Honoring "Palmetto Country's" Own Stetson Kennedy

On November 16, 2014 Beluthahatchee was officially recognized as the only US literary landmark to honor two writers:  commemorating both Kennedy and his friend, folksong artist, Woody Guthrie. 

Kennedy's wife, Sandra Parks Kennedy, reflects on "Beluthahatchee Bill," Woody Guthrie's nickname for the man who spent his life writing to raise the bar for equality and dignity for all in America.  Looking out from his back porch it was easy to feel the spirit of Beluthahatchee, which was named for the Miccosukee word meaning "dark water" - and the place that Zora Neale Hurston described as a mythical "Florida Shangri-la, where all unpleasantness is forgiven and forgotten."

Now don't you forget to check out our Events page for our report on Gardenfest: Art in the Garden and visit our Awards page to see how the Certificate of Appreciation from MonarchWatch.org motivated us to get out and garden!