Homosassa’s Atlanta Fishing Club By Ken Marotte, Citrus County Historical Society It Started with Phosphate George S. Lowdnes was a true entrepreneur by any standard. He had prospected for gold in North Georgia. He was a partner in a successful patent medicine...
The Homosassa Dodgers? By Ken Marotte, Citrus County Historical Society This is the little-known story of how Homosassa won (and lost) a contract to host a Major League Baseball team. The Dissatisfied Dodgers Florida had already been established as an ideal Spring...
Beware of the ‘Skeeters and Malary! By: Ken Marotte, Citrus County Historical Society When late Judge E.C. May was a young man, he was warned to avoid the Citrus County area at all costs. An old timer told him “Them there bad men’ll kill ye, er the gaters’ll...
The Bridges of Citrus County By: Ken Marotte, Citrus County Historical Society We drive over them every day without noticing them. Most people are unaware of the political intrigue, criminal charges and danger involved in crossing the Withlacoochee River in the...
