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Summer Solstice at Shell Mound

5/29/2021

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People have gathered at Shell Mound for more than 1500 years to celebrate the summer solstice. Come and join Friends of Lower Suwannee and Cedar Keys NWRs and the Florida Public Archaeology Network for this year's gathering. Learn about the place where Shell Mound was built centuries ago . . . a huge, wind-formed dune aligned with the solstices.
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When: Sunday, June 20th, 9:00 to noon
Where: On CR 326, three miles off CR 347, on the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge, near Cedar Key
The Schedule:
  • Any time -- Self-guided walks along the interpreted Shell Mound trail and the nearby Dennis Creek trail
  • Any time -- The tides will be good if you want to bring a kayak and paddle around near Hog Island or the Long Cabbage islands on your own for a bit.
  • Any time -- Visit information tables
  • 9:30 and 10:30 -- Guided tours of the Shell Mound trail, with Dr. Ginessa Mahar
  • 10:15 and 11:15 -- Seaside talks by Dr. Ken Sassaman about  the celestial events that inspired the building of the Shell Mound and the centuries-long tradition of solstice gatherings at this spot.
  • After Program -- Archaeologist guided kayak tour, with a limited number of particiapnts, starting at 12:30pm. Tides require return before 2:00. Pre-registration is required. Click here, on  Eventbrite,  to register. You need to bring your own kayak and be skilled enough for an open water paddle.
What to Bring: sunscreen, water, shoes for a trail walk, hat and clothes for protection from insects, bug spray
To learn more about the natural and cultural history of the Shell Mound site before coming, you may want to look over the interpretive panels or read the short guide book, Shell Mound: A Portal into Another World, on our Shell Mound website page.
Picture from highest point along Shell Mound trail looking out to the Gulf
10 Comments
Lynn Sylver
6/9/2021 10:25:58 am

Hope to be there!

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Peg Hall
6/9/2021 01:21:59 pm

I hope you can make it! See you there.

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Nancy Sera
6/10/2021 03:29:55 pm

I plan to be there and maybe bring a friend!

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Peg
6/10/2021 03:31:26 pm

Great! It will be so nice to have you there.

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Molly Jubitz
6/16/2021 11:52:02 pm

I have hoped for an event like this for years. So glad to see it’s happening. I’ll be in Colorado and send good thoughts.

Peg
6/17/2021 08:15:47 am

It is so good to hear from you and know you wanted this to happen! We will miss ypu on Sunday.

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Rory Brennan
6/17/2021 10:52:43 am

We wish we were in town that day to join you.
I hope it is continued next year!

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Peg
6/17/2021 11:27:24 am

We hope so too. This will be a test of who is stronger . . . the humans or the mosquitoes and biting flies! Hahaha. Maybe if there is interest in Solstice events, we could do something for Winter Solstice. Will you be in town then?

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Amy J Gernhardt
6/17/2021 01:55:48 pm

Plan to attend, thank you.

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Peg
6/17/2021 02:41:48 pm

It will be great to see you, Amy!

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Friends of the Lower Suwannee & Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuges
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Cedar Key, FL 32625
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