http://blog.wlrn.org en http://blog.wlrn.org/post/islandia-south-florida-s-own-little-atlantis <p>Fifty years ago, developers dreamed of turning a collection of isolated islands in the middle of Biscayne Bay into a resort destination. This year, the dream of Islandia quietly died. &nbsp;The Miami-Dade County Commission stripped&nbsp;Islandia’s status as a city. In essence, they voted&nbsp;Islandia out of existence.</p><p>The city of Islandia is on Elliot Key. It was never populated by more than a hundred people. &nbsp;Now the only people who live in Islandia are park rangers.</p> Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:30:00 +0000 Sammy Mack 988 at http://blog.wlrn.org Islandia: South Florida’s Own Little Atlantis