Cold Weather Shelters Expanding, A Postcard’s Place in Central Florida Tourism, How Gators Adapt to Cold Snap

Images from the 2025 DeLand Paper, Postcard and Photo Fair at the Volusia County Fairgrounds, Sunday January 5, 2025 and the ‘Hello Sunshine! Selling Florida Through the Art of Postcards’ exhibit at the Winter Park History Museum

Plummeting temperatures this week have area shelters scrambling to provide safety and relief for the region’s unhoused populations and their pets. We look at the tradition of postcard writing, the fanciful photography and art, and the role they had in promoting tourism in our region. Gatorland’s gator expert explains how the reptiles handle the cold temperatures we’re experiencing in Central Florida.

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