Museum of the Everglades Manager Thomas Lockyear will dig deep into the history of hermit Juan Gomez and his long and storied life. Did he really live to be 122 years old? Did he sail with the pirate Gasparilla? Was he actually Gasparilla? Find out the answers to these questions and more, including the role […]

Just in time for the Halloween Season, Museum of the Everglades Manager Thomas Lockyear will explore the region’s myths, legends, and folklore. The infamous Ochopee Skunk Ape, the Ox Woman, the Phantoms of Flight 401, and even the swamp speakeasy owned by notorious gangster Al Capone will all be explored.

This companion lecture to the current “Gearheads in the Glades” exhibit at museum of the Everglades explores the ways in which mechanically-inclined Gladesmen combined parts from airplanes, boats, cars, trucks, and tractors to create hybrid vehicles that could traverse the swampy terrain of South Florida.

Museum of the Everglades Manager Thomas Lockyear will discuss the poignant and often whimsical way that artist Dick Jay captured historic events and personalities with paint and sculpture. Part primitive, part folk art, Mr. Jay’s prolific work captured not only the essence of life in Florida’s Last Frontier, but the spirit of the people living […]