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• For the Springs Virtual Speaker & Performance Series "Spooky Springs"

  • When
    Saturday, October 31, 2020
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    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Virtual

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  Ghosts at the Springs: Spooky Springs: Tales, sounds and images of things that go bump in the night.  

  Join us for the scariest night at the spring... of ghosts, creatures and people past.... 

  A special treat for Halloween this year!  Watch the Specter of Wakulla Spring appear to tell tales of ghosts uncovered that have haunted guests over time at the Lodge. Watch Quincee Messersmith transform into Ed Ball's wife Ruth, spooked at the haunted messages she receives.  What really happened in Guest Room 23?!?

  Spooky Springs is a 20-minute romp into the strange and bizarre.  Followed by discussion with historian Madeleine Carr.   Join us... If you dare!!

  

  
  

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• For the Springs Virtual Speaker & Performance Series "Wakulla Caves - Hidden Gems"

  • When
    Thursday, November 12, 2020
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    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM (EST)
  • Location
    Virtual

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  Speak For the Springs:   Casey McKinlay presents "Wakulla Caves - Hidden Gems"
  

  One of many hidden gems alongside the crown jewel of the Wakulla Springs Cave System lies beneath the Ferrell Tract.  Join WKPP (Woodville Karst Plain Project) Director Casey McKinlay for a below-the-surface overview of this hidden gem, recent discoveries and future plans.  

  Acquired in 2019 as part of the Florida Forever Program, the 700+ acre Ferrell Tract is uniquely situated to the northwest of Wakulla Springs State Park and east of the primary Wakulla Cave System passage. A significant volume of freshwater passes beneath the amazing karst features on this property, flows into the Wakulla Cave System and travels downstream to Wakulla Springs and the Gulf of Mexico. For more than 30 years, WKPP cave explorers have explored and mapped the cave passages beneath and adjacent to the Ferrell Tract in pursuit of new discoveries, data and ultimately the physical connection linking it all together.

  About Casey McKinlay - As an avid and passionate underwater explorer for more than 30 years, Casey has been part of numerous expeditions to explore and document some of the planets most remote and challenging landscapes including flooded cave systems and historic shipwrecks. Casey currently serves as Project Director for the Woodville Karst Plain Project (WKPP) and has been involved in planning and executing some of the most logistically complicated underwater cave expeditions in the world including the ongoing exploration and mapping of the largest underwater cave system in the United States: The Wakulla Cave System.

  “The opportunity to explore, map and support critical research within the Wakulla Springs Basin in partnership with resource managers, scientists and equally dedicated citizen volunteers, including the Friends of Wakulla Springs, has been and continues to be the adventure of a lifetime.”

  We invite you to join us for this informative and awe-inspiring virtual program.

  
  
  

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• For the Springs Virtual Speaker & Performance Series "America's Alligator"

  • When
    Thursday, December 10, 2020
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    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM (EST)
  • Location
    Virtual

  Speak for the Springs:  Doug Alderson presents "America's Alligator"

  People have long been fascinated by the American alligator. Ever since humans arrived on the continent more than 15,000 years ago, the American alligator has been both feared and revered, celebrated and scorned, and often hunted for food and hide.

  Seminole Indians wrestled alligators for show. Alligator souvenirs and mascots often took what people feared—a sharp-toothed predator—and made it into something cute and cuddly.

  Alligator-themed songs were recorded and released, including “See You Later Alligator” by Bill Haley and His Comets. Hollywood into created alligator-themed movies such as Alligator People. Alligators were also reportedly kept in the White House under two presidencies. And perhaps the most unusual alligator story was one that helped to nab Ma Barker and her son Fred when they were hiding out along Florida’s Lake Weir.

  America’s Alligator, a new book published by Lyons Press, examines the colorful and sometimes conflicted relationship our species has had with Alligator mississippiensis. Through photos and vintage souvenir items, author Doug Alderson will share some of our country’s rich alligator mythology and how it inspired various forms of art, stories, photography, tourism and even humor.

  About the Author:

  Tallahassee writer Doug Alderson is well known as an avid naturalist, accomplished nature photographer, ardent paddler, and currently works as the Outreach and Advocacy Director for the Apalachicola Riverkeeper. He is the author of several award winnng books, including A New Guide to Old Florida Attractions: From Mermaids to Singing Towers (Pineapple Press), He is also the recipient of several magazine, creative nonfiction and photography awards. 

  More complete information can be found on his website: www.dougalderson.net.

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