As the Sponge Capital of the World, Tarpon Springs, Florida is home to several varieties and shapes and sizes of sponges harvested from off the eastern Gulf of Mexico coast reefs and sea bottom. Although they look like plants, sponge are really animals! June is World Sponge Month and what is a celebration of sponges without a ode to Tarpon Springs' long standing sponge industry. Let’s be fair, this is an ode not just for the more than 100 year history of Tarpon's sponge industry, but also for the centuries sponges have been used for many practical applications. View this...