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March 24th 2011
Published: January 14th 2012
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St. Petersburg likes to call itself the Sunshine City. It gets quite a lot. In 1910, the St. Petersburg Evening Independent newspaper instituted a famous offer that the paper would be free if it rained that day. In their seventy six years of publishing, they had to make good on the offer 296 times, less than once every three months! For obvious reasons, this city has attracted tourists since i... Read Full Entry



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Ezra Erb
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When I travel, I love the great outdoors, modern art, historical sites, good food, classic roadside attractions, and long drives in a convertible. Preferably all at once. The nickname is a tribute to a wise traveller in the Hitch-hikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, who proved that all you really need to cross the galaxy (and beyond) is a towel. I appreciate comments and feedback from blog readers. If you like the posts, I'd appreciate following my blog; the system will send updates to followers when new stuff gets posted.... full info
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Indycar driversIndycar drivers
Indycar drivers
Old time marching bandOld time marching band
Old time marching band
Antique carsAntique cars
Antique cars
Did I mention this parade celebrates a motor race?
Miss St. PetersburgMiss St. Petersburg
Miss St. Petersburg
No southern parade is complete with beauty queens, so here's one of them
Corporate carCorporate car
Corporate car
This parade had many corporate floats; this was one of the more fun
The pirate shipThe pirate ship
The pirate ship
Sponsored by notorious restaurant chain Hooters, which is based one town over.
ShrinersShriners
Shriners
The only Tampa based group in the parade (Tampa and St. Petersburg have a long standing rivalry)
Fireworks aftershowFireworks aftershow
Fireworks aftershow
A band played after the fireworks ended, spreading out people leaving



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