A NICE RIDE, TODAY! I ALWAYS LOVED MY FLORIDA TRUCK TRIPS ESPECIALLY IN WINTER!! I WAS MOSTLY BASED IN ORLANDO WHERE I GATHERED 25 CEMENT TRUCKS AND BROUGHT THEM TO WINTER PARK TO PREPARE THEM FOR OVERSEAS EXPORT. AT WINTER PARK I WOULD TAKE MOST OF THESE TRUCK TO APOPKA AND HAVE AN JUNKYARD TORCH OFF THE MIXER BODIES. I ALSO BROUGHT A GOOD NUMBER OF DRYWALL CRANE TRUCKS TO OLATHE KS ALSO! MY MOST INTERESTING AND CHALLENGING TRIP TO FLORIDA WAS TAKING TWO DAMAGE DEBRIS REMOVAL GRAPPLE TRUCKS TO FLORIDA, FUELED BY NATURAL GAS! AS THERE ARE FEW NATURAL GAS FILLING LOCATIONS WE HAD A LIST OF FUELING STATIONS TO USE ON THE ROUTE, AND WE HAD TO FUEL 8 TIME! MY FIRST TRUCK HAD AN DEFECTIVE FUEL GUAGE SHOWING FULL AT ALL TIMES! I DID MAKE IT OK BUT IT WAS WORRISOME!!
Wow incredible video! I can't believe you don't have a million subscribers - this is fascinating. Thank you for the time, effort, and money it took to make this video.
Hey Coach.You really covered a lot of ground on this one The drone take off view is working.I like Horseshoe Beach.The dog in the closing moments seemed a wee bit tentative.Safe travels
I don't belong around people stuck in a high school level of emotional intelligence, and exactly like in high school how go about any other people in the world. Mean girls and locker room mentality jocks.
Good video my Friend. Enjoyed it as always. Lazy Lake Florida reminds me of Eastborough Kansas in many ways....🤔 Thanks for posting, stay safe and Be Blessed.
1. Horseshoe Beach 2. Cloud Lake 3. Otter Creek 4. Bascom 5. Indian Creek 6. Belleair Shore 7. Lazy Lake 8. Bay Lake 9. Lake Buena Vista 10. Marineland
The more southern you travel the more northern you get. During the rainy season much of the charm returns and it's pretty chill here. You can get a seat in a restaurant without a long wait. During snowbird season the northern mentality returns with all the rush, loud rudeness & sucky driving that a fast paced life seems to breed. Not all are a%@holes but enough are to change the whole vibe of an otherwise great place to live.
@@TravelwithaWiseguy lot got destroyed since your video. My name is marion polk. Ever back I'll be glad to show you what's left of the old ways. My great grandfather Charlie polks house still stands. Just different owners
@@laurasapp837 the storm of 93. The locals cleaned up the mess. Most made the most money of their lives. But last year. Not a single local got a job. Darby butler catered to them. He won't get my vote.
If I may add, Marine Land was taken over by the university of Florida as a research facility about 2010, It does offer tours of the marine life that is studied there for the Biology Dept of the school.
I gotta admit, I'm surprised. I never thought FL had "small towns!" Horseshoe Beach is incredible. Almost everything is on stilts. Marineland is just down the road from where my youngest is stationed, NAS Jacksonville. Did you see any planes flying in and out? Great video. I like a couple of those small towns that are situated away from the big cities. Nice little communities.
My Dad (now passed away) was born in Otter Creek. During the 60’s, my Mom and Aunts used to attend Eastern Star meetings somewhere in that general area. On another note, I worked for 40 years+ at Lake Buena Vista.
I enjoyed your video of the smallest towns in Florida. I lived in the town of Bay Lake in the 70s. There are actually residential homes on the east shore of Bay Lake ( the lake that the Contemporary hotel is on) the residents are in Disney management, which my father was in Disney management. My father-in-law was the mayor for years. It was an awesome place to grow up.
Groovy small town documentary. I live in Florida and I had never heard of any of these places except Marineland which like you I visited with my parents when I was a kid.
I like the older more secluded towns myself. Good to see you! I was absent for awhile and missed a lot. (No, I was not in jail). So I'm catching up. A few of my fellow Nebraska friends live there now and this video is likely the most I'll ever see of it. Thanks for the tour.
I've lived in the Midwest for years, but Florida is my home state! I miss it all the time and look forward to moving back one day! But, of all the years I lived down there, I've only ever heard of Horseshoe Beach and Lake Buena Vista. I never knew or heard about the rest of them. Love the video, I really enjoyed learning about the different small towns! Thank you for another great interesting travel video!! 😀👍
Good luck I hope you are able to return. Many natives are being forced out because so many out of state people are moving here and raising the cost of housing.
Darlene, I have often seen the sign that said Otter Creek while traveling on US Highway 19 going south. How far is Otter Creek from Hwy 19 ? How far from Horseshoe Beach ?
@sharlynebeach2786 when u come to the blinking light on 19, ur in OC, depending on which way ur traveling to get u to the middle of OC. Where would u be coming from?
Im a Floridian and my original hometown had 208 people back in the 80's. But its not in Florida, its in Idaho: a little town along I-84 called Bliss. Go Bears. (Currently in the Tallahassee area).
@@rebeccaspratling2865 Born AND raised in Idaho, 19 years. Now in Florida (30 years) so I'm both. My favorite place in the world is Redfish Lake / Stanley. I also love Disney Springs and Destin / Okaloosa Island.
Thanks for this video… My grandparents are buried at the Methodist Church In Bascom. My grandmother was from Two Egg as well. I haven’t been up that way in years and your video brought back great memories. Thanks
All new construction must be raised 12 to 15’ from ground level. Parts of the town flood during ‘King’ high tides and sometimes a westerly breeze pushes the water up the inlets.
Really a different world than the Midwest! The one that was more inland would be my choice. There sure isn't any quiet along the shore with that surf. Plus I do not know if I want to face down a hurricane. Very pretty areas and very interesting also.
@@TravelwithaWiseguy No, I'll pass. I am afraid that I wouldn't live up to their image. Imagine being that up in the world, only to find an old farm boy/biker/trucker moving in next door? Be just like the Clampets moving in next to the Drysdales!
@@TravelwithaWiseguy Yeah, I would be stocking bass in the cement pond, and putting in a veggie garden out back. Be flying my Hawkeye and Husker flags on the front porch, and have my old Jimmy Envoy and Harley Ultra sitting in the drive. They would be happy with their new neighbor!
native resident of pinellas county here - i always wondered why belleair shore was a separate thing on the map. i've driven past it a lot of times and not even noticed haha. so cool that you came over to my county though!! ^^ also, hulk hogan actually lives in clearwater, just south of caladesi island
Oh, this was so good - but all your videos are. I used to live in Denham Springs, LA, and the landscape in this and your two previous videos looks so similar to my old home it's bringing back happy memories. Not to mention the houses on stilts for avoiding storm surge - used to see that all over LA, too. Awesome that we still got to see a bit of Indian Creek thanks to your drone! If I had to pick one of these places to live, I think it would be Horseshoe Beach, but Belleair Shore and Lazy Lake are close seconds. Thank you for all the time, effort, planning, and heart you put into these, they're such a bright spot in the week!
Thanks! It was a fun video to plan, visit, and edit. Such a range of different places, and being in Florida very beautiful. Appreciate the nice comment 😊
@@JohnnyK60 I can agree with you on that one. I moved away from South Florida before west coast of south Florida began to be really populated. So I'm not as familiar with it, but it wasn't popular with my Cuban friends since it was mostly swampy and little city area. Mind you that was some 30 years ago. I still have family and visit south east Florida though.
Enjoyed the video. I think Horseshoe Beach was my favorite. I know that this was part of your Xmas trip to the Keys so I expect that you now have a greater appreciation just how large the state of Florida is from one end to the other.
@@TravelwithaWiseguy Florida is hyuge. With all of the traffic issues on I-75 it sometimes took 8 hours or more after leaving Naples to get to the state line. Sometimes we gave up & would turn around & go back home. I can’t imagine what it would be like to make that drive during a hurricane evacuation. It was a factor in why we finally moved out of Florida. Keep up the good work 👍
I Have visited there several times , just like you once as a little kid. Marineland was used to film part of the movie THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON a black and white movie from the fifties. Also to my Grandfather worked on the construction of Marineland. I like Marineland i guess because I have a connection.
I like the sound of Otter Creek. It's a little north of us in Citrus county. I've been here since 1983 and it's just growing too fast. I need more quiet. Definately going to take a ride.
The little town in steenahatchee Florida is just as small as horseshoe Florida its also sorta next door from horseshoe. You gotta drive about 20/30 minutes just to go grocery shopping and the population there is also very small.
I grew up in Jackon County and know Bascom well. My cousin and her husband (and then her son) owned Bryan Grocery Stord for many years, my uncle was once the Padtor of First Baptist Church, my 1st cousin and her familynlive there. My brother once lived there as well. I also once performed a wedding at the restored old schoolhouse.
the people at marineland mostly live at Whitney lab and are UF students. A friend of mine works/studies there. grandma and great granny live down the road!
I once lived in cross city & oldtown Florida to which are tiny hick towns but anyways horseshoe Beach was also a nice hang out spot for me to see the beautiful sunsets after work or for a little breather. However the beach water is brown and a bit smelly.
The area I like, where we used to live in Trenton Florida was otter Springs. We used to rent a stilt house out there and then I guess the owner sold it to the state and now it’s a state park.
Very interesting and different 10 small towns videos. I think the last one (marineland) would be my favorite. I like small, semi isolated, quiet towns. Thanks for sharing.
The small or smallest town of anything were considered bunkers, or barricades, or barracks, or hidouts. If anything, it was to hide weapons or banking storage.
Love videos like this, tha baseball players house has caused a lot of controversy been sold and so forth, Hulk Hogan at on time lived on the intercoastal side if Belliar however he moved to due North of Belliar shores, both of my sons live in area and I have been going there since the 70s when no one wanted to live there. Thanks for sharing.
My grandmothers home town where my mom sent my brother and I for vacation for a week or 2 every summer to get us out of her hair. Pop. 185 as of 2022. My brother has since purchased my grandmothers home, and now lives there. Small town just west of Spring Hill on the gulf.
New to this channel. Love your channel. I like the music to this video. Bascom, Florida seems like a quaint little town. If I lived in Bascom Florida I'd definitely attend the Methodist Church.
I live near incorporated Bascom. It hasn't had a town hall or a mayor very long actually. That school house project just recently finished by the time you were there.
Great video Coach BUT you forgot to mention about the devastation that happened at horseshoe Beach when hurricane Idalia went through there in September 2023
I think I like Bascom as well with Horseshoe Beach second. I was surprised that there is a place like Horseshoe Beach on the water in Florida that isn't overly populated. It's practically isolated.
My daughter's fastpitch softball tournament led me to the Panhandle of Florida decades ago. In my opinion, that area beat anything you saw on your trip. Of course, today it may be altogether different. Progress?
1st town, Horseshoe Beach. Lost much of their population the last 30 yrs. Unsure, but many move out of the town limits, when the town/city acts too much like an HMO, or taxes get to high
Bascom looked like my kinda place. I can't believe you didn't video a few gators. Wife wants to move to Ocala, guess when we get there I'll get on the hawg and go visit Bascom
Just south of marineland on A1A there's a little community you might say of Beverly Beach It does have a City Hall building about as large as a one-bedroom apartment it seems to me it would be incorporated but I don't know
Cool, I used to walk the Bellaire shores beach at night and most of it was vacant - I’d access it from the town access of bellair and walk but it amazed me how dark it was - sea turtles nest there and coastal erosion is a problem - John travolta was the most famous owner we know of in that area 😊
I was looking at those expensive houses and my first thought was don't build your house on sinking sand. Florida develops too many sink holes to put down that much money. I liked the little country towns, the people were probably a lot more down to earth and friendly. Life moves slower there as well. Talk about a hodgepodge lol I don't think you could have found anymore places on both ends of the scale as this collection is lol Really pretty areas, the beaches were pretty, I see someone had their ducks in a row 😉 Another great video dear, stay safe and GOD bless
Haha yes they were definitely in a row 😂😂 I agree about the little country towns. They felt like they could’ve been in any state really. Thanks again!!
While those towns may be outdated, they certainly are not the smallest towns in Florida. Almost every village in Holmes county is small and more remote then most of the towns he mentioned. If you really want to see what old Florida was like...go to Holmes county. Some cool things there...like the original Fountain of Youth...in Ponce De Leon.
These are the smallest incorporated towns in Florida according to the 2020 US Census. I'm assuming the places you're referring to are unincorporated, thus not eligible for this list.
Very interesting. I wouldnt even think a town could exist being overshadowed by these monster theme parks. Lazy Lake seems like a sweet little place. So tiny but there it is❤
Thank you for taking us along.
My pleasure! Thank you :)
morning coffee with the wiseguy, great stuff brother as usual, safe travels
Thank you! It was a fun and interesting trip thats for sure :)
A NICE RIDE, TODAY!
I ALWAYS LOVED MY FLORIDA TRUCK TRIPS ESPECIALLY IN WINTER!!
I WAS MOSTLY BASED IN ORLANDO WHERE I GATHERED 25 CEMENT TRUCKS AND BROUGHT THEM TO WINTER PARK TO PREPARE THEM FOR OVERSEAS EXPORT.
AT WINTER PARK I WOULD TAKE MOST OF THESE TRUCK TO APOPKA AND HAVE AN JUNKYARD TORCH OFF THE MIXER BODIES.
I ALSO BROUGHT A GOOD NUMBER OF DRYWALL CRANE TRUCKS TO OLATHE KS ALSO!
MY MOST INTERESTING AND CHALLENGING TRIP TO FLORIDA WAS TAKING TWO DAMAGE DEBRIS REMOVAL GRAPPLE TRUCKS TO FLORIDA, FUELED BY NATURAL GAS!
AS THERE ARE FEW NATURAL GAS FILLING LOCATIONS WE HAD A LIST OF FUELING STATIONS TO USE ON THE ROUTE, AND WE HAD TO FUEL 8 TIME!
MY FIRST TRUCK HAD AN DEFECTIVE FUEL GUAGE SHOWING FULL AT ALL TIMES!
I DID MAKE IT OK BUT IT WAS WORRISOME!!
Wow incredible video! I can't believe you don't have a million subscribers - this is fascinating. Thank you for the time, effort, and money it took to make this video.
Wow, thank you! I've got a long way to go but am very thankful for whoever watches my videos :)
wow, you would never think that there would still be small towns left in florida. so nice for the folks that live there
There's large amounts of Florida with absolutely nothing for miles
Another great video, these videos must take ages to make. Keep up the good work
They do but it’s a lot of fun!!
Hey Coach.You really covered a lot of ground on this one The drone take off view is working.I like Horseshoe Beach.The dog in the closing moments seemed a wee bit tentative.Safe travels
Thanks so much! Yeah I don’t think he sees many people 😂
FL is a strange state. The further north you travel, the more southern you get.
That's why Jacksonville has so many GA. Bulldog fans.
I don't belong around people stuck in a high school level of emotional intelligence, and exactly like in high school how go about any other people in the world. Mean girls and locker room mentality jocks.
Never really lived or been anywhere else for any extended periods of time. Rednecks Riviera mentalities, no matter how economically successful.
Central Florida is more like old English, south east Florida is Mexican, Cubans, puertoricans, the south west is more snowbirds.
True
Best production ever, keeps up the great work❤
Very nice of you to say :) I really appreciate it - this was a long, but fun video to make!
@@TravelwithaWiseguy we went to Sanibel island many times, Mother Nature took over🥲
Very sad - such a beautiful place!
I forgot to ask if Two Egg is sunny side up or scrambled? Yeah, I know, pretty bad! I'll show myself the door.
It appears sunny side up, but upon closer inspection I'd say scrambled :)
@@TravelwithaWiseguyActually, boiled 😂, from a Florida native.
Does anyone know how Two Egg got its name?
Good video my Friend. Enjoyed it as always.
Lazy Lake Florida reminds me of Eastborough Kansas in many ways....🤔
Thanks for posting, stay safe and Be Blessed.
Thanks! Good comparison!
thank you for taking us with you on your travels
Glad you enjoyed it! 😊
Well done. I appreciate the “cut to the chase” approach. You get right to it, provide interesting facts, and drone footage is a plus.
I really appreciate that - thank you!
Another fantastic video, John! The large old tree in Cloud Lake is majestic. Otter Creek looked peaceful and remote! But Marineland is my favorite 😍
I agree Marineland is probably my favorite as well. Would be a great place to relax 😎 Thank you ❤️
1. Horseshoe Beach
2. Cloud Lake
3. Otter Creek
4. Bascom
5. Indian Creek
6. Belleair Shore
7. Lazy Lake
8. Bay Lake
9. Lake Buena Vista
10. Marineland
The more southern you travel the more northern you get. During the rainy season much of the charm returns and it's pretty chill here. You can get a seat in a restaurant without a long wait. During snowbird season the northern mentality returns with all the rush, loud rudeness & sucky driving that a fast paced life seems to breed. Not all are a%@holes but enough are to change the whole vibe of an otherwise great place to live.
Thanks Coach for Beautiful FLORIDA 😊
My pleasure!
My family was one of the founders of Horseshoe bch. It was built on commercial fishing. Now it's a tourist spot. We go back 8 generations here.
That's so awesome! It was a really beautiful place - I loved visiting!
@@TravelwithaWiseguy lot got destroyed since your video. My name is marion polk. Ever back I'll be glad to show you what's left of the old ways. My great grandfather Charlie polks house still stands. Just different owners
That's wonderful
My parents had a little house in horseshoe so daddy could fish…you’re right. Since the storm in ‘93…it’s not a quaint fishing village.
@@laurasapp837 the storm of 93. The locals cleaned up the mess. Most made the most money of their lives. But last year. Not a single local got a job. Darby butler catered to them. He won't get my vote.
The town of Ochopee, FL (unincorporated) has a population of 8. It has the USA’s smallest United States Post Office
Try 400+
Reminds me of the original post office in Zolfo Springs, it is a museum now.
Sounds like my kind of town.
@@nancyfahey7518 population of 8 is untrue
Just curious how a town of eight could be counted a "town"???
My family has been in Bascom area for about 200 years. You showed 2 of their headstones. Thanks for visiting. Gotta get back out there soon.
Pretty interesting area!
I really liked the lazy lake interesting story. Hope you got some beach time.
Thanks! I stayed over at Belleair Beach so I did!
I think my favorite was Bascom - seemed like a nice little town. Way better than the snobs at Indian Creek I bet! 🤣
That would be near the top of my list too - Haha about Indian Creek!
Many years ago we lived in a nearby town. Still many good people living in and around Bascom. Good memories.
I go through Bascom several times a month hauling cattle to market. Nice place.
I live in Bascom
I thought you might include Micanopy FL but enjoyed this video
Who plays all that great guitar music throughout?
If I may add, Marine Land was taken over by the university of Florida as a research facility about 2010, It does offer tours of the marine life that is studied there for the Biology Dept of the school.
I did see the U of F signs around a few of the buildings. Beautiful area!
This is neat. I use to live in Gainesville Florida where U F is at.@@TravelwithaWiseguy
I gotta admit, I'm surprised. I never thought FL had "small towns!" Horseshoe Beach is incredible. Almost everything is on stilts. Marineland is just down the road from where my youngest is stationed, NAS Jacksonville. Did you see any planes flying in and out? Great video. I like a couple of those small towns that are situated away from the big cities. Nice little communities.
These are some of the biggest small towns so far, but yeah still really small for Florida!
My Dad (now passed away) was born in Otter Creek. During the 60’s, my Mom and Aunts used to attend Eastern Star meetings somewhere in that general area. On another note, I worked for 40 years+ at Lake Buena Vista.
This was incredibly interesting!
Thank you!
I enjoyed your video of the smallest towns in Florida. I lived in the town of Bay Lake in the 70s. There are actually residential homes on the east shore of Bay Lake ( the lake that the Contemporary hotel is on) the residents are in Disney management, which my father was in Disney management. My father-in-law was the mayor for years. It was an awesome place to grow up.
Thank you very much - it was a lot of fun to make! That would've been a very unique experience for you to grow up - thanks for sharing!
Groovy small town documentary. I live in Florida and I had never heard of any of these places except Marineland which like you I visited with my parents when I was a kid.
Thank you :)
I like the older more secluded towns myself. Good to see you! I was absent for awhile and missed a lot. (No, I was not in jail). So I'm catching up. A few of my fellow Nebraska friends live there now and this video is likely the most I'll ever see of it. Thanks for the tour.
Glad you are back! I'd be curious what your Nebraska friends think of these towns also! Thanks for the comment!
I’m a Florida native now living in Wichita for the last year. Love this video and seeing the ones you post around Kansas. Thanks! ☺️
Very cool! Thank you!!
I've lived in the Midwest for years, but Florida is my home state! I miss it all the time and look forward to moving back one day! But, of all the years I lived down there, I've only ever heard of Horseshoe Beach and Lake Buena Vista. I never knew or heard about the rest of them. Love the video, I really enjoyed learning about the different small towns! Thank you for another great interesting travel video!! 😀👍
I’m wondering how many people who live near those places know about those towns too! Fascinating adventure.
Good luck I hope you are able to return. Many natives are being forced out because so many out of state people are moving here and raising the cost of housing.
Didn’t Horseshoe Besch get clobbered by Hurricane Idalia last year ?
Yes I put a picture of that in there, you may have missed it.
Yeah, it and all off Taylor county, Madison county and surrounding areas. We got smashed bad. But we are resilient. 😊
I owned a farm in Bascom during covid until last year...crazy you found that place.
Cool little town!
What a nice surprise to see Cloud Lake in here! That's my neck of the woods. Great video, thank you.
Nice! Interesting area to be surrounded by!
Otter Creek that's my home town, I love it here
Darlene, I have often seen the sign that said Otter Creek while traveling on US Highway 19 going south. How far is Otter Creek from Hwy 19 ? How far from Horseshoe Beach ?
@sharlynebeach2786 when u come to the blinking light on 19, ur in OC, depending on which way ur traveling to get u to the middle of OC. Where would u be coming from?
Im a Floridian and my original hometown had 208 people back in the 80's. But its not in Florida, its in Idaho: a little town along I-84 called Bliss. Go Bears. (Currently in the Tallahassee area).
If your hometown is in Idaho, how are you a Floridian? 😂 Yall non natives are funny.
@@rebeccaspratling2865 Born AND raised in Idaho, 19 years. Now in Florida (30 years) so I'm both. My favorite place in the world is Redfish Lake / Stanley. I also love Disney Springs and Destin / Okaloosa Island.
Thanks for this video…
My grandparents are buried at the Methodist Church In Bascom. My grandmother was from Two Egg as well.
I haven’t been up that way in years and your video brought back great memories.
Thanks
May l ask your grandmother's name? May have known of her.
Polly “Bevis” Grant… My grandfather was Leslie “Fix” Grant.
While pastoring in Levi county, I had many precious church members from outer Creek.
May they rest in peace
Forgot to mention Shady Oaks Campground at the far west end of Otter Creek. 👍
Madam mayor would know wow thanks 👍
All new construction must be raised 12 to 15’ from ground level. Parts of the town flood during ‘King’ high tides and sometimes a westerly breeze pushes the water up the inlets.
My favorite is Marineland. I love the area. Peaceful and relaxing. I haven't been there in years, sadly. Loved going there during my childhood.
Great stuff, highly recommend the 2 vol set, Visting Small Town Florida
Mainland stayed there many times in the hotel and spent time along the beach fishing . I am a Floridian
Beautiful and peaceful area!!
Really a different world than the Midwest! The one that was more inland would be my choice. There sure isn't any quiet along the shore with that surf. Plus I do not know if I want to face down a hurricane. Very pretty areas and very interesting also.
Definitely a lot of different types of places to check out. You don’t want to live at Indian Creek? 😂😂
@@TravelwithaWiseguy No, I'll pass. I am afraid that I wouldn't live up to their image. Imagine being that up in the world, only to find an old farm boy/biker/trucker moving in next door? Be just like the Clampets moving in next to the Drysdales!
Haha that would be a great idea for UA-cam!
@@TravelwithaWiseguy Yeah, I would be stocking bass in the cement pond, and putting in a veggie garden out back. Be flying my Hawkeye and Husker flags on the front porch, and have my old Jimmy Envoy and Harley Ultra sitting in the drive. They would be happy with their new neighbor!
😂😂😂
native resident of pinellas county here - i always wondered why belleair shore was a separate thing on the map. i've driven past it a lot of times and not even noticed haha. so cool that you came over to my county though!! ^^
also, hulk hogan actually lives in clearwater, just south of caladesi island
Thanks for the Hogan info! Such a beautiful area you live in!
This is great stuff!! Thank you for posting!!
My pleasure! I had a lot of fun making it!
Oh, this was so good - but all your videos are. I used to live in Denham Springs, LA, and the landscape in this and your two previous videos looks so similar to my old home it's bringing back happy memories. Not to mention the houses on stilts for avoiding storm surge - used to see that all over LA, too. Awesome that we still got to see a bit of Indian Creek thanks to your drone! If I had to pick one of these places to live, I think it would be Horseshoe Beach, but Belleair Shore and Lazy Lake are close seconds. Thank you for all the time, effort, planning, and heart you put into these, they're such a bright spot in the week!
Thanks! It was a fun video to plan, visit, and edit. Such a range of different places, and being in Florida very beautiful. Appreciate the nice comment 😊
The tree behind the bench in Cloud Lake looks like a Strangler Fig or Banyan tree!
Someone was asking about that - thanks!
😢 North of okeechobee You are in florida South of okeechobee you are in cuba
Yep
Not so, native here
Southwest FL is not that Cuban, mostly northern Anglo transplants and many Central Americans for Hispanic population.
@@JohnnyK60 I can agree with you on that one. I moved away from South Florida before west coast of south Florida began to be really populated. So I'm not as familiar with it, but it wasn't popular with my Cuban friends since it was mostly swampy and little city area. Mind you that was some 30 years ago. I still have family and visit south east Florida though.
Enjoyed the video. I think Horseshoe Beach was my favorite. I know that this was part of your Xmas trip to the Keys so I expect that you now have a greater appreciation just how large the state of Florida is from one end to the other.
Thank you! A lot of people agree with you! I’ve been to Florida a lot (my parents lived there) so I knew what I was in for haha.
@@TravelwithaWiseguy Florida is hyuge. With all of the traffic issues on I-75 it sometimes took 8 hours or more after leaving Naples to get to the state line. Sometimes we gave up & would turn around & go back home. I can’t imagine what it would be like to make that drive during a hurricane evacuation. It was a factor in why we finally moved out of Florida. Keep up the good work 👍
Absolutely would be jammed packed. Thanks!!
I Have visited there several times , just like you once as a little kid. Marineland was used to film part of the movie THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON a black and white movie from the fifties. Also to my Grandfather worked on the construction of Marineland. I like Marineland i guess because I have a connection.
I didn’t know about that movie - fun! Thanks 😊
I like the sound of Otter Creek. It's a little north of us in Citrus county. I've been here since 1983 and it's just growing too fast. I need more quiet.
Definately going to take a ride.
i live in citrus to you got that right
@@christinesmith7625
You riding out the storm?
@@nancyfahey7518 yes all good
The little town in steenahatchee Florida is just as small as horseshoe Florida its also sorta next door from horseshoe. You gotta drive about 20/30 minutes just to go grocery shopping and the population there is also very small.
I grew up in Jackon County and know Bascom well. My cousin and her husband (and then her son) owned Bryan Grocery Stord for many years, my uncle was once the Padtor of First Baptist Church, my 1st cousin and her familynlive there. My brother once lived there as well. I also once performed a wedding at the restored old schoolhouse.
There is a small town tucked right in the middle of South daytona Beach named Wilbur by the that i always thought had a very interesting name.
Horseshoe beach has moments at that boat ramp where there is no water for a 1/4 mile. I was a federal contractor for NOAA and had to go there often.
the people at marineland mostly live at Whitney lab and are UF students. A friend of mine works/studies there. grandma and great granny live down the road!
I once lived in cross city & oldtown Florida to which are tiny hick towns but anyways horseshoe Beach was also a nice hang out spot for me to see the beautiful sunsets after work or for a little breather. However the beach water is brown and a bit smelly.
The area I like, where we used to live in Trenton Florida was otter Springs. We used to rent a stilt house out there and then I guess the owner sold it to the state and now it’s a state park.
Very interesting and different 10 small towns videos. I think the last one (marineland) would be my favorite. I like small, semi isolated, quiet towns. Thanks for sharing.
That seems to be a lot of people's thoughts - hard for me to disagree!
Badcom Fl, welcome to peanut and corn farms. Jackson County has some of the biggest deer in Florida. .......ah, good ol Two Egg
#7 Bascom. Not far from where I live and was raised as a kid.
The small or smallest town of anything were considered bunkers, or barricades, or barracks, or hidouts. If anything, it was to hide weapons or banking storage.
Have you watched the you tubes of Otter Creek? Very interesting.
I haven’t. Is there one you recommend?
20:21 born & raised in S Fl & never knew about Lazy Lake!
I was born in Lakeland fl still live here over 50 years now it use to be a small town not anymore. But still very nice.
Surprising view of Florida, thanks again
Glad you enjoyed it!
I kept expecting you to visit Boca Vista, where the Seinfelds retired.
That would've been awesome haha - especially if Kramer was still on the board :)
Thanks for taking me on that trip with You.. Great video.. and great job too.. keep up the good work until it's see in the next video..👍🙏🙂
Thank you - much appreciated!
Love videos like this, tha baseball players house has caused a lot of controversy been sold and so forth, Hulk Hogan at on time lived on the intercoastal side if Belliar however he moved to due North of Belliar shores, both of my sons live in area and I have been going there since the 70s when no one wanted to live there. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you! Spectacular area there!! Fun video to make 😊
My grandmothers home town where my mom sent my brother and I for vacation for a week or 2 every summer to get us out of her hair. Pop. 185 as of 2022. My brother has since purchased my grandmothers home, and now lives there. Small town just west of Spring Hill on the gulf.
New to this channel. Love your channel. I like the music to this video. Bascom, Florida seems like a quaint little town. If I lived in Bascom Florida I'd definitely attend the Methodist Church.
Thank you very much! 😊
Thanks bestie sent me here glad i did what gorgeous small towns thank you sir for showing us around god bless ya sweetheart
Thanks for watching 😊
I live near incorporated Bascom. It hasn't had a town hall or a mayor very long actually. That school house project just recently finished by the time you were there.
Thanks for the info!
Great video Coach BUT you forgot to mention about the devastation that happened at horseshoe Beach when hurricane Idalia went through there in September 2023
Thank you - you might have missed it, but I showed a photo of that during the video of Horshore Beach around the 2:00 mark.
I think I like Bascom as well with Horseshoe Beach second. I was surprised that there is a place like Horseshoe Beach on the water in Florida that isn't overly populated. It's practically isolated.
It’s pretty far down the way so you have to take a trip to get there. Would be fun for the weekends for sure!
My daughter's fastpitch softball tournament led me to the Panhandle of Florida decades ago. In my opinion, that area beat anything you saw on your trip. Of course, today it may be altogether different. Progress?
I did a couple videos on Liberty County (in the panhandle) and it was a very beautiful and interesting area!
1st town, Horseshoe Beach. Lost much of their population the last 30 yrs. Unsure, but many move out of the town limits, when the town/city acts too much like an HMO, or taxes get to high
I live right across Indian Creek with unobstructed views of the golf course on the water!!
Oh wow what a view!
Lamont used to have a store. Mr.Reeves owed it and lived across the road that was 1966.
Thank you
Also like the drone pictures great job..👍🙏🙂
Thank you so much 😀
Interesting/informative/entertaining.
Bascom looked like my kinda place. I can't believe you didn't video a few gators. Wife wants to move to Ocala, guess when we get there I'll get on the hawg and go visit Bascom
I was looking for them but I guess they hibernated for the winter!
The outskirts of ocala are nice especially north and east where you have a lot of rolling hills
Just south of marineland on A1A there's a little community you might say of Beverly Beach It does have a City Hall building about as large as a one-bedroom apartment it seems to me it would be incorporated but I don't know
It has a population of 474 so a little too large for this video. I drove through it on my way to Marineland 😊
Cool, I used to walk the Bellaire shores beach at night and most of it was vacant - I’d access it from the town access of bellair and walk but it amazed me how dark it was - sea turtles nest there and coastal erosion is a problem - John travolta was the most famous owner we know of in that area 😊
I saw Ryan Howard’s house being built from Gulf Blvd in 2013-2014.
We love your video, can you tell me what are the maps you show...thanks for the info
Thank you! For most videos I use the Delorme Atlas & Gazetteer for each state.
I was looking at those expensive houses and my first thought was don't build your house on sinking sand. Florida develops too many sink holes to put down that much money. I liked the little country towns, the people were probably a lot more down to earth and friendly. Life moves slower there as well. Talk about a hodgepodge lol I don't think you could have found anymore places on both ends of the scale as this collection is lol Really pretty areas, the beaches were pretty, I see someone had their ducks in a row 😉 Another great video dear, stay safe and GOD bless
Haha yes they were definitely in a row 😂😂 I agree about the little country towns. They felt like they could’ve been in any state really. Thanks again!!
I watched your video because I recognized the thumbnail i drive past it every day
Hurricane Idalia kicked a bunch of small towns (and counties) butts. But we are resilient and getting back to normal. (Madison county Florida here).
While those towns may be outdated, they certainly are not the smallest towns in Florida. Almost every village in Holmes county is small and more remote then most of the towns he mentioned. If you really want to see what old Florida was like...go to Holmes county. Some cool things there...like the original Fountain of Youth...in Ponce De Leon.
These are the smallest incorporated towns in Florida according to the 2020 US Census. I'm assuming the places you're referring to are unincorporated, thus not eligible for this list.
@@TravelwithaWiseguyEsto, Bethlehem, Caryville, all in Holmes County.
I like mairneland. I could easily take my dogs walking on the beach which is a rarity anywhere you go in this state
Definitely an enjoyable place to visit!
Cedar Key is one of my favorite. Webster is a small town, I love the old Flea Market here. It is old, and really big. Open on Mondays.
Otter Creek was more of my style
It is ODDER Creek The people that have the 'Wat the hales' youtube channel live there.
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Awesome thank you!
Very interesting. I wouldnt even think a town could exist being overshadowed by these monster theme parks. Lazy Lake seems like a sweet little place. So tiny but there it is❤
I always find the stories as to why these towns are so small to be very interesting. No matter why :)
I lived in that apartment by Disney. My mail always got labeled Lake Buena Vista. I lived there from 2015-2018
Very cool 😎
Inglis is a nice small town. Lake butler,glen st. Marys.
Weeki wachee (unincorporated) population 16 (2020 census)
Yep! Being unincorporated is why it’s not in the video.