AMERICAN WIND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Pulling into Pahokee Marina allowed us our first glimpse of the great Lake Okeechobee… But we also caught sight of this… Long… silver… Shining in the sun. Come to find out it has an amazing history. Designed by Louis I. Kahn in the 70’s for Maestro Robert Austin Boudreau who had a dream of bringing music to everyone. He would hire young musicians and they would tour the waterways of America, Caribbean and Europe. It’s 195 ft long and has a stage that opens. People would bring lawn chairs and set up by the dock and enjoy an evening of music. If they get it up and running again we’ll be making another trip down to Lake Okeechobee. AMERICAN WIND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
— LAKE OKEECHOBEE — FLORIDA ROAD TRIP
July in Florida…You don’t stray far from air conditioning or the pool. If you want to do something outdoors…and your not at the beach… Its at the crack of dawn or right before sunset. If you get alittle stir crazy… jump in the car… air blasting… and drive! 6:30 Saturday morning found us on the road… Our goal: Lake Okeechobee. The largest lake in Florida. The 8th largest lake in the US. We live in Central Florida near the Gulf of Mexico and a stones throw from a beautiful chain of lakes. For amateur photographers these areas of water provide a plethora of photo ops. They are always teeming with human, animal and avian activity. So…camera batteries charged…memory cards empty…lenses packed… Anticipation is high. A 4 hour drive… on small roads… thru small towns in South Central Florida. Stuckey, Mascotte, and Dundee…taking pics along the way… Interesting Artwork… Good eats…