The Calusa Heritage Trail through the Pineland Complex is described in an article by Betsy Perdichizzi.
Calusa Heritage Trail outdoor museum
It is the place to go if you want to walk in the footsteps of the ancient Calusa. The Pineland site complex is located in coastal Lee County northwest of Fort Myers. The site was a Calusa Indian village for more than 1,500 years. Enormous shell mounds still overlook the waters of Pine Island Sound. The remains of 15 centuries of Indian life are evident everywhere. Remnants of an ancient canal that reached across Pine Island sweep through the complex. Sand burial mounds stand in the woods.
The short trail takes you to see Indian mounds rising 30-40 feet into the air and a segment of the awesome Calusa Canal. From the top of the tallest mound, you can look across the green waters of the estuary to the barrier islands of Boca Grande, North Captiva and Captiva Island.
The longer trail leads you to hallowed ground, an impressive burial rising higher than you think possible for people without modern technology and earth moving equipment.
I visited with my friends Hilda and Helmut Nickel for the opening of the teaching pavilion. We were awed by the power and majesty of the village site, mounds and canal.
Signs along the improved trail provide visitors with detailed information regarding the Calusa Indians, their culture and environment, and the history of Southwest Florida after the Calusa left.
For more see this link at the San Marcos Sun Times.
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