Goodland
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Goodland Vista Crossing the Goodland bridge, you momentarily lose the horizon and seem to ascend into the sky. Then - you come back to earth, the horizon reappears and in the distance you see mini-towers some five miles off in the distance. But, unlike most of the cars, you don't keep going - you make a sharp left turn at the Welcome to Goodland sign. As you turn a 60 X 15 mural painted by local artist - stares you in the face. Then you follow the winding road into a tiny village smaller than one square mile surrounded by water. Residents There are about 400 year round residents here and everyone knows everyone, watches out for each other, and yet minds their own business. You discover Goodland when you discover her people - Goodland is it's people. Lifestyle Weekdays are pretty quite and serious. Come the weekend , Goodland jumps and the "hot spots" shake with the best entertainers in the state of Florida. Culture Many artist come to the village, sit along the banks and work on their canvases alone or with classes and groups.. The banks and bays amassed with boaters and buildings take on a special art form for the artist. Crab traps make a special view for the artist and photographers alike. The village also claims many fine and known artists. Anne Bianchi is a fine artist as well as a connoisseur of specimen shells from all over the world. Goodland is a place with only a few streets and no side walks. Children play and dogs and cats sleep in the streets. Biking and pet walking are times for good exercise - and fishing tops it all. Goodland is a fine place to live. In this place its difficult to tell a fisherman from a millionaire. Provided by Betty Bruno of Goodland, Florida |
