Our last and final field trip of Honors Colloquium was a
trip to downtown Fort Myers,
Florida. We got on the bus and headed down to the
heart of Fort Myers. Our first stop was the Southwest Florida
Museum of History in historic downtown Fort
Myers. Here we
learned all about the different Indians and natives, as well as the collection
of antique artifacts scattered around the Museum. In addition, we learned that Fort
Myers was one of the first forts built along the Caloosahatchee River
in order to serve as a base of protection.
We then
traveled to the main streets of downtown Fort
Myers, where we found streets filled with historic
buildings, restaurants, antique stores, and boutiques. Downtown Fort Myers
is home to the Burroughs Home and Gardens, the city of Palms Park, the Edison Ford Winter Estate,
and much more. Professor Wilkinson gave
us the opportunity to go out and explore historic downtown Fort Myers on our own. Classmates, Tessa, Morgan, and I decided to
venture out together. First, we went
window shopped along the main street and went into a few of the boutiques to
shop. The window shopping made us
hungry, so we decided to stop in the local pizza shop for a bite to eat. Peers from other classes had told us that the
pizza place had the best pizza in town, so we decided to give it a try. Inside, we saw other fellow classmates as
well as Professor Wilkinson. After
dinner, our class met up as a whole and went to the top of one of the tallest
buildings in Fort Myers. At the top of this building we were able to
see almost all of downtown Fort Myers! As the sun was setting, our class we took
pictures and were in awe of the beautiful scenery that was before us. A
wonderful ending to a great trip!
The Honors
Colloquium course is a class that is worth taking! I learned so much about our natural
environment, widened my ecological perspective and developed my own sense of
place. Thanks Professor Wilkinson for a
great semester!
We then
traveled to the main streets of downtown 
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