Event Details
Saturday, Nov 2, 2013
Egmont Key: Discover the Island
Time: 9:00 am til 4:00 pm
Location: Egmont Key, St. Petersburg, FL
Description: This event is the best way to learn about the island and all it has to offer visitors! On this weekend the island will have experts on the islands rich history from the 1800\'s to the present time. If you are a lighthouse enthusiast we have one that was built in 1858 and will be open for visitors to view the spiral staircase and to ask questions of our Lighthouse Keeper re-enactor. rnrnIf nature is your interest, we will have experts on migratory and shorebirds, gopher tortoises and sea turtles. We will also have experts on the native plants found on Egmont Key.rnrnWe will have Civil War re-enactors, both Union and Confederate with uniforms and equipment from that time. Also, there will be people knowledgeable on the part that the island played in the Spanish American War in 1898.rnrnOther activities include a Silent Auction, kids games, local artists, music, souvenirs, self guided walking tours and the best hotdogs on the island!
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FPAN is posting this event as a courtesy, we will neither be hosting nor attending this event.
