Friday, February 26, 2010

FPAN at Chalo Nitka March 6

FPAN is excited to be attending the Sixty-First Annual Chalo Nitka Festival in Moore Haven on March 6. The FPAN booth will be offering informational pamphlets, fun activities, and free FPAN merchandise.

The festival is held at Chalo Nitka Park on 10th Street off US- 27. For a schedule of events or other information, visit http://www.chalonitka.com/.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Two upcoming events February 17 and 20

On Wednesday, February 17, Hope Hawkins from the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum will talk
about the field work conducted last summer on the Big Cypress Reservation, looking for the site of Seminole War Fort Shackelford. The meeting begins at 7:30; coffee and snacks
are available at 7. Bonita Springs Community Hall, 27381 Old US-41, Bonita Springs, this is a free event.

On Saturday, February 20, Archaeologists Michael Moseley and Susan deFrance of the University of Florida will present an illustrated lecture on The Early Coastal Archaeology of Peru and The Rise and Fall of Caral, An Ancient Andean Civilization, at the Calusa Heritage Trail classroom, Randell Research Center, 13810 Waterfront Drive, Pineland, (Pine Island) at 2 PM. Admission is $5 at the door. Phone 239-283-2157 for information.