Indian Mounds on Pine Island Florida 222
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)
Driving around Pine Island, FL from Bokeelia to St. James City
driving along Stringfellow Road from the Northern tip to the southern tip of the barrier island
Pine Island is home to four unincorporated towns: Pine Island Center, St. James City, Bokeelia, and Pineland. Matlacha also is considered one of the communities, but is on its own small island. Pine Island has a small town atmosphere, with no traffic lights and mostly agricultural zoning. Each community has its own largely-volunteer fire station[dubious – discuss], marinas, shops, and fine casual restaurants. According to the 2000 census, the population of Pine Island is about 9000, however, the population varies seasonally, Pine Island being a winter home for many of its residents.
Pine Island Center is located at the intersection of Pine Island and Stringfellow Roads. Pine Island Road (County Road 78) is the only road that leads to the mainland. Pine Island Center is the location of the island's single large grocery store, elementary school, library, museum, swimming pool, and a large park. Sixteen-mile-long Stringfellow Road (County Road 767) is Pine Island's main road and connects St. James City on the south end of the island with Bokeelia and Pineland on the north side of the island. St. James City, Pine Island's most heavily populated area, offers a splendid view of Sanibel Island and the Sanibel Causeway.
Bokeelia extends to the far northern tip of Pine Island, ending at tiny Bokeelia Island,[1] which is accessed by a small bridge. Bokeelia is at the mouth of Charlotte Harbor. On clear days one can see across the water to Cape Haze and Boca Grande Pass where the gulf meets the harbor. Pineland is also on the northern portion of Pine Island, west off Stringfellow Road, about halfway between Pine Island Center and Bokeelia. Pineland features a golf course and country club as well as the Randell Research Center. The Randell Research Center is located near several shell mounds, which are the remains of a Calusa Indian village that was located at the site for more than 1500 years. The center is dedicated to learning and teaching the archaeology, history, and ecology of Southwest Florida and about the culture of the Calusa people.
East of Pine Island Center, along a two-mile (3 km) stretch of Pine Island Road, is Little Pine Island. Little Pine Island is a 4,700-acre (19 km2) development-free wildlife preserve and the former location of a sewer treatment plant. The island community of Matlacha (pronounced MAT-la-shay) is east of Little Pine Island and west of the city of Cape Coral on the mainland. The Matlacha Bridge, a small drawbridge nicknamed The fishingest bridge in the world, almost always is occupied by fishermen. Matlacha also has a large park and pier, as well as several shops, bars, and restaurants.
Calusa Heritage Trail, Pineland, Pine Island, Florida, USA
Calusa Heritage Trail, Pineland, Florida
27th December, 2013
United States
Fishing Cultures of Southwest Florida
The Curious Kids take a boat trip on Captiva Cruises with educator Richard Finkel; they learn about the historic fish houses of Pine Island Sound and meet a curious sea creature. Randell Research Center Coordinator, Cindy Bear leads the kids up the Calusa Heritage Trail to imagine what life was like in the neighborhoods of the Calusa!
CAST Callie, Riley, Cody and Jake. Produced by Rosie Emery
Celebrating La Florida - Juan Ponce de León and the Calusa Indians: 500 Years Ago in SW FL
William H. Marquardt is Curator of South Florida Archaeology and Ethnography at the Florida Museum of Natural History and Director of the Randell Research Center. He is coauthor of The Calusa and Their Legacy and The Archaeology of Pineland.
C-SPAN Cities Tour - Fort Myers: History of the Calusa Indians
Learn about the Calusa Indians, at one time a powerful native people in Southwest Florida. We'll visit the Calusa Heritage Trail, part of the Randell Research Center, where Cindy Bear, Programs and Services Coordinator, will tell us about the Calusa people and how they lived in this village for over 1,500 years.
Stand Up Paddling Florida's Great Calusa Blueway
Facing Waves hosts Luke Hopkins and Anne Pagano are stand up paddling Florida's Great Calusa Blueway with their family, playing at Bunche Beach, exploring mangrove tunnels and surfing some kid-friendly waves along the Calusa Blueway Paddling Trail.
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