We vacationed in Homosassa, Florida for many years. It was a 13 hour drive from Birmingham, Alabama in 1953. Even when I was 13 and my sister, Anita was 8, we could not help but pester each other and keep asking when we’d get there.
Old Homosassa was a fishing village on the Homosassa River. We stayed at Crump's lodge across the river from the bait shop and grocery store. It was and...