Monday, July 26, 2010
Friday, July 10, 2009
Lake Okeechobee Legend
Lake Okeechobee from space. Drought Unearths Ancient Artifacts In Lake 'O'
WEST PALM BEACH (CBS4) ― 
Thousands of pieces of pottery, five boats and human bone fragments have been discovered at Lake Okeechobee.
Since March, state and local archaeologists have been collecting the artifacts from the lake's bottom which has been exposed during this year's drought.
The lake reached a historically low level recently and it's the first time in years that some areas of the lake have been exposed.
More than 17 sites have been identified in Palm Beach County's portion of the lake in the last three months. They are scattered over miles of terrain.
The bone fragments range from a couple inches long to about 6 or 8 inches. No studies have been done on the human remains, but experts say they likely to be one-thousand years old, or possibly older. The state has alerted the Seminole and Miccosukee tribes of the bones, but no decision has been made on their fate.
The researchers are now in a race against looters and the weather to preserve the findings.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
The Garden Of Eden (Bristol, Florida)
Cactus Plant at the "Garden of Eden" 1950
View of the Apalachicola River near Fort Gadsden, Florida.
The Nature Conservany's Garden of Eden
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/guide/regions/panhandleeast/trails/pdfs/Garden_Eden_final.pdf
http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/florida/preserves/art5521.html
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Weird Florida Blog
This is a blog created to document my findings as I go through some of the weird legends of Florida.
If some of the places are close enough for me to drive to, I will try to take photos and journal my findings here.
Weird Florida is a book written by Charlie Calrson. It shows some of the weird sites and legends of Florida.
I will only research the ones I find that are closer to me so that it would be easier for me to go to the actual sites of interest.
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