Talking Story

Story by Uncle Bill In the same era of the late 1960’s when a Miami surfer rode over to the beach to surf for the day, they often found it

The museum has received many donations over the years from our generous supporters. But every so often something special comes through our door. We were recently visited by Steve and

Story by Uncle Bill- I would imagine most every man, woman and child who surfed or even went to South Beach, Miami, FL on any given Sunday during the

FSM was recently paid a visit by surfing legend Kevin O’Dare. Kevin was in town competing in the Annual Rich Salick NKF contest at the pier. He had brought with

  We recently received a visit from Bill Stimson and his fiancé Betty at the Florida Surf Museum. In the back of Bill's cherry  2002 4Runner were a Bing Nuuhiwa

Uncle Bill grew up in Miami and began surfing south beach and points north in the early 60s. He shares his tales with us for your enjoyment.      

WUCF's popular series "Central Florida Roadtrip" recently featured the Florida Surf Museum in this episode. The show recounts how the space program transformed a sleepy beach town into a center

Duke Kahanamoku. The Duke is an icon and legend who is widely credited with introducing surfing to the world. In 1912 after his triumph at the Olympic games in Stockholm,

Bud was a true gentleman and eternally stoked on surfing and surfing culture. The quality of his surfboards was legendary and his artistry extended to resin paintings, furniture and anywhere

Bob Reeves and his brother Jack were early pioneers of surfing on the Space Coast in Florida. They were representative of the early migration of surfers from around the country