Family vacations down Florida's two-lane Dixie Highway -- skirting the ocean from the Georgia border to Miami -- and along the once-well-traveled Route 19 on the west coast are fond recollections for many baby boomers, including me. My brother and I shared the back seat on many excursions. Just about the time a fight was close to erupting, one of those quirky roadside attractions would appear, and we were let loose to cool down.... -
Of Aquamaids and Giant Sponges
Family vacations down Florida's two-lane Dixie Highway -- skirting the ocean from the Georgia border to Miami -- and along the once-well-traveled Route 19 on the west coast are fond recollections for many baby boomers, including me. My brother and I shared the back seat on many excursions. Just about the time a fight was close to erupting, one of those quirky roadside attractions would appear, and we were let loose to cool down....-
By Susan Harb