Monday, May 26, 2025

Good Morning! On this day in 1845, Florida held its first statewide election, with 60% of 4,995 votes going to Democrat David Levy Yulee to represent the state in the U.S. House of Representatives.

It’s Memorial Day. Here’s a look at the history of the holiday.

This and tomorrow’s editions of Flyover Florida are shortened for the holiday weekend so that our crew can spend time with family and friends. Look for a full edition on Wednesday.

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Record Holiday Travel Expected

AAA predicts that Orlando will again be the top Memorial Day destination in the U.S., with 1.4 million more Americans expected to travel over the weekend in 2025 than in previous years.

Miami ranked No. 5 on the Memorial Day destination list, joining Seattle, New York, and Las Vegas in the top five. You can see the top 10 list here.

A record-breaking 2.6 million Floridians are expected to travel during this year’s Memorial Day holiday period, part of the more-than 45.1 million Americans forecast to travel by auto (39.4 million), air (3.61 million), or other means (2.08 million).

AAA noted that gas prices are down compared to last year due to lower crude oil prices, which are abating the typical price spikes ahead of the summer driving season.

Florida’s Coolest Job

A career at NASA helping to execute both crewed and uncrewed rocket launches from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center was voted the coolest job in the Sunshine State.

Career.io surveyed 3,002 job seekers, asking them to name the coolest positions in every state, with a NASA career ranking No. 31 on the list of 140 positions. See the full list here.

The only other Florida job listed was a hurricane hunter pilot (No. 39) at NOAA Aircraft Operations in Lakeland. An animator at Pixar Animation Studios in California and a paleontologist at the Field Museum in Chicago took the top two spots.

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➤ West Central Florida: The official rainy season started yesterday and runs through Oct. 15, with the next five months accounting for 70% of the region’s annual rainfall. (More)

➤ Monroe County is one of the wealthiest regions in the state, according to a SmartAsset annual study on Florida’s wealthiest counties. (See Map)

➤ Twenty-six Florida cities made the list of the most affordable for homebuyers. (See Where)

➤Two Egg was given the moniker of the Funniest Town Name in Florida. (See All 50 States)

➤ The 10 most popular baby names in Florida in 2024 were only slightly different from the most popular names in the country, with Liam and Olivia taking the top spots. (See List)

➤ Rom-coms, thrillers, and memoirs—Southern Living names 25 beach reads for 2025. (See List)

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