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About Chokoloskee, FL
Chokoloskee is a part of the Everglades region of Florida known for its attractions on the water and as an island paradise. Major attractions include Chokoloskee Island Park and Everglades Fishing Charters. Each year in the spring season there is the Stitches in Time event. Among the biggest companies in Chokoloskee are Jt's Island Grill and Gallery and Captain Houston Brown's Guide Service. The best boat tours to see dolphins, manatees, birds or visit remote beaches for shelling is with Captain Judy Caseley. Visit her website at www.focusontheeverglades.com or call 239-695-2929 for an adventure of a lifetime! She is a wealth of knowledge about he history and local lore. The biggest schools here are Everglades City School and Manatee Middle School. One of the best places to visit when you are in Chokoloskee is Lely Flamingo Island Club. Famous persons from Chokoloskee include Edgar Watson.
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New Boat Tour at Smallwood Store
Explore the 10,000 islands with a knowledgeable Everglades Eco-Guide. We are a 6th generation family owned business offering 1 hour, 1 ½ hour and 2 hour scenic trips thru the vast wilderness known as the Everglades National Park. Experience Florida’s Last Frontier and the abundance of wildlife it has to offer with over 300+ species of birds. Expect to see a variety of wildlife including dolphin, manatees, gators, roseate spoonbills, herons, bald eagles and much more. Try your luck at catching a snook or redfish, we offer full and ½ day fishing trips with a licensed USCG charter boat captain www.captaincoreymac.com The opportunities are endless. Take a Sunset Cruise: Enjoy the sun setting over Chokoloskee Bay while flocks of birds fly over to roost in the Rookery, truly a photographers dream. And don’t forget to visit the Smallwood Store-Museum and Gift Shop. Call now to BOOK your Everglades Adventure with a native islander………….. Fun for all ages. At the Historic Smallwood Store you will learn the story of the pioneers who tamed this vast wilderness also known as “Florida’s Last Frontier”. Human Habitation of Chokoloskee Island began approximately 2,000 years ago when a mound dwelling people began altering the landscape with mounds and canals. Subsequent influxes of Native Americans expanded the mounds and they fished, hunted and farmed the rich fertile soil. Moving south from conflict in North Florida and Georgia, the Seminole Indians were the last native peoples to make the Everglades their home. White settlements in the Chokoloskee Bay Area began near the end of the 19th century. Plume, hide and fur hunters as well as archaeologist were the first to visit. They were quickly followed by families who combined seasonal hunting, fishing, and farming to make a living like their native predecessors. Settlement brought a need for goods and mail and that need was met by the Smallwood Store. Established in 1906 by Ted Smallwood, this Trading Post served a remote and isolated area buying hides, furs and farm produce in exchange for providing the goods required. Ted Smallwood’s Store was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, it remained open and active until 1982. When the doors were shut, 90% of the original goods remained in the store. In 1990 Ted’s granddaughter reopened the store as a museum and today it serves as a time capsule of Florida pioneer history. The center section of the building remains as Ted would have known it. The hide room has been turned into exhibit space, telling the history of Southwest Florida’s pioneers.
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