Milton Florida - FYI

05/30/2024

You can learn all about Bagdad and it's history on BagdadLiving.com

Explore the Village of Bagdad, its tourist attractions, and historic sightseeing on BagdadLiving. Prepare for a visit by taking a virtual tour of our Historic District and learning about the recreational opportunities and historic significance of the Blackwater River and its surrounding waterways.

03/31/2024

Geronimo at Fort Pickens

03/08/2024

The Floridan Aquifer spans a whopping 100,000 square miles underlying the entire state of Florida as well as parts of Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina 💧

12/12/2022

Take a walk with the City of Milton through historic downtown.

Established in 1844

12/06/2022

The white sand on our beaches and river bottoms comes from quartz and washes down from the Appalachian Mountains.

"Northwest Florida has some of the purest whitest sand anywhere in the state. Its dazzling crystals are nearly pure quartz resulting in soft fluffy sand that is a pleasure to walk on."

Depending on where you go, Florida's beach sands will look dark, white or even orange! Here's your guide to Florida beach sands.

11/13/2022

We have so much natural habitat for birds here in Santa Rosa County that within a month or so a properly placed backyard bird feeder will usually have lots of visitors. These are some of the ones we see at our backyard feeder.

These are some of the most common and easiest to recognize but there are others.

Carolina Chickadee
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Carolina_Chickadee

Northern Cardinal
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_cardinal

Carolina Wren
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Carolina_Wren/overview

Blue Jay
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Blue_jay

Bluebird
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Eastern_Bluebird

Pileated Woodpecker
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Pileated_Woodpecker

Mourning Dove
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mourning_Dove

John James Audubon named this bird while he was in South Carolina. The curious, intelligent Carolina Chickadee looks very much like a Black-capped Chickadee, with a black cap, black bib, gray wings and back, and whitish underside. Carolina and Black-capped chickadees hybridize in the area where thei...

11/13/2022

The Santa Rosa County Courthouse is moving from downtown to Avalon Blvd.
https://www.wuwf.org/local-news/2022-08-19/long-awaited-new-santa-rosa-county-courthouse-nears-opening

Some background about the courthouse move
https://www.gadsdentimes.com/story/news/2020/03/04/will-new-courthouse-spark-avalon-business-growth/42025007/

The discussion about a new courthouse probably went on for close to 20 years. A Google search can get you more background if you're interested. The next big discussion will be what to do with the old courthouse once it is vacant. The Courthouse and the property it is located on is owned by the County.

11/13/2022

Ever see one of those yellow Public Hearing Notice signs and wonder what it's for? You'll want to find out if it's in your neighborhood.

https://fb.watch/gM77fbolL-/

11/13/2022

Do you have stray cats and cats with "tipped" ears in your neighborhood? Santa Rosa County has Trap Neuter & Return (TNR) program and a Community Cat Program.

More information here:
https://www.santarosa.fl.gov/811/Community-Cats

A H.O.P.E is a local non-profit that advocated for the TNR, Community Cat Programs, and turning our county Animal Shelter into a no kill shelter. Learn about them and their low cost spay & neuter clinics here:
https://www.facebook.com/ahope4src

11/12/2022

Have you been asking what's all that (extra) noise? Eglin has been doing night flying and testing the past couple of weeks.

F-15EX acoustic testing
https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2022/11/10/f-15ex-undergoes-acoustic-testing-at-eglin-afb/

Night Flying at Eglin
https://www.eglin.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3210789/lightning-raptors-by-night-this-week/

On a quiet open space within the Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., range, an F-15EX Eagle II crested a small hill at 500 feet with afterburners blazing. The Air Fo

11/08/2022

The Swing Bridge at Jernigan Landing in Downtown Milton
“Swing bridges have existed for at least 200 years, and the earliest examples were constructed of wood. One of the most well-known swing bridges was the Pennsylvania Main Line Canal Bridge, which was built in the early 19th century.”

Learn more about swing bridges
https://www.wise-geek.com/what-is-a-swing-bridge.htm

Video shows Blackwater River Swing Bridge turning
https://www.facebook.com/RealSouthernRails/videos/1761226090787953/?extid=CL-UNK-UNK-UNK-AN_GK0T-GK1C&ref=sharing

Drone footage of Blackwater River Swing Bridge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XREJmP7zT6Q

Train waits on the swing bridge over the Blackwater River
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1081905705722561

Enjoying reading up on Swing Bridges? Read about the Florida’s oldest swing drawbridge here:
https://www.staugustine.com/story/news/2009/09/23/floridas-oldest-swing-drawbridge-spans-history/16192326007/