The Calusa lived from the riches of the estuary environment eating tremendous amounts of mollusk and fish, piling remains into very tall mounds -some taller than thirty feet- over centuries. A timeline marks their presence in the region from 500 B.C. The Calusa built the shell mound underlying the mound house over many centuries. It was selected for its historic and its archeological value. In April of 2019, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The Mound House is considered the “Crown Jewel” of Fort Myers Beach.
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We quickly realized that the Uber driver was from out of state and was not aware that any “Calusa Indians” had ever lived in Florida at all. After, cleaning up, Ed and I got off the boat, now in good spirits, and walked towards downtown where right away there were signs of former Calusa villages… The following day, my UF friend, Mindi Morrall, met us and we began the second part of the trip to the Mound House, this time by car, located about seven miles away on Ft Meyers Beach. My prayers must have worked as almost immediately the sky began to clear. I stepped out into the elements, crossed myself, pulled up the hood of my rain jacket, and grabbed the lines. Ed gave me the evil-eye until I did my job, and the storm was lessening. “Don’t you realize Florida has more lightning strikes than any other state?” I called through the wind and rain.
As first mate, I refused to walk to the bow to dock the boat for fear I would be struck.
Lightening and thunder exploded with great force over the Caloosahatchee as Adrift slowly approached Legacy Harbour Marina. It was in spirit that we found them and they, indeed, were everywhere… The trawler left Stuart going through Lake Okeechobee to Ft Meyers. We went in search of the Calusa, one of Florida’s most famous native tribes. Museum exhibit, Mound House, photo Ed Lippisch On May 2nd of 2022, Ed and I began one of my favorite adventures.
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