The Calusa Kingdom and the Lake
Time Range: Pre-Columbian to 1700s Before roads and railroads, before sugarcane and cities, a people thrived where rivers met sea. […]
Time Range: Pre-Columbian to 1700s Before roads and railroads, before sugarcane and cities, a people thrived where rivers met sea. […]
Time Range: Timeless Not all voices speak in words. Some are carried in water, rising at dawn when the fog
Time Range: Present and Forward The lake is no longer just a mirror of the past. She is a measure
Time Range: 20th Century to Present Even as the lake struggled under the weight of control and contamination, she remained
Time Range: 21st Century to Present Lake Okeechobee today lies encircled, watched, and worried over. Satellites scan her daily. Gauges
Time Range: Late 19th Century to Present To understand Lake Okeechobee’s modern story, one must walk the furrows between her
Time Range: Mid-20th Century to Present After the storms, the lake wore her new armor of levees and locks. She
Time Range: 1926 to 1947 The lake had watched in silence as canals scarred her body, as levees bound her
Time Range: Early 20th Century The 20th century dawned with bold promises. The lake, now surrounded by ambition, heard new
Time Range: 1817 to 1858 and Beyond They came in waves, but they did not come as conquerors. The Seminoles