‘Goodland Life’ Archives
Something out of Nothing: A Summer in Goodland
Like much of Southwest Florida, our little community of Goodland thrives on the tourism industry during the winter season. In the winter, the few businesses in town are booming and the population is at its peak. The fishermen are hard at work and the post office is always packed with cars. Many visitors cruise through the streets admiring the [...]
A Goodland Fourth of July
As so many writers have said of Goodland in the past, “As if we need another excuse for a party.” Well guess what? It was Independence Day - an excuse for the whole nation to party! So Goodland did and we did it right! While our little corner of the world grows quieter as summer begins, there was plenty of noise in our town on the [...]
Goodland – Homer Part 2
Brittney Van Sandt is the great niece of Ellen and Frank Hall, my Goodland neighbors. Brittney, who lives in Homer, Alaska, completed Culinary School in Anchorage and then came to Tampa to take the required safety and seamanship course for tugboat crews. During her visit to Goodland, she told me, “I will be purchasing provisions, planning menus, [...]
Goodland: great people
Two and a half years ago I moved to Goodland. When I got here I called my father and detailed the sleepy little village. “What, are you living on a commune now?” he asked. I, of course, explained to him that Goodland is not at all a commune but it most certainly is a community. Growing up in the suburbs of Chicago – where one city [...]
Goodland/Homer – Nothin’ to crab about
Goodland’s Alaska Connection – Part 1 Which will it be – claws or legs? It depends on the subject, I guess. But in this case, we are talking about crabs. Lots of them. In Goodland it’s stone crab claws, but in Homer, Alaska, where I spend summers, it’s king crab legs, baby. Both are tough to catch, expensive and absolutely [...]
Going North Anyone?
Listening to Goodlanders make noises about going North for the summer, I queried friends as to how they travel and believe me, I heard some tall, but true tales. Ruth’s grandson gave up his Spring break to drive down from Ohio, help her pack up and take her back for the summer. Ruth is a lucky grandmother and she has a cool grandson, [...]
