Join us, The Friends of Jack Kerouac, for a guided bike tour featuring historical landmarks that Kerouac interacted with during his time living in St. Petersburg, FL such as The Flamingo Bar, St. Anthony's Hospital, Al Lang Field, Haslam's Books, The Manhattan Casino and Mirror Lake Community Library.Some stops will have live poetry readings. Please bring your own bike, a helmet, water and sunscreen. The tour will start and end at The St Pete Bike Co-op. Our route will take approximately 2 hours and cover 7.6 miles. (This tour does not include the Kerouac House)
Event is free but sign-ups are required. To participate email:
[email protected]
This event is part of the 6th Annual SunLit Literary Festival. For more info: www.sunlitfestival.org
We have been developing this historical cycling tour into a series of walk/bike/driving tours thanks to grant funding from Florida Humanities. “Funding for this program was provided through a grant from Florida Humanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this (publication) (program) (exhibition) (website) do not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.”
Event Venue
St. Pete Bike Co-op, 559 Mirror Lake Dr N,Saint Petersburg,FL,United States