Lexington Middle School - March 2nd, 2012

This Friday we had the Lexington Middle School Life-Skills class visit our site. Susan Grace conducted a great tour using the Timeline Activity, Atlatl Throwing, Cordage and of course the Underground Exhibit - Stories Beneath Our Feet. She also showed the students different types of fruits that are currently in bloom including the bananas and the pineapples.

White Butterflies UPDATE:

The white butterflies have been identified as Barred Sulphur (Eutrema daira), by our very own Parke Lewis, Biologist and Environmental Coordinator.

These Butterflies are ALL OVER the Mound. Stop by today to catch a glimpse!



Hank or Henry?

Our resident Heron, most recently named "Hank", may actually be a "Henry"! Regan McBride snapped a photo of a very personable Heron in 2006 who looks strikingly similar to Hank, but named him Henry. Below are two photos of the bird in question - is it the same bird? You Decide! Stop by Mound House, tell us your answer, and receive a lollipop!



Hank Heron 2011



Henry Heron 2006



Burrowing Owl Festival February 25th, 2012

Join us this Saturday for the 10th annual Burrowing Owl festival in Cape Coral! Please refer to the flyer below for more information :)



Come Visit me on Saturday February 25th, 2012!





President's Day

Mound House will be closed on Monday, February 20th in observance of President's Day.

New Mound House Resident

Introducing our new Mound House resident, Hank Heron, affectionately named by Parke and Brent. Hank has been visiting the property on a regular basis and is quite interested in what fisherman are catchin. Hank is not shy, he freely roams the property looking for goodies. Stop by and say Hi to Hank today.

Mound House Staff Visit Historic Spanish Point in Osprey, FL

Mound House staff Sarah Desquesnes, Brent Newman, Parke Lewis, and  Public Works Director Cathie Lewis met last week with the director and staff of the Spanish Point Museum in Osprey, just south of Sarasota, for a tour of the grounds and an in depth discussion of the logistics involved in the long term preservation and management of the thirty acre environmental, archaeological and historic site. Spanish Point and the Mound House site share many unique similarities including historic homes situated on top of ancient Native American shell mounds, overlooking a rich mangrove estuary environment,  botanical gardens and extensive areas of native vegetation. Not to mention the fact that that these are the only two locations in Florida to offer underground “walk-in” exhibits of  shell mound archaeology.

Established in 1980, the Spanish Point Museum was originally the home of the Manasota people who constructed the shell mounds. Later, the site became home to the pioneer Webb family and finally the Palmer family both of whom who built  historic homes on the site.

Our staff deeply appreciates the  hospitality, insight, knowledge and experience that museum curator, Ryan Murphy and executive director Linda Mansperger provided. We look forward to continuing our relationship with Spanish Point as Mound House continues to develop.      

         

For more information on the Spanish Point Museum check out their website at : www.historicspnishpoint.org