230920 Season 1 Episode 18 Pahokee Florida on Lake Okeechobee
Pahokee is a city located on the shore of Lake Okeechobee in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. It is part of South Florida's Miami metropolitan area. The population was 5,524 in the 2020 census. It is the only Florida city sitting on the shore of Lake Okeechobee. Here you will find Muck Tavern and campgrounds. Most guests recommend trying tasty prawns, salmon and chicken wings. This restaurant, with the calm atmosphere, can be a place to start your journey at Muck Tavern. No trip is complete until you stop at the local barbershop, Riguez Barbershop, and meet Curtis aka Two-Tone, part comedian and full-time local legend, for a good haircut.According to the 2020 U.S. Census, 57% of the residents of Pahokee were African American and 33% were Hispanic or Latino.] In 2018, the Mayor, Kenneth W. Babb, as well as the four members of the City Commission were all African American.Pahokee was incorporated in 1922. The name "Pahokee" means "grassy waters" in the Creek language. Local residents refer to Pahokee as "The Muck", which signifies the mineral-rich dark soil in which sugar cane, citrus fruits, and corn are grown by agribusinesses. In the 1930s, it was known as the "Winter Vegetable Capital of the World".The city was severely affected, as were the other communities to the south of the lake, by the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane. Hurricane Wilma, in 2005, destroyed a newly built marina.Pahokee was founded on the produce grown in the muck, the fertile bottom of the Everglades after part of it was drained in the early 20th century. In 1939, the Federal Writers' Project guide said of Pahokee: "From Christmas until April, Pahokee is a 24-hour town; long trains of refrigerated cars roll out for northern markets day and night." "The streets are noisy and crowded; bars, restaurants and gambling places are never closed. But today, it’s quiet and a fishing paradise. #pahokee #muck #muckbowl #grassywaters #creek #hurricanewilma #trippinwithsilverdaddy #travel #nature #travelphotography #photography #love #photooftheday #instagood #travelgram #picoftheday #instagram #beautiful #photo #wanderlust #naturephotography #adventure #art #travelblogger #instatravel #landscape #like #summer #explore #trip #follow #traveling #ig
