With summer hurricane information on many T.V. channels, Floridians’ awareness of the threat from hurricanes has never been higher. Yet, as Bill Dudley reports, there was a time not too long ago when our knowledge of impending storms was sketchy at best…

With its 1300-mile shoreline, Florida stands as the state most vulnerable to the yearly ravages of hurricanes. Bill Dudley talks to an historian whose recent book compiles the events of Florida’s stormy past – information that might help us deal with the reality of future hurricanes.

2008 marks the 80th anniversary of one of the country’s greatest natural disasters, the 1928 Florida hurricane. Although the death toll is now estimated at between two and three thousand, many believe this storm hasn’t received the attention it deserves because most of the victims were African American migrant farmworkers. Bill Dudley talks to the authors of two books on the hurricane and its aftermath.

Some of the most important artifacts in American archaeology were discovered more than a century ago on Marco Island. Today, the island’s residents want to bring attention to both the ancient and modern history of the region. Recently a Marco couple donated one and a half million dollars toward a fundraising campaign to build a history museum on the island. And as Bill Dudley reports and others are doing it in a more unique fashion.

By some accounts Florida is now the third largest feature film destination in the country. Since the silent days hundreds of movies have been shot here in the Sunshine State. Bill Dudley talks to the authors of two recent books about Florida...both as a theme, and a location, for American motion pictures.