Heritage Trail Activities

Calusa Heritage Trail Archaeology Tours:

          10:30,11:30,12:30,1:30, 2:30 and 3:30

Calusa Palm and Twine Demonstrations: 

          10:00 am to 4:00 pm with Dick Workman, Dr. Robin  Brown and David Meo

Learn to Toss the Atl Atl: 

          an ancient Calusa Spear

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Children's Activities

from 10:00 to 4:00pm

• Excavation Demonstration at the Sifting Station

• Learn about carbon dating through the eyes of a child

• Paint  your very own Calusa Mask

• Color Calusa prints ( for the very young)

• Palm and Twine Activities for the young.

• Clay Pinch Pot Making

Also:

Draw Calusa Cartoons with Doug MacGregor from

Sea Glass and Shell Stringing Workshop by artist May McMahan from 10:00am to 2:00 pm

Food and Entertainment

11:00 am - 7:00 pm -  Enjoy great Grilled Food at family prices along with adult and children beverages

  5:00pm - 8:00 pm  - Join us for a musical evening under the stars around a real Pine Island Bonfire.  Bring your own blanket and chair.

• 4:30 - 6:00 - Drum Circle

• 6:00 - 8:00 - Kat Epple, Nathan Dyke and Pond Experiment

Other Related Activities:

Please click on their links or call them to pre-register

Boat Tours on Pine Island Sound:   One hour boat trip, " A Tour Through Time", with Tropic Star of Pine Island. Boats depart from the Tarpon Lodge at 12:30pm, 2:00pm, and 3:30pm. Cruise among islands once occupied by the famed Calusa. This is a one hour narrated eco-heritage boat tour which takes you along the waterway corridor once traversed by the Calusa.

Sign up required on location. Reservations are on first come, first served basis. Cost $25 per person www.tropicstarcruises.com

Backwater Outfitters Kayak Tours:  Kayaks, Bait and Tackle. Professional Guided Tours are available www.backwateroutfitters.com 

Calusa Ghost Tours -  Adventure ? Historical  Eco-tours       See Calusa Mounds, natural Florida wildlife and experience the history of Pine Island Sound while listening to stories of the past.   Call  John Paeno at  239-938-5342 

Participating Organizations

Please visit the following local organizations

• Calusa Land Trust

• J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge     ?  Sanibel Island

• Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program

• Pine Island Travel Guide

• Friends of Pine Island Library

• Lee County Parks and Recreation

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Authors and Artists' Biographies and Presentation Details

Cartoonist/Author Doug MacGregor:

    Doug MacGregor has been a cartoonist and illustrator for The News-Press since 1988.  He draws daily editorial cartoons including his popular Sunday feature "MacGregor's Boulevard" for the opinion page.  His comic feature "Sunny-Side Up" appears, Thursday in the Lifestyles, Friday's in the Gulf Coasting section and in "Tropicalia" on Sunday.
     Doug is a native of Binghamton, N.Y. and a 1979 graduate of Syracuse University.  
He began his career as editorial cartoonist for the Norwich Bulletin in eastern Connecticut in 1980.
     He has won several state and national cartooning awards including Best of Gannett, Society of Professional Journalists/Sunshine State and Florida Press Club top honors.
     Doug is a member of The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists and the National Cartoonist Society.
     When Doug isn't at his drawing board you can spot him at local schools, civic associations, libraries and hospitals talking to students and adults about cartooning, current events and the importance of reading a daily newspaper.
    Besides drawing and painting, Doug enjoys playing harmonica with a popular local blues band in the Fort Myers area.  He has also published four books of his cartoon work and written and illustrated three children's books.
     His cartoons can also be seen online at:
     www.news-press.com on the opinion page site
     www.web.mac.com/dougmacgregor


LECTURE:

Drawing Cartoons in Southwest Florida

Explore our southwest Florida environment in a humorous and a somewhat irreverent perspective with local award winning cartoonist Doug MacGregor.  Our local landscape we call paradise is filled with colorful character and plenty of cartoon fodder thanks to fellow natives, tourists, seasonal visitors and snowbirds. Let’s all look in the mirror and laugh.

BOOKS:

I will bring copies of my three current books in print:

•The Best of Sunny-Side Up
•Doug MacGregor’s Cartoons:  A 25-Year Retrospective
•Ochre The Smoker  - A Fantastic Fable
(most recent children’s book)

Author’s Name:  D.L. Havlin   (Dennis Lee)

Born:  April 18, 1941

Educational Background:  Elementary school - Ft. Myers, FL  / High school – Cincinnati, OHCollege – University of Cincinnati, BBA ’64 /  College – Rollins College, masters work

Professional Background – systems analyst and procedure writer, production manager, materials manager, installed first computer based inventory system for a major manufacturer in the 60’s, product line manager, manufacturing plant manager, general manager of a chemicals distributor, call center service rep, president and general manager of a small manufacturing company, world-wide divisional customer service director,

Life Experiences – high school football coach, licensed boat captain, extensive world travels, fishing guide, avid hunter and camper, amateur historian studying early Florida and World War II, former regional director for the Florida Writers Association,

Published work –

•  Novels -- September on Echo Creek, The Hidden Door

• Short story collection – Story Timer

• Stories and articles in magazines – POW Writers Monthly, Southwest Florida Adventure, The Florida Palm, GSE, and others

• Current Works of Interest – The Hidden Door – The Three Lives of Larry Seigel – A Place No One Should Go – Francis’ Flowers – Blue Water, Red Blood

Awards and Honors –

• September on Echo Creek – won 2006 Promoting Outstanding Writers, runner-up for best literary genre novel / book of the month August 2006 Knoxville News Network /

• The Hangin Oak – Royal Palm Award 2004 for best manuscript - literary fiction / 2007 Promoting Outstanding Writers 2007 best mystery genre novel / Promoting Outstanding

• The Hidden Door – Royal Palm Award 2004 runner-up for best manuscript - historical fiction 2004 / agent currently is placing book with NY publishers

• Caught on the Pot – won humorous short story contest Sept. 2006

• POW Author of the Year - 2008

Lecture Title – Old Florida – Wilder than the West

Most people associate the US west of the Mississippi with the frontier, outlaws, vigilantes, and rough and tumble characters, but Florida’s frontier and reconstruction days rivals Tombstone at its zenith.  This lecture is about some interesting facts regarding Florida before 1960 and how the author incorporates them into some of his works.

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Ms. Walling is available for book signings, "Meet the Author" events and lectures covering the following topics:

~ What it’s like to grow up in a world of mixed-up letters and numbers
~ How to Write – Illustrate & Publish your own book
~ Printing, or being a woman in a man’s profession

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