HOMOSASSA, Part One: Nature's Own Attraction

<p><a href='https://www.cdcfoundation.org/coronavirus'>Donate to the CDC Foundation here</a></p> <p><a href='https://secure.feedingamerica.org/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app206b?28371.donation=form1&idb=1576589731&df_id=28371&mfc_pref=T&NONCE_TOKEN=B3F0412EA2CA1ABE1936D23C069A4929&s_channel=google&s_onsite_promo=hp_slider&s_subsrc=https://www.feedingamerica.org/&28371_donation=form1&s_src=W203ORGSC&s_referrer=google&_ga=2.259903757.609223084.1584332381-1827312564.1584332381'>Donate to Feeding America here</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.oneblood.org/covid19/index.stml'>Donate to One Blood here</a></p> <p>A former governor of Maine, a Confederate Senator, some bad land deals and a hippo named Lucifer all have one thing in common: a quiet brackish spring named Homosassa. What brought these characters to this spot? And what happens when a big idea falls apart?</p> <p><a href='https://twitter.com/wfmpod'>Follow Wait Five Minutes on Twitter</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.instagram.com/wfmpod/'>Follow Wait Five Minutes on Instagram</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.facebook.com/wfmpod'>Follow Wait Five Minutes on Facebook</a></p> <p>Email the show at <a href='mailto:wfmpod@gmail.com'>wfmpod@gmail.com</a>!</p> <p> </p> <p>Thank you to Jack Evans from the Tampa Bay Times. <a href='https://www.tampabay.com/author/jack-evans/'>You can read his work right here!</a></p> <p>Thank you to Kathy Turner from Citrus County. <a href='https://www.cccourthouse.org/courthouse-museum.php'>Check out the Courthouse Museum here!</a></p> <p> </p> <p>If you enjoyed this episode, you will enjoy these as well!</p> <p><a href='https://waitfiveminutes.podbean.com/e/25-manatees/'>Manatees</a></p> <p><a href='https://waitfiveminutes.podbean.com/e/floridas-state-flag/'>Florida's Flag</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/coronavirustbtimes/'>If you would like to follow the Tampa Bay Times coronavirus update Facebook page, you can check it out right here.</a></p> <p> </p> <p>The phot