Bartram Strolls

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Bartram Strolls

 

Sunday morning at 8:00 am we will host two Bartram strolls featuring his spiritual views about nature. Reservations recommended.

 

  • The Riverfront Stroll be along the riverfront in Palatka and will include the “trout” sculpture, historic 1st Presbyterian Church and Bartram’s Illustrations in the Westminster Hall. Reading from TRAVELS will be included

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    Riverfront Stroll Reservations
     

  • The Mount Royal Stroll will be held on Sunday, Sept 30, at 9:30 am at Mount Royal, there will be a short memorial, recalling William Bartram’s travels in the Welaka area, including a reading of the prayer that he composed at Mount Royal. A concise summary of Bartram’s second trip to the area will be included.

    Location: 29.4297 N, 81.5209 W

    3 miles South of Welaka, Fl

    From the traffic light in Welaka, Fl, go 3 miles south on State Road 309. Turn right onto Fort Gates Ferry Road. Proceed straight for 0.3 miles (Fort Gates Ferry Road will bear to the right; stay on Mount Royal Avenue), to the Mount Royal Airpark gate. Continue through the gate, for 0.4 miles. Turn right onto Indian Mound Drive. Go 0.1 mile, and bear left to stay on Indian Mound Drive. Mount Royal is 200 feet on the right.

 

Mount Royal Stroll Reservations
 

The Frolic

In the fall of 1774 William Bartram experienced what is known as the Indian Frolic at Spalding’s Lower Store. His 9-month stay on his favorite river in Putnam County is documented in Bartram’s masterpiece TRAVELS. The annual St. Johns River Bartram Frolic on Palatka’s riverfront will celebrate our National Heritage River, the Bartram National Recreation Trail in Putnam County, and offer our county as a historic eco-tourism and recreation destination.

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