Photos for Headline Surfer / The Foxhead Lounge is one of the attractions in Osteen, Florida.
OSTEEN -- "99 bottles of beer on the wall, 99 bottles of beer, you take one down, you pass it around, 98 bottles of beer on the wall..."
If you were like the writer of this travelogue looking back on school bus rides in rural northeastern Connecticut in the mid-1970s, you no doubt sang this song, especially during field trips to New York City or Boston.
Well, on your next big adult field trip from Yankee-land to the heart of Dixie, say the three-day weekend motorcycle rally "Biketoberfest," Oct. 17-20, in greater Daytona Beach, you might want to take a ride out to a rural oasis known as Osteen, an unincorporated community just southwest of New Smyrna Beach.
Just think: The dog says of summer will give way to Fall and what better riding weather than here in Central Florida, the biker paradise.
The Foxhead Lounge in Osteen features multiple photos of visiting bikers from just about everywhere.
Been to the Iron Horse Saloon in Ormond Beach? The Boot Hill Saloon in Daytona Beach? The Last Resort in Port Orange? Sopotnick's in Samsula?
Well, you might want to check out the Foxhead Lounge in Osteen.
After all, it's never too soon to plan for Biketoberfest, just 99 days from today and timed perfectly with the children's school bus beer song.
For those of you tourists thinking of vacationing here in New Smyrna Beach, Edgewater, Port Orange or Oak Hill and really want to escape to a nearby rustic paradise. Then check out Osteen, the unincorporated oasis of open roads, woods, green pastures and the antithesis of the downtown hustle and bustle.
For those of you tourists thinking of vacationing here in New Smyrna Beach, Edgewater, Port Orange or Oak Hill and really want to escape to a nearby rustic paradise. Then check out Osteen, the unincorporated oasis of open roads, woods, green pastures and the antithesis of the downtown hustle and bustle.
But don't worry, you won't get lost. You'll still be well within the boundaries of civilization.
At left are snapshot graphics of Osteeen, Florida geographically.
And while here in Osteen, you can check out some really cool attractions: There are several old Osteen houses that were the dwelling of Florida crackers of yesteryear.
If you want to pray or find spiritual fulfillment, there's the First Baptist Church of Osteen. You can get on your Harley, or for that matter, rent one from Bruce Rossmeyer's Harley-Davidson in New Smyrna Beach, and ride the open road to the previously-mentioned Foxhead Lounge where you can get a cold beer, a juicy cheeseburger or whatever else your taste buds require.
Or you could do all of the above in one afternoon. Osteen is less than 30 minutes from the coastal cities of New Smyrna, Edgewater, Port Orange and Oak Hill, the core communities of Southeast Volusia county.
Osteen, for that matter, is a trek worth pursuing any time of the year while on vacation here in Central Florida where you will no doubt come in contact with countless species of birds, squirrels, turkeys, maybe even an armadillo (actually alive as opposed to road kill).
Osteen is described in Wikipedia as a "natural paradise with the St. Johns River as well as typically native wetlands, swamps, forests and wildlife of Florida. Osteen attracts a fair number of visitors for these qualities. There are numerous camping areas and preserves such as the Hickory Bluff Preserve, a 150-acre nature preserve with hiking and horse trails."
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