History of Marco Island

Don’t miss this Marco Island Historical Society program on Jan. 13: An illustrated lecture by DeVere Burt on Audubon Birds at Mackle Park. It starts at 7 p.m. with refreshments, followed by the program at 7:30. Full story »

The tolls for the SR-951 high-rise bridge will end at 11 p.m., Jan. 12. The toll booths will be disassembled, while the administration building will be saved for possible future use. Full story »

This month is named for the two-headed Roman god Janus who guarded the entry to many homes in those days, looking inward and out. Full story »

Fast facts: One of the most fascinating aspects of archaeology is dating the finds discovered through excavations around the world. Full story »

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The ancient Calusa who lived in this area believed there were three entities who governed the world. Full story »

Ago in the Eagle ...Arnold Palmer played golf at the Marco Shores Country Club with Xerox executives this week. Full story »

In the first edition of the Marco Island Eagle, Sunday, March 31, 1968, sports was already taking its place in history on this post card island. Full story »

When Bill Tamplin and Bill Gentry rolled up their sleeves and decided to start a newspaper they wondered if there were enough folks on Marco Island to warrant their time and trouble. After all, most of the residents were seasonal, Marco was remote, and there wasn’t even a bridge over the river onto Collier boulevard. The pavement for the palm-lined avenue was complete, there were houses starting to spring up along the route, but the vast construction crew of the Deltona Corporation just didn’t look like newspaper readers — they were too busy. Full story »

Ron Jamro, Director of the Collier County Historical Museum in Naples, will be the featured speaker Tuesday at Mackle Park, meeting with the Marco Island Historical Society. Jamro will speak on the history of the county museum and Florida history, likely adding some insight as Marco Island begins construction of the Marco Island Historical Museum. Full story »

They talked about entertaining visitors from “Miama,” about repelling hordes of mosquitoes by burning clam shells in smudge pots, and about being allowed to drive on Marco’s beaches with carefree abandon. Full story »

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The Marco Island Historical Society has steadily worked toward the goal of bringing a museum to the island for eight years. The three-building complex to be surrounded by water will represent a Calusa village. With the majority of funding in place, construction of the museum near the Marco Island Branch Library on South Heathwood, is ready to begin and projected to be complete in fall 2009. However, there is at least one hold up. Full story »

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