One of the local myths in the Tampa Bay area is that the local Tocobaga tribe of Native Americans put a blessing upon their burial grounds, and that this blessing is what has shielded the region from a direct hurricane hit for about 100 years. As I mentioned last time, that luck might be running […]
20Oct24
Two Weeks, Two Hurricanes
Living in the Tampa Bay area you learn that it has been over 100 years since we’ve been hit with a major hurricane. We’ve had a few close calls. Hurricane Charley in 2004 was aimed straight at Tampa Bay until it turned slightly east and hammered Fort Myers. There have been other close calls. Everyone […]