Photo courtesy of D.B. Cooper
On June 1, 2012, reenactors in sixteenth century dress will march down St. George Street in St. Augustine warning citizens of the impending attack by the Englishman Sir Francis Drake. Well, an attack that will be similar to one Drake and his crew launched against the city in 1586.
Back in those days, the English were trying to push their way into Spanish Florida. Drake brought twenty-three ships and actually bombarded St. Augustine from Anastasia Island. When the Spanish finally fled, 1000 English soldiers invaded the city, looted it and burned what was left.
Photo courtesy of D.B. Cooper
At 7:00 PM on June 2nd, 2012, reenactors will commemorate this event starting at the old City Gate and going all the way to the city plaza. Previous to that, from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM, reenactors will offer living history demonstrations at Fountain of youth Park. Come join the fun!
All of these events are presented by Searles’ Buccaneers in cooperation with St. Augustine’s Men of Menendez. Click here for more information.
Click here for a photo gallery of a previous Drakes’ Raid.
Click here for Fountain of Youth Park.
In her blog this week, Bitten Twice published the following interview in her quest for speaking with authors of the paranormal. I’ve added some extra photos for emphasis:
by Bitten2ice on May.17, 2012, under In the Moonlight
TheFullFang welcomes Doug Dillon
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Meet the Author
About the Author
Read an excerpt from Explosion of Being (Nonfiction, paranormal)
Read an excerpt of The St. Augustine Trilogy, Book I
BT: Where are you from?
DD: Altamonte Springs, FL
BT: Do you have any news to share? We love to sing our fangs into juicy news.
DD: Juicy news? Hmm, not really. But if you would like to read an interesting story about how my work in the paranormal came full circle with the Spiritualist Community of Cassadaga, FL, check out this blog posting from last November. Here’s the URL: http://dougdillon.com/2012/01/12/cassadaga-fl-a-lesson-in-coincidental-events/
BT: When and why did you begin writing?
DD: My writing for publication began in 1979 after my dad’s death. Paranormal events had occurred in relation to that loss, causing my wife and myself to explore the supernatural. We collected so many notes that we decided to put it into book form as co-authors. We titled it, An Explosion of Being: An American Family’s Journey into the Psychic, and eventually an imprint of Prentice Hall came out with the first edition. Last fall, after the book being out of print for many years, my wife and I brought it back into the literary light of day through our own publishing company.
BT: Have you always considered yourself a writer?
DD: No. Before that initial book, I had been a teacher and school administrator. The only writing I had done were reports, curricula, lesson plans and newsletters.
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