Page 10 - The Canadian Jewish News, Friday, December 31, 1 976
TALLAHASSEE -
Among aniiising attractions and. shcii-embroi-dered sands, Florida communities also reach for the basics of life, arid (ouch tradition with an array of festivals.
Some festivals arc bathed in folklore, while others are pure fun. But mostly communities celebrate what they arc proud of — and share.
History, cultural and agricuitural events
abound around the calendar and visitors arc,sometimes unaware they are just minutes away from an experience that will enrich, their journey.
One can take time off in Tarpon Springs On Flori-
da's west coast each Jan. 6 and enjoy an authentic Greek feast or watch the centuries-old blessing of the sponge fleet and the "diving for the crpss ceremony" during Epiphany. History is hailed at St.
Sand castle contests are but *one of more than 250 competitions and celebrations held annually in the sunshine state. For a listing of Florida festivals and events, contact division of tourism in Tallahassee, Florida.
Augustine, the nation's oldest settlement, when it celebrates its 1565 founding with, flowers arid flags during the Days in Spain FestivalJn August.
Pcnsacolai too, re-enacts its turbulent history under five flags in the month-long Fiesta of Rags m June,
Key West pays homage to its Old Islaind Days during February and March, with conch-shell blowing contests, street dances, and charming garden tours.
The Sunshine State provides a sparkling canvas for the artist offering plen-" ty of wide open spaces'to display his ■ wares; One delightful spot is Cedar Key, a picturesque mid-Gulf Coast fishing village with its April art show; another is the sophistica: ted artists' colony. Coconut Grove, which presents its festival in February.
And one of the state's oldest and most esteemed shows is the Winter Park Art Festival in the Orlando area, held each March,
Forthe "dabbler"', creative sculptors of all ages participate in the International Sandcastle Contest at Sarasota's Lido Beach. Rorida's natural beauty also is regally displayed at the Azalea, Royal Poincia-na. and Forest Festivals each year.
Sounds of nmsic sooth the ear during the niorith-long lineup of musical activities during the Festival of States in St. Petersburg in April.
Winter Park orchestrates the Bach Festival, where choral masterpieces are preserited by a lOO-voicechoir which caresses the ear.
Floridians are proud of their firm agricirkural base and fisheries industries, and during food festivals share delicious offerings with visitors and home folks alike. There are succulent strawberry feasts, juicy watermelon festivals, and tangy citrus events.
Sun-dfenched Fort Myers Beach is the setting for the Island Shrimp Festival, where the tasty crustacean is prepared in a variety of ways arid sold at booths along the beach.
In Apalachicola. oysters are plucked from the Gulf for the world championship oyster shucking contest each November, and yoii get to eat them, too.
Visitors to Florida don't have to go westward to see cowboys, for Kissimmee and Arcadia each offer a roundup of rodeo events twice a year, February and' July.
And for more thrills.
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MIAMI BEACH —
Although most major . attractions in the Miami Beach area can be visited by tour bus. there are others that, time permitting, the visitor should make special arrangements to see.
If one is traveling with a group, doubtless a special bus may be chartered for a trip to the Everglades National Park. Or four or five people may rent a car and on the way to the park, . tour the tropical fruit growing area en route, where mangos are harvested in summerand avocados in winter.
Incidentally, two stops may well be.made amon.^ the-fruit groves — one at the Redland Fruit and Spice Park, the other at the Orchid Jungle. .
Most of the day should be set aside for the Everglades'drive, all on good highways, and if one wishes, partly on expressways.
The main entrance to the park, a 12-million acre
"River of Grass." is about a two-hour scenic drive southwest of Miami Beach, via U.S. Highway No. 1 and Florida Highway 27. As at rriOst big U.S, parks, a S2 charge is made per automobile.
Just inside the entrance, stop at park headquarters where maps are on display for orientation. The! second, and most interesting stop, will be at Royal Palm Hammock, a. favorite gathering place for birds and doubtless yoii will see an alligator sunning on a lakeshore or swimming in one of the ponds. '
All aniriial and plant life in the park is native and is not to be disturbed. The islands of slightly higher ground in the Everglades support oak. giimbo limbo, mahogany, palms arid riiany other trees including the highly poisonous manchineel. It. therefore, is wise to look but not touch., , The trained eve mav
Scandinavian tours are 'trips of tribute'
NEW YORK —
There are more Jews in a single New York City housing developmentthan in all of Scandinavia. Though their numbers are slight. 25.000. at most. Scandiriavian Jews exert a positive influence on life there culturally, economically and socially,
Swedish-born New York Rabbi Frederick E. Wer-bell is organizing Friends of Scandinavia Tours especially designed for the North American Jewish traveler.
In planning the program. Rabbi Werbell used as a basic prernise the fact that Jewish travelers, especially those from large urbari areas, could find in the small Jewish communities of Scandinavia a definition and articulation of a Jifestyle which is less easily perceived at home.
He further describes the summer program, operated in co-operation with Scandinavian Airlines and Travelers International, as a "trip of tribute; arid, appreciation to those countless and nameless Scandinavians who risked their lives to save their countrymen duritig the Nazi occupation, and their continuing stalwart acts of friendship towards Jews in every countiy, especial-
ly Israel."
Those who take the 15-day tour of Denmark, Sweden. Norway and Finland, will have the opportunity to meet Scandinavian Jewish personalities who have made their marks on society; explore how small Jewish com-
locate a clump of one of the several species of orchids that grow here.
The park is a last refuge of several species of birds including the snowy egret, roseate spoonbill, wood ibis. Ariierican eagle, os-prey and Everglades kite. Some of these may be seen at Flamingo, the end of the mainland. 38 miles be^ yond the park entrance.
Rarely seen, but still livirig in the park jungles, are crocodile and panther. The most commonly seen animal is the raccoon. : At the. Shark Valley eritrance, a free tram ride takes visitors for a 90-min-ute tour into the wilderness. This treat is located about 35 miles, due west of Miaihi Beach, off the Tamiami Trail. The ride covers a seven-mile loop that transports visitors to a 25-foot high observation tower where a park naturalist gives an interpretive talk.
Over 100 rare species can be seen by bird watchers. Trip and parking are included in the $2 admission charge.
Skin diving arid underwater sightseeing through glass-bottoiTi boats are the attractions at the Ferine-kamp Coral Reef Park, about 75 miles south of Miami Beach via U.S. Highway No. 1.
Choose a clear and calm day for this trip so the waters over the living gardens of coral cind the fish, that inhabit theni; rnay be viewed to best advantage. , :
Much closer to Miami
Wanna be a clown? You can at Circus World, one of Florida's newer attractions.
rriunities in Scandinavia Beach is Fairchild Tropical survive without a rabbi; Garden, vvhich is on sorne discuss Jewish life and the tour bus routes, 15 miles future of Judaism in Scan- south along Biscayne Bay. dinavia with locals; study The garden contains the Jewish adaptation to a . largest collection of palms general society in which in the western hemisphere ariti-Semitisrii is virtually as well as numerous tropi-. non-existent, all while ex- cal vines, shrubs and an periencing spectacular orchid hous.e. Adult ad-Scandinavian scenery, mission is $1.
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KGEI^IS —
Daytona Beach is always where the motorized action is, in February forthe Daytona 500 and again on the4thof July forthe Firecracker 400. Both are run on the Daytona International Speedway. :
Another kind of thri|l is in store for the very brave at the Rattlesnake Roundup and International Gopher Races in San Antonio each October.
Regardless of the festival or its theme, each is designed to capture the true flavor of the community. Year-round, it's all there — another Florida to see. encounter and enjoy.
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