Frosty Museums and Art on Campus at Florida International

MIAMI – Florida International University has two museums, the Wolfsonian and the Frost. The Frost, officially known as the Patricia and Philip Frost Art Museum, is located on the main FIU campus. It holds rotating shows, and also has children’s galleries. It focuses on Latin American and 20th century art. Most notable is its outdoor sculpture garden, which ties together the arts campus of FIU. See Frost Art Museum. Read more

Vintage Movie Views of Miami, 1956

MIAMI – We found this great historic view of Miami in 1956, courtesy of a Miami native who maintains the tropnet.com website, dedicated to hurricanes, severe weather, storm chasing and photography.

The video shows the old Columbus and McAllister hotels and the Goodyear blimp, a Cuban airliner and the old Crandon Park Zoo and kiddie train ride, all on Key Biscayne.

Grouper Season Re-opens May 1, 2011

TALLAHASSEE – The recreational and commercial harvest of shallow-water groupers (including gag, black grouper, red grouper, scamp, red hind, rock hind, coney, graysby, yellowfin grouper, yellowmouth grouper and tiger grouper) will reopen on May 1 in all Atlantic Ocean and Monroe County waters off Florida. The harvest of these groupers has been closed since Jan. 1 to address overfishing of grouper in the Atlantic.

A three-fish-per-person aggregate daily recreational bag limit applies for all groupers in Atlantic and Monroe County waters, and the captain and crew of for-hire vessels are not allowed to keep any species in the aggregate grouper bag limit. Anglers may take no more than one gag or black grouper (not both) within the aggregate grouper limit in Atlantic and Monroe County waters, and dehooking tools are required to be aboard commercial and recreational vessels for use as needed to remove hooks from Atlantic reef fish.

More information on grouper bag and size limits, gear restrictions and fishing seasons, including Gulf of Mexico grouper regulations, is available online at MyFWC.com/Fishing.

Florida Wildlife Camp; One Week Only $295

OCALA – Would your children long to spend their summer days in the great outdoors? Would they love the chance to learn about fish and wildlife from experts, and hike or canoe with other children their age?

Then it’s time to sign them up for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Ocala Outdoor Adventure Camp. The facility is located in the Ocala National Forest, and registration for the 2011 summer sessions has already begun. Read more

Legoland Set for October 2011 Debut

WINTER HAVEN – The staff of Legoland Florida this March gave local media a look at construction on the highly anticipated park, which is situated on the grounds of historic Cypress Gardens.

At a press tour, officials showed the overall design of the 150-acre park, unveiling a conceptual map outlining the 10 themed zones. They also asserted that construction is on target for an October debut. Read more