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  Aerial Video Footage of Koreshan State Historic Site, Estero FL

  April 29, 2016 at 4:08 PM / ACTIVITIES, AERIALS, Camping, FEATURED VIDEOS, Florida State Parks, Kayak & Canoe, Koreshan State Historic Site, NOW & THEN

  Throughout its history, Florida has welcomed pioneers of all kinds. Cyrus Reed Teed was probably the most unusual, bringing followers to Estero in 1894 to build the “New Jerusalem” for his new faith, Koreshanity. The colony, known as the Koreshan Unity, believed that the entire universe existed within a giant, hollow sphere. The colony began fading after Teed´s death in 1908, and in 1961 the last four members deeded the land to the state. What remains of their once vibrant […]

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  Mound Key Archaeological State Park

  April 13, 2014 at 11:07 AM / ACTIVITIES, FEATURED VIDEOS, Florida State Parks, Kayak & Canoe, Mound Key, Nature & Eco, NOW & THEN, Outdoor Recreation

  Framed in forests of mangrove trees, the shell mounds and ridges of Mound Key rise more than 30 feet above the waters of Estero Bay. See exclusive 4K aerial video of Mound Key at: https://youtu.be/tsDDQbDDj8I CGT Kayak  Rentals – Bonita Springs – http://www.cgtkayaks.com/rentals.html 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 […]

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