Outing to Fort Caroline National Monument

The girls and I had a Saturday outing to Fort Caroline National Monument. This is the visitor center.

Inside of the visitor center.

I just love history and learning our local history here in Florida. It is so intriguing.

Getting my passport book stamped. Another site marked off in my national sites book here for Florida.

The live oaks in front of the visitor center are so pretty.

Entrance to the recreation of Fort Caroline.

Inside of the fort. They took historical records and recreated it as closely as they could to what it was.

This fort existed back in 1564.

The view from the fort of the river.

This history is so interesting. There was a massacre here at Fort Caroline. Remember the other fort we went to? Fort Matanzas. The Spanish name for the massacre.

I love the views from these forts.

My girlies.

A column was placed here on the river shores to mark the land for their country. Now they have this column to represent that column from centuries ago.

Ribault Column.

We brought a picnic lunch. Pickle rolls!

Cheerio treats

Try Wickles sandwich spread :)

We brought sandwich fixings, chips, and soda.

Guess what? They have a Senior Ranger program now. For those older in age but still want to learn and earn a badge. :)

We went on a short trail that was close by after we finished at the fort.

Salt marshes are a unique part of our ecosystem here in Florida.

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