Event Details
Friday, Jan 31, 2014
Indigenous Lifeways and Spirituality Tour
Time: 9:00 am til 12:00 pm
Location: Weedon Island Preserve, 1800 Weedon Dr NE St. Petersburg, 33702
Description: Join professional archaeologist, naturalist and science educator, “Jungle Jay” of ECHO Tours LLC for an insightful examination of daily life, habits, diet and beliefs of the native Manasota Culture of west central Florida at Pinellas County's jewel, Weedon Island Preserve Cultural and Natural History Center. Click "See More" below for details.
This experience will begin at the center's NE parking lot entryway sign with a description of the Education Center building itself and how its orientation, design and decoration reflect the art and spirit of the people that populated the site. Followed by a leisurely guided hike, you will learn how various plants were used as the food, medicine and raw materials of daily life. Along the boardwalk and through the extensive mangrove forest you will see how the abundant animal life was part of the local environment and food supply and was integrated into the spirituality our early inhabitants.
Time: 9 AM to 12 PM(ish) --- Total Duration: 3+ hours
Tuition: Adult, $20-- Teens and Students (w/ ID), $10-- Children 12 and under, $5--
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FPAN is posting this event as a courtesy, we will neither be hosting nor attending this event.
