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Florida's Drought Has Brought Lake Okeechobee's Rare Artifacts to the Surface
From Nightline By JEFFREY KOFMAN
LAKE OKEECHOBEE, Fla., Sept. 13, 2007
It was Boots Boyer who discovered the hidden treasures of Lake Okeechobee, which is not surprising. Few people know the lake as well as he does — he's lived there all his life.
Boyer was out on his airboat surveying the gators and the swamplands when he made some startling discoveries. He looked down at the muddy soil revealed by the receding lake waters and saw pottery shards, crafted stone pendants and an arrowhead.
Read more at http://www.abcnews.go.com/Nightline/sto ... 644&page=1
Florida's Drought Has Brought Lake Okeechobee's Rare Artifacts to the Surface
From Nightline By JEFFREY KOFMAN
LAKE OKEECHOBEE, Fla., Sept. 13, 2007
It was Boots Boyer who discovered the hidden treasures of Lake Okeechobee, which is not surprising. Few people know the lake as well as he does — he's lived there all his life.
Boyer was out on his airboat surveying the gators and the swamplands when he made some startling discoveries. He looked down at the muddy soil revealed by the receding lake waters and saw pottery shards, crafted stone pendants and an arrowhead.
Read more at http://www.abcnews.go.com/Nightline/sto ... 644&page=1