Flamingo Lodge
How Flamingo in Everglades National Park Won My Heart. Again.
Flamingo in Everglades National Park was my home for more than three years. I recently returned to see the changes and I’m impressed.
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2018: Yes, Flamingo is Open in Everglades National Park
Recently, I took a nostalgic trip to a place I once called home and I can confirm, yes, Flamingo is open in Everglades National Park. After many hurricanes and aging infrastructure, work is not done but one company has taken the destination under its wing to make it something magnificent.
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More Images from Flamingo in Everglades National Park: Buttonwood Cafe and Florida Bay
Although I snapped several photos, I thought video would be the best way to show what has changed at Flamingo since my last visit in 2008. Comparing 2008 to when I lived and worked there in the late 1990s is even a greater change especially since while living there, services were in full operation. In […]
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Bittersweet Return to Flamingo Lodge in Everglades National Park
Standing in the tall grass I let the wind wrap me in her arms while an osprey chirped from a tree branch above, unsure sure if the distinctive call was meant to be welcoming or a warning. What was once a place where I spent three years of my life was now reduced to barely rubble and overgrown grasses.
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