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CRACKER FAIR 2019
DOWNLOAD VENDOR FORM FOR 2019 Food Vendors, Artists, Authors, Local Merchants, Music, and more Lemon Dessert Baking Contest Located in Pioneer Plaza, Dearborn Street, Englewood, Florida. CRACKER FAIR 2018: CLICK TO SEE THE 2018 CRACKER FAIR HIGHLIGHT VIDEO Why lemons? They played a role in Englewood since 1894 when the Nichols brothers purchased […]
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A “Globally Significant” Discovery: Sacred Ground Below the Sea
VIEW VIDEO courtesy ABC7 mysuncoast.com About 7,200 years old and buried 21 feet deep below the Gulf of Mexico, 350 yards off Manasota Key is an extremely well preserved human burial site. Archaeologists are exploring what has been termed a “globally significant” discovery. National Geographic calls it an “unprecedented” find. On Tuesday, March 27 at […]
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Historic Preservation in Charlotte County NOTE: 2018 CRACKER FAIR DATE: Saturday, February 10
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December Meeting
Growing Up In Boca Grande: Bits-and-Bytes-of-History NOTE: We regret to announce there will not be a Sing-Along this month. We hope to make plans for such an event next December. This month’s public Meeting will be on Tuesday, December 12, 7pm: From “fish ranches” to phosphate shipping; from the “Grand Plan” with Grand Hotels to […]
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