[Visions of Yankeetown]
The Visions of Yankeetown Virtual Photo Album Archive

Welcome to the archive of Vision's photographs from early 1999 through early 2001. If you would like to add a comment to an archived picture, please send an email to webmaster@yankeetown.com. Click the thumbnails below for the larger pictures.

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Yes, I grew up!!! I keep hearing from all the people I know in Yankeetown how the last time they saw me, I was just a kid. I'm not a kid anymore. To all my friends, I love ya! Life is awesome and God is greater!!!!

Added by Evelyn (Kennedy) Meeks,
19 October 2005 at 1141

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November, 2004 Sunset taken from the Beach area near the "end of the road" in Yankeetown.

Added by John Smith,
15 November 2004 at 1144

This is what I miss in Orlando

Added by Suzanne "Sue" Tillman,
23 November 2004 at 1055

6th grade 1987a

8th grade 1988

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Coast Guard Circa 1979

This fishing boat may have been caught with contraband onboard, however I cannot remember for sure.

Added by Jim VanMiddlesworth,
11 April 2005 at 2216

Good to see some other pic's come up of the houseboat.

Added by johnny,
29 May 2005 at 2036

END OF THE ROAD

this is a very nice photo. I am looking for some old photos of the fish house on Riverside Dr. if anyone could help me out that would be great. my son is in high school at ridgewood in new port richey and is doing a detailed family tree / history report and is lacking old photos. we had a bunch but through the years floods ect. kinda took some. also I am the daughter of a McCranie wich is one of 13. if anyone is interested / or knows any of them and would like to contact someone try www.McCranieclan.com thank you and any help will be greatly appreciated. dillingerv@bellsouth.net is how I can be contacted. Violet Dillinger

Added by violet,
2 October 2005 at 0750

i lived in yankeetown for 8 years and swam at the end of the road dozens of times

Added by jennifer,
25 February 2006 at 1320

Nice Pic Love your town

Added by JOEL ,
24 May 2006 at 0444

Hi and thank you for your comments. still if any pics are avail. please send them to my new address - dillingerv@earthlink.net

Added by violet,
13 June 2006 at 1203

I remember many a @#$#faced night at the end of the road. I time after a save the manatee event in inglis we went down and mark jumped in the fire we made. Good times!

Added by john jenkins,
2 November 2006 at 1001

Family photo

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Santa visits Yankeetown Prek and HeadStart...We love Santa

Added by friend of santa,
18 December 2004 at 0318

thats my little cousin

Added by jennifer,
20 February 2006 at 1109

Library Circa 1979

Old Izaak Walton Lodge Taken Summer 1987

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A recent shot looking down stream at the Yankeetown water tower.

Added by John Hampton,
24 May 2005 at 0646

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this is a photo from my back yard in surburban L.A. As pretty as it may be, it will never add up to the many beautiful sunsets I've seen back home. I sure do miss them....and the people!!!

Added by Jim Tourigny,
21 April 2005 at 2352

I love yankeetown

Added by ,
29 October 2005 at 1531

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whom ever took these should post them on www.saveyankeetown.com they are wonderful. but now it seems to be everything some are trying to change. read a link or 2 on save yankeetown-you'll understand.

Added by ,
13 June 2006 at 1227

andyjimmy

These were the Fun years.....Baseball...does anyone recognize these two?

Added by ,
3 January 2003 at 0510

Jimmy's the good lookin' one!

Added by Andy,
17 November 2003 at 1358

but i like your smile

Added by mom,
20 August 2005 at 0145

That is a great picture of you two. I am so glad I found this website. You guys sure kept us in stitches through the years from Yankeetown to Dunnellon.

Added by Leslie (Beasley) Deakins,
1 November 2005 at 1833

bobbie10033

Bobbi grew up and went to school here. Now she's back and all grown up. Welcome back,Bobbi

Added by Kathy Burch,
9 January 2005 at 1936

thats really nasty and who cares. she should go back and have some work done on her self. thanks rufus

Added by rufus,
18 March 2005 at 0630

maybe "DUFUS" would like to leave a picture of his her self so we can all tell them how we think they look! Because the comment they made about "Bobbi" already speaks volumes about their personality! Btw, "BOBBI" is a very pretty girl!!

Added by tuff_guys,
16 October 2005 at 0941

Where is my Hottie Bobbie? I dont know who this Duffis Is But, WE KNOW Bobi Is Prettttty FN' HoT' ~^ME^~

Added by RabbiT,
31 May 2006 at 2004

Where is my Hottie Bobbie? I dont know who this Duffis Is But, WE KNOW Bobi Is Prettttty FN' HoT' ~^ME^~

Added by RabbiT,
31 May 2006 at 2005

buzzards in yankeetown

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Grave markers for Sarah and Ben Putt, on the current site of the Shell station in Inglis. Rumor has it the markers were removed and the graves paved over. Anyone seeing ghosts on the corner of 19 and 40?

Added by andy,
25 January 2006 at 1931

dodgers 1980ish

Middle coach is Joey Baylor. Second from left, middle row, bubble-in-progress is Jim Tourigny. Third from left, front row, goofy grin, is Andy Seely. Fifth from left, front row, hat bigger'n 'is head, looks like Gary Hawes. Far right front row looks like Gary Stephens.

Added by Andy,
2 January 2006 at 1841

field day 1976

I was highly competative in the challenging paper-plate-discus circuit. Unfortunately, a life-threatening paper cut knocked me out of the Olympics the following year. -- andy

Added by Andy,
2 January 2006 at 1832

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The rebuilt Izaac Walton Lodge looks much the same from the river...Photo taken February 2001

Added by Eric Weber,
2 March 2001 at 1503

Great picture and makes a great background on computer - right click and click on set as background.

Added by John Lawlor,
22 August 2003 at 2338

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The rebuilt Lodge opened for business summer 2000. Congrats Wayne and Linda! Photo February 2001.

Added by Eric Weber,
2 March 2001 at 1507

Stopped in the town to see the folks that distribute the amazing Eventors lights, fell in love with the town. It is like a powerful step back in time to one of the richest environments, those that oldtimers of west Florida know intimately.

Added by Sara McCarty,
24 December 2001 at 0316

hi, loved the site I lived in ytwn for year.. my dad is jack sparks, and my family is the mekelburgs,sparks, and a few others. someday i will end up back there/ retired am currently back in michigan getting the career thing and kid raising out of the way.. take care. see yall soon.

Added by Dale Lamoreaux,
28 May 2002 at 1409

The Isaac Walton Lodge sat right in front of my bus stop and I remember a pay phone out front that we used to use every morning to call the operator to ask the time. And there was a large stump where we'd play King of the Mountain every morning. I don't remember ever going inside but I knew the outside of that building and the land very well.

Added by Evelyn Kennedy Meeks,
6 August 2002 at 2221

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Added by John Lawlor,
7 April 2001 at 0958

I remember this Coast Guard station when it was first brought to Yankeetown. One soul lived there for six months with no electricity, only plumbing and alot of candles.

Added by Richard Post,
8 April 2001 at 2133

That would be Kim Turnidge of Utah, Richard. He left shortly after trashing his bike and hurting his back. The houseboat was initially moored upriver against the south bank for a spell.

Added by Eric Weber,
17 April 2001 at 1221

Kim was my best friend and a Mormon. We had a nice station when I was there-1977. Alot of good memories.

Added by John Lawlor,
5 August 2002 at 1151

I was stationed with Kim from 1975-1976. He was a cool dude. Had a Yamaha 400 bike and a Triumph TR-6.This photo brings back a lot of memories

Added by David Barker,
27 September 2002 at 1342

I remember the cook "Cookie" on the boat and Chief Sam Harris. Sue Cassady and I ate a lot of fried chicken in that kitchen when the chief wasn't there. How about the Saint Bernard!!! I loved those good ole carefree days!!!

Added by Sally Price,
2 January 2003 at 0116

I remember the way the Coast Guard took care of Yankeetown Boat,CO. My parents could always count on them in times of crisis such as when we had the major fire at the marina in the 80's and when we had another boat fire. Without them I don't know what we would have done. Thanks guys you are the best.

Added by Sue Tillman,
8 August 2003 at 1122

Does anyone remember anything about Sue Tillman's post about the fire at the marinas? I'm trying to piece together the history and dates of the marinas. Please email me. Thanks.

Added by Jeremy,
7 July 2005 at 0734

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Inglis Spillway - February, 2001

Added by Eric Weber,
2 March 2001 at 1459

If they would stop the dam from running may the river would come back up like it was .

Added by bull,
8 June 2001 at 2138

Our grandaddy, L.D.Miller, took us fishing for brim last year at this very spot. Zach was convinced they were pirhanas-he was only 5 at the time.

Added by Zach, Amber & Matt,
17 June 2002 at 1647

Hello The site was a good reflection of my first memories i moved to yankeetown when i was 3 and left when i was 5 but I have always wanted to go back but havent got the chance yet. Alot of my family lived there, my grandfather James Sparks, my uncles James Sparks Jr and Leo Sparks which most people knew as Joe or crazy coohunter and my father is Marvin. I remeber swimmming at the end of the road and going out on the boats with my dad and I still remeber Kelly Reynolds and Jack Nickolson. I do plan to get back there soon. I will be trying to find pictures from when i was down there if i do i will post them as soon as i can. thank you Joe Sparks

Added by Joe Sparks,
18 September 2002 at 1231

The Inglis Bypass Spillway brings the only flow of water into the lower Withlacoochee River meandering through Inglis and Yankeetown. This structure was built to provide the lower Withlacoochee River with water when the US Army Corps of Engineers dissected our river to build the Cross State Florida Barge Canal. Amazes me that they took a pristeen beautiful crystal clear fast flowing fish filled river, cut it in half, killed it, and then it is designated an "OUTSTANDING FLORIDA WATERWAY."

Added by Sally Price,
2 January 2003 at 0130

This picture brings me so many memories good and bad all flooding back at the same time just like the water flowing over the dam. I used to live in "Dan's mobile home park" just off to the side of the spillway. I remember going there with my best friend Mary and laying out in the sun or to drink with boyfriends. But mostly I would go there to reflect on my life and when I would get out of this little one horse town. Now at the age of 33 and living in Seattle,WA. I long for the simpler times like I spent soaking up the sun and reflecting by the spillway

Added by Elizabeth Regalado,
5 July 2005 at 1257

Well said Betsy! I also remember sneaking out to go and sit at the spillway talking about a little bit of everything and a lot of nothing...just soaking up life under the stars...oh how simple life was then!!! I also recall fishing barefoot for gar with bread balls and how incredibly aggressive they could be, (and how silly we were for doing it!) What would we have done had we ever caught one!?! If nothing else Betsy...we'll always have these fond memories of our impressionable teenage years--- memories that we were blessed to share together and will carry with us forever. You are the dearest friend I have ever had and I love you for so many reasons. This photo of the spillway only brings back a fraction of the our times shared, memories made, and love shared and lost! We are truly blessed!!!!! I love and miss you Mary!

Added by Mary (Kline) Trimble,
5 July 2005 at 1413

thirdgrade

This is my 3'rd grade class at Yankeetown, 1975. To the best of my recollection, these are: (front, L - R) Skipper LaFrance, Tim Gibson, Shane Neeld; (2'nd Row, L - R) ??, Andy White, Clay Thompson, April Yapp, Shaun Pope, Lynn Price, Effie Kennedy, Tony Dixon; (3'rd Row, L - R) Doyle Watson, James Ceclarz, Nam Sun Cho, Jackie Sparks, Tracey Stevens, Sherry Watson, Suzanne Borowski, Cindy Vorisek; (Back Row, L - R) Mrs. Colson, ??, Tara Reid, ??, Christie Cobb, Terri Caton, David Nichols, ??, David Sourdiff. If I have any names wrong, or if you can identify someone I couldn't remember, please add a comment.

Added by Tim,
20 July 2005 at 0820

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From 1987.

Added by Andy,
5 January 2006 at 0419

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1956 I think, Post card picture of the famous Yankeetown "Glass House" owned by the Eugene Knotts family. They threw no stones! Great folks, always glad to let us show our relatives and visitors the home.

Added by J,
17 August 2002 at 2344

I remember stopping to admire the Glass House when we would take a ride on the River. Absolutely Beautiful!

Added by Evelyn Meeks,
29 August 2002 at 0849

Christmas in Yankeetown always meant a trip down by Gene and Norma Knotts glass house at 1 Genie Court. They would take a large cedar tree, cut it in half, put one half in the house and mount the other half on the roof. It looked like it went right through the roof. If you were on their Christmas card list you got a picture of the decorated 2 story tree on a post card. Life then and now is great!!!

Added by Sally Price,
2 January 2003 at 0140

My wife and I are purchasing the "Glass House" at 1 Genie Court. I am very interested in the history of the home. I would love to find an old post card like this one to frame, or at least to scan. If anyone knows anything of the history of the "Glass House" we would love to hear it. Was there an architect, and if so, who? Were there any other customs regarding the home in addition to the Christmas tree through the roof? I would love to hear any stories that involve the home. We have fallen in love with Yankeetown, and any information you can provide us would really be appreciated. Thanks.

Added by John & Nancy Smith,
18 April 2003 at 0032

I spent many a happy hour in that house as a child. Gene and Norma were great friends my parents. Jane and Elton Jones of Ocala, Florida. Before I was born my dad was principal of the high school in Yankeetown. Then principal of Ocala High School. I used to go down for long weekends and weeks in the summer in the late 50's with Ruth Fohl the councilor at the Ocala High. She was great friends of my parents also. I loved playing in the piano shaped pool. Gene used to take me out fishing in the gulf in a big boat that he built himself We used to fish right off the platform that hung out over the river also. Norma used to bake bread almost every day and we all enjoyed eating it fresh out of the oven. I seem to remember the only rooms without glass walls were the bath rooms. Norma tried to teach me how to play the organ they had in the livingroom, but I had no musical talent. I remember their old house where their children grew up. My older sister and brother were friends of their children. I hope you love the house as much as I did. I always dreamed of having a home like that some day. Best wishes and happiness always, Kay

Added by Kay Jones Voge,
20 May 2003 at 2130

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