interview with a Fellsmere resident

He says rural Indian River County yielded deer, gators, otters, turtles and even wild mustard greens that grew along canal banks. 

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Floridays
1:27 pm
Thu March 21, 2013

Truman's unscheduled stop in Vero Beach had interesting consequences

Truman with aide Clark Clifford in Key West

William Crawford, author of a book about the Intracoastal Waterway, discusses what happened after the presidential yacht ran aground.

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Floridays
2:29 pm
Mon March 18, 2013

'Two-legged historic landmark' gives tours of The Breakers in Palm Beach

Credit Janie Gould
Ponce with visitors at the Breakers
  • An interview with The Breakers' historian.

James Ponce, 93-year-old Florida native, was honored with that designation after giving hundreds of tours of the historic hostelry.  Henry Flagler built the original Breakers.

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