in a short biography included in an early 1900s promotional brochure for the Gasparilla Inn on Gasparilla Island in Charlotte ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Every year since 1904, Tampa Bay has been invaded by pirates, whether by land or sea, on horseback or by ...

The island is one of a string of barrier islands along the southwest Gulf Coast between Fort Myers and Tampa, Florida. It is bordered by the Gulf of Mexico, Charlotte Harbor, Little Gasparilla ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Every year since 1904, Tampa Bay has been invaded by pirates, whether by land or sea, on horseback or by galleon. Sometimes, they even take the Tampa mayor hostage to ransom ...

The Gasparilla Pirate Festival is a large annual parade, with a variety of related pirate-themed community events, held in Tampa every January. The festival is named after a legendary Florida ...