Florida's Miracle Strip
- ISBN-10
- 1604736208
- ISBN-13
- 9781604736205
- Category
- Travel
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Univ. Press of Mississippi
- Author
- Tim Hollis
Description
first real coverage of the park did not come about until around 1966, and even then it raised more questions than answers. At that time, Fort Walton Beach publicity reported that Okaloosa Island Park was “under new management” (although ...
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