Florida Travel: Experience Naples & Marco Island in 60 Seconds
Perched on the Gulf of Mexico in southwest Florida, Naples is well known for its high-end shopping, world-class culture, and sophisticated dining. But Naples is also an affordable family destination that appeals to nature lovers and beach aficionados. Fifth Avenue South and Third Street South are the focal points for Naples shopping in the historic downtown area, with numerous art galleries, chic clothing boutiques, and home decor shops. When it comes time for lunch or drinks and dinner, enjoy your meal with a water view, whether you choose a swank Naples beachfront resort or a funky bayside bar.
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Located a short ride from the Florida Everglades and close to Naples, Marco Island is the largest and only developed land in Florida's Ten Thousand Islands. This Gulf Coast retreat offers luxury resorts, beautiful beaches and unspoiled parks. The tropical climate of Marco Island is a considerable attraction to the area, with the water being the next major attraction. Collier Seminole State Park, just a few miles from Marco Island, has primitive camping, canoeing, fishing, boating, picnic grounds, and a mile-long nature walk. Narrated boat tours of the park run on a daily basis. Briggs Nature Center features a half-mile boardwalk where Marco Island visitors can observe wildlife in its natural habitat. Also available: shelling excursions and self-guided canoe trips.
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Calusa Indian Mounds at the Randell Research Center on Pine Island Florida. Several mound complexes, a burial mound, and a canoe canal dug around a thousand years ago. The center is an active research facility of the Florida Museum of Natural History, and is open to the public daily. Photos (C) 2016 by Will Holcomb - Billyboardwalk Visit Florida Indian Mounds on Facebook. (#222)
Mound Key Archaeological Site, the Island of Kings, Conquistadors and Pioneers..
Mound Key Archeological Site, the Island of Kings, Conquistadors and Pioneers. For several thousand years this island served as the capitol of the Calusa and home to their kings, along with roughly 1,000 people who lived on the island. The Spaniards arrived and established a Jesuit mission near the king’s residence in the mid 16th century in search of gold and with them the Great Commission and diseases for which the Calusa had no defense. Within less than 200 hundred years the Calusa and all other aboriginal Florida Indians had been wiped out leaving the door wide open for the Creek Indians to swoop down and take over a nearly uninhabited state. Later, after the Seminoles (Creek) had been subdued pirates were known to frequent the island and European settlers established a small colony in the interior and used the coastline to build fishing villages until the mid 20th century when all but a small sliver of land was deeded to the State for preservation. To be able to stand in a spot built by man several thousand years ago and inhabited since then, files one with wonderment and fascination at all the lives lived here.
Mound Key Archaeological State Park - Estero Bay
Framed in forests of mangrove trees, the shell mounds and ridges of Mound Key Archaeological State Park rise more than 30 feet above the waters of Estero Bay. See exclusive 4K aerial video of Mound Key at:
Prehistoric Native Americans are credited with creating this island's complex of mounds with an accumulation of seashells, fish bones, and pottery.
Mound Key is believed to have been the ceremonial center of the Calusa Indians when the Spaniards first attempted to colonize Southwest Florida.
In 1566, the Spanish governor of Florida established a settlement on the island with a fort and the first Jesuit mission in the Spanish New World. The settlement was abandoned three years later after violent clashes with the Indians.
The only access to the island is by boat; there are no facilities. Interpretive displays can be found along a trail that spans the width of the island. Located in Estero Bay, several miles by boat from Koreshan State Historic Site or Lovers Key State Park.
To learn more about Mound Key Archaeological State Park, visit: floridastateparks.org/moundkey/
This video was produced by Southwest Florida Television. a division of MyitownTv, Inc.
River otters Wellingtom, Florida
River otters playing in the backyard along the lake bank in Wellington, Florida
Floodplain Indian Mound
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On this adventure I hike out to the St. Johns River to visit some old Indian Mounds. For thousands of years these areas were inhabited by Native American Indians. They built mounds and villages all throughout these places. Learn about some of the history at the links below. As always all artifacts were left undisturbed. Thank you for watching!
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Indian Mound at Potts Presverve
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Otter in Florida
An otter is curious about my presence on the bank of a pond.
The River Skipper visits Emerson Point on Sneed Island Florida
As part of the Manatee River Cruise we dock the boat at Emerson Point on Sneed Island and visit the Indian Burial Mounds and the Ruins from the Original Settlers in the 1800's and enjoy the tropical lush vegetation and nature
Mound Key Archaeological State Park Top #5 Facts
Indian Mound Park Englewood, FL
Located in 'old' Englewood.
Portavant Temple Mound
This is the largest extant Indian mound in the Tampa Bay Area, at Emerson Point on the Manatee River in Palmetto. Archaeologists date the site at over 1200 years old.
Calusa Ghost Tours (www.cgtkayaks.com) on ABC's SW Florida Out and About
ABC 's SW Florida Out and About film crew wanted to take a Calusa Ghost Tour. So we took them to our new store and showed them some artifacts and how they were used. Then we paddled to Mound Key once the center of the Calusa world.
Calusa Indian Artifacts - Everglades Area Tours
Our guide, Jason, discussing Calusa Indian pottery found on Mormon Key in the Everglades.
Indian Mounds at Lake George State Forest (Part Two)
Continuing on with my journey into history here at Lake George State Forest, this is another Shell Midden Mound. Natives inhabited these areas along near the St. Johns River and Lake George for thousands of years building up these mounds. The Mayaca Indians lived here over 500 years ago. As always all artifacts were left as, please be respectful of the history when finding these places. It is prohibited to dig for or remove artifacts in this state forest. To learn more about this forest and the history visit these links: PART ONE HERE:
Ancient Withlacoochee Cove Indian Mortuary Mound
Arch Creek Park Talk & Walk
Dr. Michele Williams, Director of the Southeast Regional Center of FPAN, talks about the archaeological features of Arch Creek Park during National Public Lands Day.
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Brought to you by the Southeast Regional Center of the Florida Public Archaeology Network.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Archaeology
This video was made for the 2012 FSU Digitech exhibition on innovative uses of technology. My entry is on my use of the iPhone for archaeoastronomical field studies. (click to see more info)
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Florida Museum of Natural History - Enter a palm-thatched building and find yourself in a Calusa leader’s house during a political ceremony in the year 1564. Get a close-up view of some of the most rare and interesting objects in the Museum’s South Florida archaeology collections, among them a famous 1,000-year-old painting of a woodpecker and other works of art in wood.
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Diver explores the 1918 wreck of the dredge vessel Florida,
LAMP archaeologists dive on the wreck of the former U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredge vessel Florida, lost during a gale off Crescent Beach, Florida, in 1918.