For the latest field trip in colloquium we went to downtown Fort
Myers and visited the historic district of the downtown area and the Southwest
Florida Museum of History. We got to learn about the history of how southwest Florida
was developed and about the development of Fort Myers. Based on Chapter 6 in
Plan B I would consider Fort Myers to be a livable city. In Chapter 6 it
mentions reducing urban water use and how toxic wastes are being discharged
into rivers and lakes. Fort Myers has the fountains in downtown right off the Caloosahatchee
River that aerates the water collected that comes down from storm water and buildings
in order to have toxins settle down to the bottom and then they can control the
amount of water that flows from the fountain into the river. I had been to
downtown once before the trip but it was at night so I did not really get to
see a lot of the area. I was surprised to see how historic the downtown area
looked like because normally downtown areas in big cities are modernized. I
loved the Arcade Theater and the shops around it.
My least
favorite part of the trip was the inside of the Southwest Florida Museum of
History. I am normally a person who is interested in history but I found the
tour extremely boring other than the cracker house and being able to look in
the train. My favorite part of the trip was being able to see the Arcade
Theater and the farmers market. I also enjoyed going through the Hotel Indigo. The
trip in general was really fun and probably my favorite one so far. The only improvements
I would consider in making to the trip would be to cut out the tour of the museum.
Some photos of the trip:
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