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Mystery Ship yields Treasure in St.Augustine →
A musket that has been underwater for about 200 years has been found in a mystery shipwreck off the coast of St.Augustine. The Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program is getting closer to identifying this ship that could be from the Revolutionary War period.  If you are serious about history and maritime studies, visit the LAMP intern page for more information. 
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This American Life →
This past weekend I listened to Show Me The Way on the broadcast This American Life. It told stories about “people in trouble who look for help in mystifying places”. One story is about a 15 year old boy who used clues in a book to run away to Florida and find his idol science fiction author Piers Anthony. 
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A, O, Way to go deSoto... →
If you were a pillaging Spaniard that landed on the coast of Florida, which direction would you go? The reality is that nobody knew exactly where Hernando deSoto went after he landed in Tampa. Now thanks to discoveries by Archaeologist Ashley White the history books will probably have to be re-written. It’s not often a good storm turns up artifacts on your property, but Florida soil is full...
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“I do not understand how anyone can live without some small place of enchantment...”
– Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
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Legendary Locals of Fort Myers →
This book by historian Gerri Reaves is hot off the press from Arcadia Publishing. This looks like a must-read for anyone interested in Florida & Ft. Myers. 
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Help Audubon Defend Florida's Water →
The Florida aquifer has been under attack for many years and the results not only threaten our water supply, but our entire ecosystem. It doesn’t matter how you might feel about the state, if there’s one thing we can all agree on is that water is a necessary component for life in Florida. A couple simple things you can do right away is not over water your lawn or use herbicides, it...
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