Viewing the Past with Calusa Coast Outfitters Educational Tours
Fort Myers Beach may be Florida's best kept secret. It is well known that Florida offers a host of enjoyable beach activities, but there are a lot of historical activities for people to learn about and appreciate. One such historical venture for visitors to the area is Mound Key State Archeological Site, which is located in southwest Florida and believed to have been inhabited by the Calusa Indians. Called Calusa many years ago, the area of Mound Key offers a view of the past that has been frozen in time. Many archeological sites are difficult for the average person to visit. Calusa Coast Outfitters Educational Tours offers visitors a guided tour of Mound Key State Archeological Site throughout the year.
Every year, Calusa Coast Outfitters Educational Tours educates people who travel from all over the world. The touring organization mainly focuses on the Calusa Indians and their history. What draws so many people to Mound Key is what the Calusa Indians left behind. The Calusa Indians, referred to as "Shell Indians," constructed towering mounds of elaborate shells, bones (fish and animal), and relics. The Calusa regarded these structures as symbols of power, burial grounds, and religious memorials. These structures are thousands of years old and have been preserved by archeologists.
A tour of Mound Key by Calusa Coast Outfitters Educational Tours begins at Fish Tale Marina in Fort Myers beach and lasts about three hours. The cost to tour Mound Key State Archaeological Site is $20 (credit cards are not accepted).
