#Hontoon State Park

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#BestFloridaWildlifeEncounters: Paddling, fishing, hiking, biking, and camping are popular activities at Hontoon Island State Park, which is home to all kinds of native wildlife. #FLliving ☀️🌴😎 https://www.instagram.com/p/CmozTjyOmqn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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hontoon island state park | hontoon dead river

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Hontoon Island State Park, Deland, Florida. June 2018.

Resurrection fern; new growth on a burned pine.

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Predawn light in the pine flatwoods.

Hontoon Island State Park, FL

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Ok so we tried to get in De Leon State Park this morning but we were too late and couldn’t get in! So we left for Hontoon Park and left really quickly 😂. So we had our own little picnic at another park! The wildflowers 🌸 were on the way! Sunday May 26, 2019 #elAsuntoEsBienSerio #aVerySeriousMatter #FamilyTime #GoodTimes #HolidayWeekend #Cousins #iLoveMyCousin ❤️🧔🏻 (at DeLand, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx8twn3AAj4/?igshid=1fbsz39u50201

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Best Florida Outdoor Adventures

Florida is one of the perfect destinations most travelers visit for vacation. Named as the Sunshine State, Florida offers an outlet for people looking for an escapade.

Florida is also a good place for those who want to spend quality time with their loved ones and friends. This state has theme parts, beaches, and wildlife. These make it a great destination for history lovers, nature lovers, and beach buffs.

What Are The Best Florida Outdoor Adventures?

Florida is well known for a variety of tourist attractions like Disney World. There are also vacation destinations such as Miami. From the best viewing areas for manatees to hang gliding adventures. There is something for everyone in Florida.

Are you searching for things to do in Florida this weekend? You might want to check out some of the best Florida outdoor adventures here:

Standup Paddle Boarding in the Thousand Islands Conservation Area

You can paddle into the mangroves of the Thousand Islands Conservation Area. It is a 338-acre site full of different Florida native wildlife. These include manatees, dolphins, and countless birds. This area is perfect when the winds are high. Make sure not to venture into unprotected waters. You can also spend the afternoon at the beach.

Snorkeling and Swimming at Peacock Springs

This place features one of the longest underwater cave systems in the continental US. If you are a certified diver, you can explore the underwater caverns of Peacock Springs. All other visitors can enjoy the crystal-clear water near the surface. Do you want to make a weekend out of it? There is one primitive campsite at nearby Lafayette Blue Springs State Park. You can also consider the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park.

Kayak Around Hontoon Island

Hontoon Island is accessible only by boat or ferry. This makes the area a rare, secluded adventure in Central Florida. You can paddle counterclockwise around the island. You can also stop for wildlife as you go.

Hiking or Biking on the Spring to Spring Trail

The Spring to Spring Trail stretches 26 miles from Deltona to DeLeon Springs State Park. This paved trail is great for a few day trips or a long bike ride in Volusia County. As you travel, you can explore some beautiful sights. These include the Blue Spring State Park and Lake Beresford. 

Stargazing and Camping at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park

This prairie offers the perfect setting to gaze at the Milky Way at night. You don't even need to use telescopes or binoculars. It is a great place to get away from the hustle and bustle of the Orlando area for the evening.

Are you planning to explore Florida? Let You Discover Florida help you. We will let you know the cheapest time to travel to Florida. We also provide you with a list of the best activities to do in the state. 

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The answer to the ultimate question. (at Hontoon Island State Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdEAQr2LHuT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Week three, Ideas

This week has been about bringing the ideas together.  While we have some information about the Mayaca, how to present such information is another matter.  I did not get the chance to reach out to Maitland Art and History yet in order to see what they may be wanting in terms of an exhibit, so Madeline and I have been doing an informal questioning of people we know.  Specifically, we have been asking about what such people would be interested in learning or seeing about a native population for their own town. Generally it comes down to wanting to see material culture.  That may not be super feasible, particularly when considering few artifacts remain and those that do are owned by the state.  They will likely not be lent out, and even if they are willing the space constraints may make that untenable.  

So while we wait to hear directly from Maitland A&H, this coming week is about brainstorming ways to create a more memorable exhibit.  This will likely have to rely on images.  One thing I think might be fun would be to incorporate local artists. Perhaps have a local interpretation of the famous Owl Totem next to information and pictures of the original.  This could also bring in the art aspect of Maitland A&H while tying back to the Mayaca in a meaningful way.  Alternatively, having information about the Mayaca and totem then possibly an art station to reimage it for visitors.  This could be done with basic paper and pencils. However, the logistics involved would be much more difficult at a daily level for that to work properly.  And personally, the idea of giving visitors writing implements that could mark up other parts of the exhibit has the potential to be disastrous.  So that idea may be dependent on how Maitland A&H feels and if they have done something like that before, as they may have some “best practices” that can make this a reality.  Either way, many of the people questioned on the idea of an exhibit wanted to walk away actually interacting with material.  So many of these brainstormed ideas rely on creating a way for that to happen without the actual artifacts.

Going forward we also need to consolidate a resource guide for future researchers in a clear and easily accessible manner.  Much of the information we have comes from secondary sources and other researchers, but they are generally clear as to where the information they are sharing can be found in primary documents.  So creating a first source bibliography for the sake of the historian at Maitland A&H would be vital if this is to be successful. This can be done in addition to the white paper which would lay out the information, but having the sources of such is critical for verification and further research.  The material aspects of the Mayaca can also be brought in by contacting rangers at Hontoon Island State Park on possible lending or collaboration. At the very least they might be willing to send pictures, hopefully recent and as the artifacts were found. Either way, we have some work ahead of us in creating a story of the Mayaca.    

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Maitland A&H Project Blog Entry 2

Since last entry I have continued collecting information leads on the Mayaca/Macoya people. I have reached out to a few historical societies in the area as well as continue web-based research. I’m especially excited to head over to Hontoon Island State Park, where a Mayacan totem was excavated in the 1950’s, to see the area and how they’ve including the Mayacas in the park’s interpretation.

Previously, I’d never really been drawn to Florida history before. My family is not from Florida and although we ended up here while I was still in grade school, the little bit of Florida history I received in my education was never presented in a matter that encouraged my further engagement. However, this project has really started to change that for me. I’m excited to get to know Florida better as it remains my home, and am inspired to get out to more sites, museums, and parks to learn more in the field.

Moving forward with this project I’ve been thinking a lot about how it relates to our boarder themes of our course. We talked a lot about interpreting difficult histories, rewriting erasures, and how public memory holds traumatic history, and how to interpret matters in a manner that honors the realities of all sides of history without becoming too cumbersome for public consumption. Regarding difficult histories, we’ve touched on the genocides and displacement of native Americans by European settlers through one of our readings regarding the plantation home of a slave-owning Cherokee Chief. Discussing these displacements had me thinking a lot about the experience of the Mayaca people.

Early Spanish accounts of the Mayacas paint them as territorial, war minded, and generally violent. However, I can’t help but question how the circumstances of Spanish arrival may have influenced the Mayacas to present themselves in such a manner. What Mayacan behaviors and traditions were misunderstood by the Spanish? What were traditions and artifacts were erased in the record, and under what circumstances? While definitive answers to so many of my questions will never be known, I still think it is important to keep these questions in the back of my mind while I continue to study them. Although, I must also keep in mind the after mentioned line of where historic inquiry passes beyond the limits of public engagement for the sake of this project

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Thunder Bug has enjoyed his visit to Hontoon Island State Park. https://ift.tt/38U7r4s

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at Hontoon Island State Park

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Hontoon Island State Park, Deland, Florida. June 2018.

Tufted Titmouse at sunset; pine flatwoods.

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The Owl of Hontoon Island. 

This owl was pulled from the St. Johns River in 1955. It was carved about 700 years ago, likely by the Mayacan people who lived in this area. The purpose of this carving is not know, as the Mayacans were wiped out by the Spanish. Smaller, similar artifacts were also found in the river around Hontoon Island in 1978. Replicas of these artifacts can be found near the visitor center. 

Hontoon Island State Park, FL

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Ripples. (at Hontoon Island State Park)

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And we're off.... #pontoonlife #imonaboat (at Hontoon Island State Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc77Q97rgmJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=