TBSK Monthly Meeting December- Florida Culture and Manatees with Steve Noll

Florida Humanities with the Tampa Bay Sea Kayakers.present Florida Culture and Manatees with Steve Noll!

Tuesday, Dec 10, 2024 via Zoom at 7pm

We love them...the big bellies and whiskers...soft, gentle eyes...when we see the water start to spread in an oblong/round shape...we say...is there a manatee below? Manatee sightings add delight to any paddle.  But it was not always that way.  Let's learn more about how this love affair started with our manatee guide and historian, Steven Noll, (history professor at the University of Florida and author of Ditch of Dreams, the prize winning book about the Cross Florida Barge Canal .)  Professor Noll will go deep and roll around with the history of Florida culture surrounding this 'sea cow' that adorns our waters and how we have come to love this creature 

Steven Noll, PhD

Instructional Professor

Department of History

University of Florida

025 Keene-Flint Hall

P O Box 117320

Gainesville, FL  32611

nolls@ufl.edu

Faculty advisor- Phi Alpha Theta

University of Florida Disability Research Fellow 2020-2021

Lead Scholar- Florida Humanities/Smithsonian Institution Museum on Main Street

   Exhibit- “Democracy: Voices and Votes”  2024-2025

About Florida Humanities
Florida Humanities, the statewide, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, is dedicated to preserving, promoting, and sharing the history, literature, culture, and personal stories that offer Floridians a better understanding of themselves, their communities, and their state. Since 1973, Florida Humanities has awarded more than $16 million in support of statewide cultural resources and public programs strongly rooted in the humanities. These programs preserve Florida’s diverse history and heritage, promote civic engagement and community dialogue, and provide opportunities to reflect on the future of Florida. Learn more at www.FloridaHumanities.org. 

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Topic: Florida Culture and Manatees with Steve Noll!
Time: Dec 10, 2024 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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