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Recommended Reading
Yesteryear I Lived in Paradise: 
The Story of Caladesi Island
Myrtle Scharrer Betz
Cover Art by Christopher M. Still
New 2009 Edition
 (AVAILABLE AT THE ROTARY CENTENNIAL NATURE CENTER)
Paperback Book
Myrtle Scharrer Betz is a born storyteller with a marvelous tale to tell. Her account of growing up on Caladesi Island is one of the richest portraits available of life in Florida when it truly was the natural, tropical paradise that tourists and residents alike can only dream of discovering today. Told with compelling honesty and humanity, this tale by the only child ever born on Caladesi Island captures the natural wonders, discomforts, challenges, and joys of pioneer life on a Florida West Coast barrier island, spanning the time from when her father, Henry Scharrer, first arrived in America from Switzerland in 1883 until his death in 1934. This new and enlarged edition includes more than 130 historic illustrations providing a visual legacy to complement Myrtle s narrative, and granddaughter Terry Fortner has added a timeline to clarify the history, extending to the years before and after the narrative itself. With wisdom, insight, and poetry, Myrtle Scharrer Betz has written a book that is sure to become a Florida treasure. In consideration of the future as well as preservation of the past, sales from the book support the Henry Scharrer Memorial Fund to underwrite projects at Caladesi and Honeymoon Island State Parks.
Great Women Exploring Nature
Linda Taylor
Cover Art by Bill Renc - Calligraphy by Linda Renc
 (AVAILABLE AT THE ROTARY CENTENNIAL NATURE CENTER)
Paperback Book
Great Women Exploring Nature: How Wild Florida Influenced Their Lives. Learn how a thread of Florida's wild nature wove itself into the lives of Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mina Miller Edison, Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Zora Neale Hurston, Myrtle Scharrer Betz, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Jackie Cochran, Rachel Carson and Marjorie Harris Carr. Beautiful calligraphy quotes sketched by artist Linda Renc begin each chapter. Discover the GWEN in you ....
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New items available exclusively at the Nature Center:

APPAREL - USA MADE!
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  • Tees - $14.95 - Adult Sizes: SM MED LG XL 2XL - Either Honeymoon Island or Caladesi Island designs. - USA made, locally embroidered 100% pre-shrunk cotton apparel in five fabric colors, including Osprey, Dolphin, Manatee, Roseate Spoonbill, and Sea Turtle designs. - POPULAR ITEM
  • Ball Caps - $14.95 - Either Honeymoon Island or Caladesi Island designs, 5 styles to match tees above.  - USA made, locally embroidered 100% pre-shrunk cotton apparel in five fabric colors, including Osprey, Dolphin, Manatee, Roseate Spoonbill, and Sea Turtle designs.

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  • 75TH ANNIVERSARY LIMITED EDITION LOGO WEAR - USA Made!

    • Polos - $24.95  - POPULAR ITEM
    Tees & Hats - $18.95
CHILDREN'S BOOK TITLES:
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  • Vanishing Wildlife Coloring Book
  • Sea Turtles - POPULAR ITEM
  • Sea Turtles Hatching - POPULAR ITEM
  • Manatees - POPULAR ITEM
  • Eagles - POPULAR ITEM
  • Dolphins - POPULAR ITEM
  • Mangrove Strand
  • Seashells by the Seaside
ADULT BOOK TITLES AVAILABLE ONLINE:
ADULT BOOK TITLES:
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  • Tampa Bay - A Photographic Portrait
  • Florida's Fabulous Butterflies
  • Florida's Fabulous Seashells - POPULAR ITEM
  • Florida's Fabulous Reptiles
  • Florida's Fabulous Trees
  • Florida's Fabulous Waterbirds
  • Nature of Florida's Beaches - POPULAR ITEM
  • Florida's Living Beaches - POPULAR ITEM
  • Native Landscaping
  • Butterfly Gardening
  • Florida Fishes
  • Audubon Guide to Florida - POPULAR ITEM
  • Kaufman Guide to Birds
  • Terra Explorer
FOLDING GUIDES:
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  • Florida's Gulf Coast Birds - POPULAR ITEM
  • Florida's Gulf Coast Fishes - POPULAR ITEM
  • Florida's Gulf Coast Shells - POPULAR ITEM
DVD'S:
 (AVAILABLE AT THE ROTARY CENTENNIAL NATURE CENTER)
  • Mollusks - Tails & Trails
  • Secret Lives of Mollusks in Action 
MISC:
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  • Water Bottles - BPA Free, USA Made, Exclusive Island Design
  • Aqua Clips - Water bottle belt clips with Honeymoon Island logo - POPULAR ITEM
  • Hiking Sticks - German made chestnut - POPULAR ITEM
  • Medallions, pins and magnets - Honeymoon Island State Park design - POPULAR ITEM
  • Anclote Lighthouse mugs
  • Anclote Lighthouse Holiday Ornaments
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