16
Apr
2026
Third Thursday Lecture The Spirit of ’26
April 16, 2026
"In 1926, Everglades (later known as Everglades City) was in its heyday. Barron Collier, the visionary millionaire entrepreneur who founded the modern version of the town, was just hitting his stride. The Tamiami Trail, a highway across the Everglades connecting Florida’s coasts and financed by Collier was nearing completion. Meanwhile, the coastal community opened its first high school, the Everg