Everglades City
Situated between Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve along the Barron River, lies Everglades City, a remote fishing and crabbing town, with a resident population of approximately 400.
If I heard the fishing boats coming in to unload their catch before sunrise, I had opportunities to photograph pretty reflections. It would take them many hours to unload. You can see the net full of fish in a couple of the photos.
Arriving before sunrise with their catch
The sun begins to rise while unloading the fish
Unloaded at noon finally and heading back out of the river
Reflections at sunset
Removing fish from the net
Fish were removed for hours
Nice size fish
Before sunrise, preparing nets for departure
Before sunrise, preparing for departure
Before sunrise, preparing for departure
Everglades City is known as the Stone Crab Capital of the World.
Stone crab pots and a dinner of stone crab claws
In the center of this small town, standing tall and prominent, is their “lifeline to the world” communication tower surrounded by three 1920’s historical buildings still standing after the many hurricanes that plummeted this town over the years.
Bank of Everglades Building
Bank of Everglades Building
Bank of Everglades Building
Everglades Community Church
Everglades Community Church
Everglades City Hall
We fell in love with this endearing, quirky small town, reminding us of home along Maryland’s Eastern Shore that has its share of quaint Chesapeake Bay fishing towns.
A photo gallery of some other things that caught my fancy in Everglades City.
Historical boat lift
Kayak til your heart’s content
Just love the colors!
One of several air boat companies
Cabbage palm trees
Rusty truck
Rusty truck
Rusty truck
Floats
Remnants of bridge
Decor
Decor
Decor
This way to the beach bar
Cool VW Bug!
Northern Cardinal introducing home circa 1925
Of course, I ended with a bird!
Nice Donna! Looks like a Cool place to photograph! And I did see a Cardinal in one of the images!
Pretty cool place, we enjoyed it very much. I could ride around in my birding mobile (golf cart) every where! 😉
What wonderful photos of ‘old Florida’. We’ve been to Everglades City twice, in 2012 and 2018. In 2012 we stayed at the Everglades City Motel and had dinner at The Oyster House, where I had fried alligator. I wonder if either of those places are still there. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
Thank you! Oh, you came after 2017’s Hurricane Irma, and so saw some of the devastation. Everglades City Motel just went through a major interior renovation past several months, it’ looks very nice, you’ll have to check out their website. The Oyster House closed and is now a Fishing Tour company. 🙂
Wonderful photos, Donna! The buildings are beautiful. They must be very remote if they need their own communications tower complete with microwave antennas.
Thank you, John! It is very remote, and has so much to see with the town’s surrounding nature and wildlife. If it didn’t get so darn hot in the summer, I could live there year round. 🙂
If you have AC, you’ll acclimate!
What a terrific place. I really enjoyed your photo tour. Excellent series, Donna
Thank you, Belinda! Being remote and quirky, it’s pretty cool. And, heck, the surrounding paradise of birds and wildlife is hard to beat!
Nice ‘day in the life’ series, Donna. Iconic!
Thank you, Eliza! 🙂
Lovely post with beautiful pictures ❤️
Thank you, Seraja!
My pleasure how was your day
Great, I hope yours was too! 🙂
Yes mine to ❤️
I had made such congratulatory comments and was flitting back and forth and lost them. So,try again…I like the night time reflections, the section with the documentary on food from the source to the plate. I love the colours, i.e. yellow building and boat, bright sign, and boat lift. Each photo is well-seen, good compositions, a great collection with a bright red Cardinal to end it with.
Thank you, Jane! I’m always scouting with my eye on other neat subjects compositions. 🙂 We really did love this little town and want to return next winter. Of course, mainly for the birds, lol, it truly is a birder’s paradise over the winter.
Your photos confirmed it is a birder’s paradise.
Love the style of those buildings in the town Donna, they are so beautifully preserved. We love exploring small fishing villages and tucked away towns on our journeys also. They hold their own unique and often quaint character. You have enjoyed Florida, as I know we would also, it seems to have so many aspects to its wildlife.
Thank you, Ashley, it was a long-awaited trip and an awesome adventure exploring so many remote areas where many people don’t go. I can remember being overwhelmed with where to start. 🙂 Now I’ve got inside info! We’re like you and your wife, discover unique places.
Next time I go to Florida I’ll give them a visit. Sounds interesting! 🙂
When you’re ready, I’ll give you tips on places to venture. 🙂
As cities go, this one seems to be on the small side but it is a lot more charming than some.
They call it a ‘city’ and it’s a tiny town. 🙂
Awesome photos! I love that you share what is around you. That looks like a cool town. I’d be doing the same thing.
I would mow down on the stone crab meal. LOVE me some seafood!
Thank you, Vic! I loved cruising around the town in my birding mobile. Being there for three months, I made lots of local friends! 😉 I enjoyed the stone crab claws, but they don’t beat those awesome Chesapeake Bay blue crabs!!!
I’ve never had a blue crab. I’ve had a softshell (legs hanging out of the sandwich…😆).
Oh, you have got to try steamed blue crabs with Old Bay seasoning. Delish!! I’ve tried but do not like the softshells.
I didn’t realize that we have them here, too. I may have eaten one over the years and not realized it.
Probably a crab cake for sure. Eating steamed crabs requires couple hours cracking them open and digging/eating the meat…..awesome along with nice cold beer! 😉
I’m with ya’ on that. I mow down on Alaskan & King crabs. I’m not a beer person but, a cider or a sparkling wine? Gimme! 😁🦀🍺🍷
That’ll work! 😉
Donna, thanks for sharing the flavor of a smaller Florida community. I enjoy visiting places away from all of the people.
Thank you, I am the same way, I’d rather be in a remote area than with lots of people. These days even more so! 🙂