Let’s compare the standard fiction told about the Calusa, who inhabited Southwest Florida possibly 1,000 ... It is also said that the Seminole warred upon the Calusa. Bless their hearts, the ...

Mound Key (center) in Estero Bay was the capital of the Native Calusa people when the ... that of Native groups living in Florida at the time, such as the Seminole or the Miccosukee.

But for a trip back to “really old Florida,” take a walk on the Calusa Heritage Trail, where Native Americans settled 2,000 years ago, started building massive shell mounds 1,200 years ago and ...

Florida Museum / Illustration by Merald Clark Beginning roughly 2,000 years ago, the Calusa enjoyed centuries ... Remote sensing yielded a 3-D map of the island’s surface that features what ...

Calusa Pines came in at No. 69, moving up a few spots from its 2022 placement on the list. Also on the list in Florida: Seminole Golf Club (No. 10) and TPC Sawgrass-Stadium Course (41).