Egmont Key

Lightning Sparks Fire, Burns 80 Acres On Egmont Key

Associated Press

,

Fire officials are assessing the damage after a lightning strike sparked a fire on Egmont Key.Authorities say almost 80 acres burned Tuesday following the…

Bobby Henry, cultural adviser to the Seminole Tribe of Florida, stands next to Willie Johns, Chief Justice of the Seminole Courts, near a cemetery on Egmont Key. The island served as a detainment camp for Seminoles in the 1850s before being sent to the West.

Arts / Culture

Seminole Tribe of Florida Pushes to Preserve Former Deportation Site

Topher Forhecz

,

The Seminole Tribe of Florida is advocating to save a small island off the mouth of Tampa Bay from eroding. The island represents a painful moment in...

Arts / Culture

Seminole Tribe of Florida to Honor Polly Parker

This weekend the Seminole Tribe of Florida will be honoring a significant figure in the history of the Seminole tribe.She escaped her captors on a journey…