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SEE FLORIDA WILDLIFE ALONG THE ST. JOHNS RIVER

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Contributed by: Wilma Bertling on 10/29/2009

Few people ever sail the St. Johns River all the way from its source in S. Florida marshes northward to Jacksonville where it empties into the Atlantic Ocean. The Sebastian Area Historical Society offers a film, "River Into The New World - The St. Johns River," at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 18th at the North Indian River County Library.

It takes you on a 310-mile journey through time and place to experience the natural beauty, intriguing characters and wildlife of the flattest, slowest moving river in America.

Tom Lowe produced this PBS documentary film. He traces the river's history from the time when French Huguenots settled at the mouth of the St. Johns in 1564, 6 years before the English landed at Plimouth Plantation. In its early history it was called the River of May.

Ruth Stanbridge, Indian River County Historian, assisted Lowe while he was researching the S. Florida marshes, and she will introduce the film and lead discussions.

In early 2000 the St. Johns was designated an American Heritage River. It was the first river into the New World where settlements took place.

The film was written and filmed by Eagle Productions, Orlando, FL.

Admission is free. Refreshments follow the program.

North Indian River County Library is located at 1001 Sebastian Blvd. (CR512 at Roseland Rd.

For additional information, call 772-581-1380.

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