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Post #593177 by TikiTomD on Fri, Jun 10, 2011 3:15 PM

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Fort Lauderdale, host city of Hukilau 2011 (in progress at this time), has a strong connection to Johnny Weissmuller, Tarzan the Ape Man and Jungle Jim... he lived here for years and served as a director for the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

This afternoon, while taking a walking break from Hukilau to get a late lunch/early dinner at Coconuts along the Intracoastal Waterway, I ran across this only a block north of the Bahia Mar Beach Resort along Seabreeze Boulevard...

Three large placards were affixed to the walls; here's two of them...

John-O, if you need a short breather from the Mai-Kai, there's an idea for a short walk from Hukilau central...

-Tom