|
SPORTS
|
Lacrosse gets across
The ancient sport created by native Americans is gaining a stronghold on the Treasure Coast.
|
POOLS
|
Backyard nirvanas
With the temperature rising along with the sweat factor, many Treasure Coast residents are migrating to their own backyard nirvanas, featuring pools, spas or both.
|
VACATIONS
|
Trips on the cheap
Recession put a crimp on grand vacation plans? Here are some inexpensive travel ideas close to home
|
BOATERS OF INTEREST
MUSIC
LIVING HISTORY
|
Our Citrus History
Indian River citrus is known worldwide, but where did it get its name and what does it mean?
|
COVER STORY
ELLINGTON'S INFLUENCE
|
The fabric of the their lives
With the passing of Arthur Rubin, left, on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009, we present these stories prepared for the upcoming edition of Fort Pierce Magazine
|
|
To catch a spy
Ralph Rubin, best known as the founder of a Fort Pierce department store, also played an important role in catching a German spy during World War I
|
LIVING HISTORY
COMMUNITIES
|
St. Lucie Village
St. Lucie Village has long been known as a rustic beauty on the edge of the Indian River while her citizenry are known for their independent spirit and devotion to history
|
LIVING HISTORY
|
Fort Capron's heyday
Reputed baseball inventor Abner Doubleday and Civil war general George Pickett both had assignments at Fort Capron in St. Lucie Village
|
HOMES OF THE TREASURE COAST
|
Home for a century
For more than 100 years, this sturdy wood-frame house by the Indian River has been home to the same family
|
OUR BEST STORIES
Chimps Find Treasure Coast Haven
|
A different sort of retirement village
On the first night of his release onto one of the 11-acre peninsulas at the sanctuary, Thoto remained outside, soaking in the stars and the moon. For the first time in years, he enjoyed an uncaged night of sleep. “He didn’t come in until the next morning."
|
LIVING HISTORY
|
The Ashley Gang:What really happened
Ed Register, 90, remembers that day 83 years ago when he saw the bodies of the Ashley Gang lying outside of the Fee Hardware and Mortuary in Fort Pierce. “It scared the tar out of me,” he says.
|
 |
How We Became The Treasure Coast
|
| Long known for our world-famous citrus, St. Lucie, Martin and Indian River counties became known as the Treasure Coast after the discovery of riches off our shores in the 1960s.
OUR TREASURE HISTORY
PHOTO PROVIDED BY MEL FISHER TREASURE MUSEUM
These are some of the doubloons recovered from the 1715 Plate Fleet recovered off the shores of the Treasure Coast.
|
|
 |
Vero Beach's Treasure Historian
|
Pieces Of History
Vero Beach’s Eugene Lyon has focused much of his scholarly research on the Spanish treasure wrecks off Florida
|
|
 |
Search For A Connection
|
Family Ties
A Port St. Lucie man searches for family ties to the commander of the doomed 1715 treasure fleet that sank off the Treasure Coast.
|
|
 |
VOLUMES
|
Pay dirt in the eye of the storm
Weller’s book, his ninth about treasure hunting, deals mostly with Florida’s east coast, the Keys and the Bahamas. It’s full of well-told stories that should interest new residents of the Treasure Coast and old-timers alike.
|
|
 |
HOMES OF THE TREASURE COAST
|
Treasure House
The shipwrecks that gave the Treasure Coast it's name happened just steps away from the home of Peter and June Fallon. Now, they are making sure that their sturdy home, once used by treasure salvagers, pays homage to the history of the region.
|
|
 |
BOATING
|
|
Sea Keeps Doomed Fleet's Secrets
Two hundred and ninety two years later,we are still learning about the ill-fated Spanish Plate Fleet that sank off the east coast of Florida because of a horrific July hurricane.
|
|
Created on 11/03/2006 01:56 AM by ind1an
Updated on 05/18/2009 01:05 PM by farmerbrown
|
|
|
Back Issues |
|
To order back issues of Indian River Magazine, send a $10 check payable to Indian River Magazine to 308 Ave A, Fort Pierce, FL 34950. Please include your mailing address and the ISSUE(S) you are requesting. Or buy online at IndianRiverStore.com |
|
All site content © Indian River Magazine
|
