The Chicago Connection: Was Capone in Okaloosa County, Florida?
Rumors, stories, and speculation have existed for decades about whether the notorious criminal Alphonse Capone ever visited or did business in Okaloosa County, Florida. Listen as FLASHBACK explores th...
10 Dec 202531min
Okaloosa Island Pier - Fort Walton Pier
Whether you’re an angler, people watcher, beachgoer, seagull or great blue heron, and yes of course, a fish, the pier has something for everyone. The pier invites gathering. It invites exploration an...
3 Juli 202533min
Crab Island, Destin, Florida - Origin Story
Listen to those who remember when Crab Island was an actual island and how it has evolved over the years.
3 Apr 202527min
Thanksgiving in the 1900s in North Florida, Camp Walton, Okaloosa
Thanksgiving in the 1900s in North Florida, Camp Walton, Okaloosa
26 Nov 202410min
Legend of the Lady's Walk at Pirate's Cove, Santa Rosa Sound, Florida
As you listen, this episode was recorded in the spooky month of October, but this episode is timeless in that it tells of a local ghost story that I have heard many times and in many different version...
30 Okt 202412min
The Vale of Paradise, the Chicago Connection, and the Valparaiso Inn
Today on Flashback, I want to you to imagine this town, our County with only two or three hotels or inns. Dirt roads abound. A commercial airport has not yet been created. The railroad in the County i...
3 Juli 202431min
FLASHBACK: The Mary and Esther in Mary Esther, Florida - and a Charles Lindbergh story
The early settlers of Mary Esther were cattlemen, preachers and hard-working folks who created this quiet bedroom community in Northwest Florida's Panhandle between Pensacola and Destin-Fort Walton Be...
2 Apr 202425min
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): Black Sunday 20 years later and the creation of Beach Safety
Okaloosa Beach Safety and other area lifeguard programs were created out of the tragedies on June 8, 2003, also known as Black Sunday. Listen to how Okaloosa County and Destin evolved into having a ro...
22 Jan 202426min
