Folktales of Florida

Sometime in the late 18th century a slaver in West Africa captured a powerful shaman called Uncle Monday. They brought him to South Carolin...

• The members of the Ashley gang were notorious bank robbers who terrorized the citizens of Florida, during the early part of the 20th cen...

A boy fishing on Bayshore Blvd  caught a sting ray that had the face of a girl. He heard it say - If you spare my life, I will grant you one...

The Legend Of "Acrefoot" Johnson By Spessard Stone James M. "Acrefoot" Johnson, a pioneer mail carrier and farmer, was...

The Hugenot Cemetery opened in 1821 across the street from the historic City Gate in St. Augustine. This was followed soon after by a yellow...

Bite or Smite Rabbit was playing on a ledge at the second bend of the Hillsborough River when he saw a gator swimming by. Rabbit picked...

Way Ever so long ago, the Breathmaker blew his breath toward the sky and created the Milky Way. This broad pathway in the night sky le...