March 2020 at Koreshan State Park
See you at the park!
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Join us for special public tours, experience historical re-enactments with Settlement women, and attend evening discussions about the Koreshans.
Private tours available for groups and organizations.
Click here to submit your request.
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March 14 and 15, 8am - 1pm. Vendors and demonstrators will be on hand with antique and rare engines, antiques, crafts and more. For participation forms, Click here. |
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Other Events*
Dutch Oven Cooking Demonstrations, 11am, 2nd and 3rd Wednesdays, January - March at the Campfire Circle on the River Trail.
Cracker Cowboy Cooking Demonstrations, 10am, 1st and 3rd Wednesdays January - March at the Cast Iron Cafe.
Fairbanks Morse Engine Start-up and Demonstration - 11am Wednesdays and Saturdays, January - March in the Generator Building.
Art Hall Music Series, 3:30pm, most Saturdays, January - March, in the Art Hall
28th Annual Antique Engine, Quilt & Craft Show - 8am-1pm, March 14 - 15. Handmade Arts, Crafts and Food Vendors needed! Click here for application forms.
Ongoing Events
Guided Historic Settlement Tours, Jan-Mar, Wed - Sun, 10am & 2pm; Apr–Dec, Sat & Sun, 10am.
Farmers Market & Native Plant Sale, Sundays, year-round, 8am-1pm. NEW VENDORS WELCOME! Click here for an application.
Forging Demonstration by Stephen Kalb of Kalb Ironworks by the Cast Iron Cafe, March 7, 8, 29, 10am - 12:30pm.
Individuals, Businesses and organizations that would like to sponsor, sell products, or provide activities at our events can click here for application forms or contact us @ FriendsofKoreshan@gmail.com.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO HELP WITH ALL PARK EVENTS! If interested, please email us @ friendsofkoreshan@gmail.com
*Events are free and subject to change; entrance or impact fees required for all events (exceptions: Ghost Walk and Women's History tours and programs). To keep up-to-date with all events, click here or follow us on Facebook.
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Become a Friend of the Koreshans!
Friends of Koreshan State Park enjoy free park admission, retail discounts, invitations to member-only special events and outings, their own newsletter, among other perks! We have three levels of memberships you can explore here.
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Nature Programs**
Click on any link below to register online.Tuesday Nature Trail Hikes
Learn some park history, history of the Estero River and find out about plants and critters that we meet along the way with a park naturalist!
Saturday Nature Trail Hikes
Learn some park history, history of the Estero River and find out about plants and critters that we meet along the way with a park volunteer!
Beginning Butterflies
A presentation and talk on the butterflies of Koreshan State Park and Southwest Florida.
Beginning Photography
A beginning photography tour of the different habitats and architecture within the park.
Photographer’s Nature Hike
A photographers walk on the nature trails of Koreshan State Park.
Gopher Tortoises
Discover just how fascinating this ancient species is!
Shells – Mysterious Beauties of SWFL
A talk on shells and the mysterious creatures that reside inside.
Manatee and Dolphins
Creatures that are fun to watch and extremely interesting!
Celebrate Florida Gopher Tortoise Day, April 10, 2020
Learn gopher tortoise behaviors, anatomy and fun facts–and hold and see the shells of specimens that lived in Koreshan State Park!
**Space limited! Programs are free with park entry fee ($5 per vehicle with 2-8 occupants, $4 per single-occupant vehicle, and $2 for pedestrians and bicyclists) but reservations are either required or requested.
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Support Friends of Koreshan State Park
Your generous tax-deductible contributions to the Friends of Koreshan help us continue our mission to support Koreshan State Park. Please contribute by donating, volunteering your time or shopping on AmazonSmile and GoodShop to donate a percentage of your purchases to the Friends. |
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 Women’s Suffrage and the Koreshan Unity
by Elizabeth Brown, Volunteer, Docent, Tour Guide
Beginning in the 1880s, the Koreshan Unity Settlement, with its fundamental beliefs in equity between men and women, took up the banner of woman’s suffrage with numerous newspaper articles, public speaking events and theatrical performances addressing the topic of equity for women. [read more] |
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