Before the Seminoles, before the era of modern development, the Loxahatchee River and Lake Worth region of what is now known as Florida bore witness to a rich tapestry of indigenous cultures. The early European explorers, charting unknown territories and seeking new lands, inadvertently became chroniclers of the people who had long called these places […]
In the annals of exploration, few voyages capture the imagination quite like Juan Ponce de León’s 1513 expedition. It was a journey motivated by rumors of magical waters and the unquenchable thirst for new territories and wealth. The Quest Begins Ponce de León, a Spanish explorer, had been the first governor of Puerto Rico, a […]