Rick Kilby, Orlando-based writer, graphic designer and author of Florida’s Healing Waters: Gilded Age Mineral Springs, Seaside Resorts, and Health Spas, will discuss his book, 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.