Happy 174th Birthday Florida! How we love you...

[Teresa]

On March 3, 1845, Florida became the nation's 27th state. That means this lovely, long-haul of a state celebrates its 174th birthday on Sunday. And we couldn't think of a better way to celebrate than to count some things we love about Florida — 30 things, actually, and in no particular order.

Beaches
Sunsets
Key lime pie
Everglades National Park
Publix
Sunshine
Manatees
Disney
Florida Man

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Happy 174th Birthday, Florida! We love you, we really do

 

[Teresa]

Some things ..

Pelicans
Gators
Black bears
Herons
Sea Turtles
Sea turtle groups
Florida State Parks
Fall
Winter
Spring
Gulf of Mexico
Bays, bayous and coastal dune lakes
PUBLIX
Tom Petty
Emerald Coast
Forgotten Coast
Old Florida

 

[Teresa]

 

[Truman]

The Allman Brothers
Fishing
The Keys
Carl Hiaasan
Miami Vice
Scarface
Gator Nation
Mickey Mouse
Dali Museum
SoWal!
The Truman Show

 

[30A Skunkape]

The Florida panther
The Florida skunkape
Weeki Wachee mermaids

 

[Kurt]

The Florida panther
The Florida skunkape
Weeki Wachee mermaids

My mom was a Weeki Wachee mermaid and I'm a Gator.
Yes I'm a Florida boy!

 

[Teresa]

My mom was a Weeki Wachee mermaid and I'm a Gator.
Yes I'm a Florida boy!

And you are a rare Florida native.