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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Terry Tomalin / The Bulletin
May 4, 2008
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A 40-foot canoe unearthed at the Weedon Island Preserve is the first prehistoric seagoing vessel discovered in Florida and likely was used by the area’s first inhabitants more than 1,000 years ago.
“This is a very important historical find.....