Pensacola and the surrounding area boasts a rich historical legacy, one that begins with the earliest years of European colonization.
Of course there were Native Americans living in the area prior to the coming of the Spanish, but much of their civilization has been lost to the ravages of time.
It is known that humans lived in the Pensacola area as long as 10,000 years ago. For most of that time, their communities were small and nomadic. Through generations they developed a culture that was tied to the seashore and the trade generated by access to Gulf.
For those who have vacationed in Pensacola before... long, white, empty stretches of gleaming beaches and dunes along the Gulf of Mexico are easily remembered. Though Ivan caused considerable damage to the area and many of its homeowners... are homeless, the 400,000 residents of the Pensacola metro area are nevertheless, determined to welcome its visitors once again. Many of Pensacola's residents were once vacationers to the area but they just couldn't get enough so they decided to stay...permanently!
In 1926, a group of culturally-minded citizens met in the the San Carlos Hotel and elected a Board of Managers to provide theatrical talent. The Opera House was gone, and the new rococo Saenger was now a professional house. Local performers, technicians, even writers combined their efforts and for several years produced shows at the high school.
Pensacola beach is enjoying a new extreme sport and lots of people, both spectators and participants, are taking notice…way up in the sky! It’s not a bird or a plane…but the wildest new water sport in years…kite surfing! It’s super cool…and so is the kite that’s attached to a man or a woman-guy or girl-bloke or chick…balanced on a surfboard…and gliding on the water. Get the picture? Funny thing is…and extreme as it is, it really isn’t new at all! Kite surfing dates back to the 13th Century Chinese when kites were actually used as a simple mode of transportation.
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