It will be a busy mid-March at the Museum of the Everglades. On March 19, Flowers and Felonies in the Fakahatchee, the Third Thursday Lecture Series, starts at 2:00 PM. In this companion lecture to …

At 8:30 AM on Saturday, March 7, 2026, more than 60 small boats will push off the sand at Fort De Soto State Park, beginning a grueling 300-nautical-mile journey down Florida’s Gulf Coast to Key …

Everglades Society for Historic Preservation invites all members and those interested in becoming members to our annual meeting on Friday, March 13, at 11:30 AM at Everglades Isle. Our speaker will …

Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart was bestowing more than just handshakes in Everglades City. Lynn McMillin, owner of the Smallwood Store, received a Congressional Record of Recognition for all her work …

At 34 years old, Anthony “Romeo” Payne Jr. is redefining what protection looks like. Born and raised in Minnesota, the Land of 10,000 Lakes, Romeo grew up surrounded by water, woods, and …

The annual Everglades City Seafood Festival is an event founded in 1970 to support the stone crab culture in Everglades City, which is known as the stone crab capital of the world. The Florida Stone …

Historian Patty Huff, president of Everglades Society for Historic Preservation, led a lively walking tour of Everglades City on a chamber of commerce morning with temperatures in the mid-70s on …

Come celebrate Big Cypress right in our own backyard! Tickets for Big Cypress Celebration are officially on sale. Hosted by The Alliance for Florida’s National Parks, Big Cypress Celebration …

High and dry in a tram or in the evening under the stars, now’s the time to experience Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park. Over the years, thousands of visitors have explored Florida’s …

The 56th Everglades Seafood Festival is just around the corner and it promises to be as popular as ever. Three days filled with country music, carnival rides, arts, crafts, and the tastiest seafood …

The Museum of the Everglades is seeking artists for the first annual Grapefruit Gathering Art Fair and Fruit Tree Sale. The event will take place on Saturday, March 21, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the …

It was billed as a weekend of celebrating 100 years of the Smallwood Store on stilts. It was that and so much more on Friday and Saturday, January 23-24, in Chokoloskee, just outside of Everglades …

There’s a whole lot going on during the Seafood Festival,February 13-15 and that includes events at the Museum of the Everglades! Betty Osceola of the Miccosukee Tribe will again …

Question: What do the International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) in Ft. Lauderdale and the Bank of Everglades Building have in common? Answer: William Forrest Dawson, known as “Buck” Dawson, …

"Square grouper" is slang for the large, compressed bales of marijuana resembling large fish that smugglers utilized when importing the contraband to the coastlines of South Florida and the state’s …

Join Clyde and Niki Butcher at their Big Cypress Gallery on Saturday, February 7, 2026, for the opening reception of The Living Flow: The Way of Water by Clyde Butcher. This exhibition traces …

If you read my column last month on The Origin of Local Place Names then you know how Lostman’s Key and River were named. That information piqued my interest in researching this story and …

Now is the time to start the new year off by supporting our community. The Everglades Society for Historic Preservation was established in 2004 with the intention of “saving” City Hall from …

January Calendar   January 6  Guided Walking Tour 10:30 AM  EC Varsity Basketball vs. TVSN  Girls Game 5:30 PM  Boys Game 7:00 PM    January 7  Food Pantry …

In response to a year-end appeal by the Everglades Society for Historic Preservation, Inc. (ESHP), the Board of the Lions Foundation of Everglades, Inc. voted to make a $1,000 donation to ESHP. Lions …