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Mindo, Ecuador's cloud-forested wonderland
I've often fantasized about retracing the steps of such naturalists as Charles Darwin, Alexander von Humboldt and William Bartram, who saw exotic places and recorded, in detail, the plants and animals they described so vividly on their expeditions.
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Leafing Through the Pages at the Morton Arboretum
Our book club reads a wide range of titles, frequently about nature.
We meet in the Sterling Morton Library, which contains 28,000 books, 12,000 artworks and several hundred nursery catalogs.
"Walden" by Henry David Thoreau brought on one of our best...Tags: Theodore Roosevelt, Minority Groups, Meriwether Lewis, Fiction, Literature
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Most influential Florida books
Orlando Arts BlogTod Caviness here, counting the minutes until a short vacation to Boston for the National Poetry Slam. I'll bring you all back a little something from Boston Market. Received a letter a couple weeks back from Rollins College professor Maurice O'Sullivan... -
St. Johns River eco-tour starts closer to Orlando
Since 2003, the nonprofit St. Johns Riverkeeper organization has hosted roughly two dozen multi-day excursions along the unspoiled river between Jacksonville and Palatka.
That has always required a formidable commute for Orlando-area residents, but that'...Tags: Central Florida, Tourism and Leisure, Greeting Cards, Trips and Vacations, Florida Travel
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Maitland Art Center: Meet the enigmatic, authentic Seminoles
Seminole: The word is everywhere in Florida, from college jerseys to gambling casinos. But the people and their history remain an enigma for most of us. At his death in 1838, Seminole leader Osceola was the best-known American "Indian" in the world,...Tags: Winter Park, Arts and Culture, Maitland Art Center, Florida State Seminoles, History
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Inspiration runs deep for writers, artists
Special to the SentinelThere may be longer and deeper rivers in our country, but few have left such a lasting impression as the St. Johns on the consciousness of the writers and artists who experienced it. Certainly, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings knew of its powerful natural magic....Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, Frederick Delius, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Lakes and Ponds, Landforms
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Mar 29, 2009
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Nov 24, 2002
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