Winter Solstice Celebration

11/17/2023

UPDATE: Construction work has begun on the Shell Mound pier so this year only we are decamping our Winter Solstice Celebration and holding it at the Cedar Key City Park, 2nd Street and A Street, instead. On Thursday, December 21 from 4pm - 6pm Ginessa Mahar and Ken Sassaman will give fascinating archaeological talks while we await sunset. Look for our new Friends' trailer with sale shirts and holiday merch. See you in Cedar Key!

Picture of Friends' president Dr. Ginessa Mahar and other participants on the Shell Mound pier for Winter Solstice 2022

Friends' president Dr. Ginessa Mahar and participants in Winter Solstice celebration 2022.

3 Comments

Amy Gernhardt

11/23/2023 07:59:06 am

Interested in the Shell Mound Winter Solstice

Peg

11/23/2023 10:32:09 am

Hi Amy. We are working on the details of the "workday" and celebration. We would like to be able to make improvements both on the Shell Mound trail and the Dennis Creek trail, but Dennis Creek might take more equipment and not just human power. We should have a plan after some of the regular trail-keepers go out to scope it over the weekend. We will keep posting updates and I will be sure you get them. Happy Thanksgiving.

Peg

12/10/2023 04:18:27 pm

When the Friends' crew went to Dennis Creek to scope out what would be needed for the workday, they found that there was not enough work needed to warrant a whole work event. They cleared the trail that day and it is now open and ready to be hiked.

Since the construction has now begun for the rebuilding of the pier, and the workday was not needed, Friends decided to change the venue for the Winter Solstice this year. See the poster above for details. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the Winter Solstice event in Cedar Key.

Winter Solstice Celebration

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