[Marak]

With power recently restored I haven't had a chance yet to discover Wilma's actual path. I can tell from the winds we got here that she passed close to our south and then to the east after the eye passed over us. It was the east winds that devastated my place. Same exposure that Andrew used to punish us.

As for the legend, not sure which legend you are referring to. I heard someone on these boards mention the Indian burial grounds, but the high hill on the south end of the island is not a burial ground at all, as far as I know. It is touted locally as a shell mound, and it is 50-60 feet high. I understand the Calusa Indians were fishermen and would not contaminate the sea with their refuse.

If there is another legend concerning Marco Island, I would love to hear it. Old tales and legends intrigue me.

[jeffers]

The Indian Burial legend was the one I was referring to. I was pretty sure it had to do with Indians, but didn't have the time to wade back through the thread to find it.


One thing sure, anyone who believed it before is NEVER going to turn it loose now. It's set in concrete for evermore.

[ExSES]

As for the legend, not sure which legend you are referring to. I heard someone on these boards mention the Indian burial grounds, but the high hill on the south end of the island is not a burial ground at all, as far as I know. It is touted locally as a shell mound, and it is 50-60 feet high. I understand the Calusa Indians were fishermen and would not contaminate the sea with their refuse.

Florida is covered with "Shell Mounds" (indian garbage dumps, not "Burial Mounds"). Shellfish was a staple food of indians living near waterways. You can find them everywhere (except where early settlers excavated them for roadbed and foundation materials!)...

[piperpilot]

Marak, what part of the island do you live in? My parents live off of San Marcos and they are still without power. They had only vegetation damage and lost their mailbox, but other homes in the neighborhood didn't fare so well. I heard also that both the Marriott and the Radisson suffered significant damage.