Rick Kilby will discuss his book, Florida’s Healing Waters: Gilded Age Mineral Springs, Seaside Resorts & Health Spas, a historical account of a little-known time in our state’s history when tourists poured into the state in search of good health. Kilby will explore the phenomena of “taking the waters” during a golden age of bathing, when the state was a prime destination for visitors seeking restoration and romance in mineral springs, surf, and spa. Travelers during this era helped establish our tourist-based economy by flocking to resorts at springs such as Green Cove Springs, White Sulphur Springs, and Warm Mineral Springs, and surf bathing at seaside properties in Palm Beach and Ormond Beach.