Wakulla County Event Celebrates the Artistry and Survival Skills of Florida’s Earliest Inhabitants
The
Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Ochlockonee
River State Park is hosting the second annual Stone Age and Primitive
Art Festival.
On Friday, February 6, Saturday, February 7, and Sunday, February 8, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., visitors will
experience “hands-on” learning, as experts demonstrate techniques that
were used thousands of years ago in day to day life. Visitors will also
see projectile point fashioning, also known as flint-knapping which is
the art of chipping stone into tools, bow and arrow construction,
basket weaving, early pottery methods and more.
According to archeological research, Ochlockonee River’s rich history of humans interacting with nature goes back 12,000 years.
Admission is the regular park entrance fee of $3.00 per carload of
up to eight people, and $1.00 per pedestrian or bicyclist. The
admission fee includes access to all events.
For more information, contact Kevin Patton or Linda Trice at (850) 962-2771, or visit www.floridastateparks.org .
The event will take place:
9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Friday, February 6 through Sunday, February 8, 2009 Ochlockonee River State Park 429 State Park Road Sopchoppy, Florida
- Submitted by Florida Department of Environmental Protection
This information originally published on January 21, 2009.
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