This issue marks the second installment of Before the Mouse, an essay of local tourist life before Disney and the interstate system. In this issue we largely focus on the motels and restaurants and other popular tourist stops that were along Highways 41, 98, 19 and Florida Highway 50, plus some other surprises. Stories by Robert Martinez 1956 Florida Road Trip - Cool! Click on the arrow and take a road trip back to 1956 During the very early days of local tourism, riverboat

Local Tourism Before Disney - Part 1 Before The Mouse is a brief essay of life in our area and throughout the state before two of the most influential economic developments that changed the face of tourism in Florida forever, and all during a ten-year span of time. Read the fascinating account of how it really changed Florida forever. Stories by Robert Martinez Before The Mouse It had to happen. It was too good to be true. The pristine, unspoiled beauty of Central Florida and