camp helen (avondale mills old retreal) is now a state park near phillips inlet and is the grand old dame of cinder block and rain barrel (ahhh, the memories of the rain barrel! brrrrr!). enjoy!
if you don't have a date palm (you know, the palm trees like what they have in florida....) yet, shame on you. next summer trip, grab a ripe (if they are green, don't bother - should be orange-yellow) date off a tree you like, eat the date (you must eat the date or it won't work!), stick the seed 1/4" down in beach sand with a little potting soil mixed in, and voil'a, you will have you own marvelous florida palm tree - or you could just buy one for 50 bucks if you have more money than brains. I did two this august and they've started coming up - just noticed it this morning (ooooooh..wiggle!)