Month: March 2014

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  March 21, 2014

  Occupational Folklore: The Boat Guides of Wakulla Springs c.1980

    Tourism has long played a central role in Florida’s economy. On November 8-9, 1980, Florida Folklife Program folklorists Ormond Loomis and Doris Dyen set out to document examples of the colorful narratives or “spiels” used by tour boat guides at Wakulla Springs. Track 13 is their recording of James A. Moretz, a guide for…