New Published Story by R. Michael Brown: America 250 – How the Florida Heartland Helped Shape the Nation’s Story

June 3, 2026.Reading time 2 minutes.

American 250 in Florida. Long before fireworks lit the skies over central Florida cities, the Florida Heartland was already part of America’s story.

2025 Christmas Parade – Lake Placid, Florida

December 15, 2025.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Started off with the high school JROTC! Go Dragons!

Nothing better than small-town USA.

Lake Huntley has a Hold on Me – Love Song for My Wife

November 28, 2025.Reading time 5 minutes.

Wrote and produced a Thanksgiving love song for my wife Leonor Martinez (Mama) about our life here on Lake Huntley in Lake Placid, Florida.

Have a Blessed Memorial Day

May 26, 2025.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Flags-In video at Arlington National Cemetery

Happy New Year 2024!

January 2, 2024.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Happy New Year 2024!

A Thanksgiving Blessing with the Knights of Columbus

November 19, 2023.Reading time 2 minutes.

A Thanksgiving Blessing from Knights of Columbus in Lake Placid, Florida

R. Michael Brown – Produced, shot, and edited pro-bono for Knights of Columbus #7245, Lake Placid, Florida. The Knights of Columbus in Lake Placid, Florida, every year pay for (from church donations), pack, and deliver a full Thanksgiving meal worth of food for those that are in need in the community. This year, the Knights […]