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SUMMARY:Edison Ford Estate:VIP Tour - Everglades City
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:This is a great tour to learn about the history of the Everglades. Guests will learn about Florida’s first big-game hunters\nand the sharks that once swam in the waters that covered Southwest Florida. Guests will also get to see the ancient\ntools and ceremonial masks from the Calusa Indians and how they flourished in the swampy wilderness. Information\nabout the wars in South Florida and the journey of the Seminole people will also be covered, along with how early settlers\narrived on the frontier, plus cattlemen, clam diggers, trailblazers and crackers that wrote the history of Collier County.\nA 90-minute private tour of the museum and walking tour of Everglades City will be presented by the Collier County\nMuseum of the Everglades’ Manager, Thomas Lockyear.\n\nLunch will be included at a local Everglades restaurant and favorite menu items will be chosen in advance. After lunch,\nwe will take a short bus trip to the Smallwood Store in Chokoloskee. This small historic site was established in 1906, by\nTed Smallwood and was the original Trading Post that served this remote and isolated area. This small wooden building\nwas the Indian trading post, post office and general store to the community. The store is still owned and loved by the\ndescendants of the family that founded it. If you like antiques, you will enjoy this tiny piece of history.\n\nOur final experience of the day will be an airboat and swamp buggy tour. The adventure will start out with a 30-minute\ngrassland airboat tour. After that, we will take a swamp buggy tour through the beautiful Cypress Forest. We will ride in\nthe safety of experienced captains who know the area and the history. We will get to experience mother nature in this\narea of more than 259 acres of grasslands, including wild alligators, manatees, birds and many other animals that call the Everglades home. This will truly be a look back at what the pioneers encountered in this vast swampland. You will\nnot want to miss this tour!\n\nAll tours are subject to change and are based on availability. Spaces are limited. Pre-paid, advance registration is required.\nJoin the membership program and take advantage of the discounted price. Please note all tours include a lot of walking,\nbus stairs and sometimes maneuvering in tight spaces. Please plan accordingly.\n\nTour Cost for members is $135, non-members $150.\nFor questions or to make a reservation for this or any tour, please contact Sherri Muske at 239-335-3677\nor smuske@edisonford.org. Tours fill up quickly, so reserve your space early.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>UPCOMING TOURS:</strong>\n\n<strong>FEBRUARY 19, 2022</strong>\n<strong>SARASOTA</strong>\nPrivate tour of the Ringling Art Museum, Ca’ d’ Zan, lunch at the Ringling Grillroom and tour the circus museum.\n\n<strong>MARCH 12, 2022</strong>\n<strong>SAINT PETERSBURG</strong>\nDali Museum, lunch, glass blowing demonstration at the Morean Art Center and Chihuly Museum tour.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nFor questions or to make a reservation for a VIP tour, please contact Sherri Muske at 239-335-3677 or smuske@edisonford.org. Tours fill up quickly, so reserve your space early.
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