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  • 2 weeks ago | tcpalm.com | Crystal Vander Weit

    A time for celebrating achievements, reflecting on past years, and looking forward to the future. Details: Information on each of the spring 2025 high school graduations on the Treasure Coast. All Treasure Coast schools: Find your school to view photos and videoIndian River State College: With campuses in Fort Pierce, Vero Beach and Stuart, the college graduated students. The Treasure Coast is turning out graduates from 17 high schools May 15-24.

  • 2 weeks ago | naplesnews.com | Crystal Vander Weit

    Crystal Vander WeitThe raw sugar warehouse at the U.S. Sugar Corp. sugar factory in Clewiston. CRYSTAL VANDER WEIT/TCPALMThe U.S. Sugar Corp. sugar factory in Clewiston. CRYSTAL VANDER WEIT/TCPALMThe U.S. Sugar Corp. factory in Clewiston. CRYSTAL VANDER WEIT/TCPALMU.S. Sugar Corp. sugar cane in a field in Clewiston. CRYSTAL VANDER WEIT/TCPALMThe U.S. Sugar Corp. factory in Clewiston. CRYSTAL VANDER WEIT/TCPALMThe raw sugar warehouse at the U.S. Sugar Corp. factory in Clewiston.

  • 2 weeks ago | tcpalm.com | Crystal Vander Weit

    Crystal Vander WeitConstruction of lock at the St. Lucie Canal in flood control district in Martin County. Photo taken in the 1920s. In 1907, The Everglades Drainage District was created. Between 1907 and 1929, 440 miles of canals and levees were built. The St. Lucie Canal is part of the Okeechobee Waterway, a 155-mile-long waterway that goes from the Gulf Coast to the Atlantic Ocean by way of the Caloosahatchee River, Lake Okeechobee and the St. Lucie Canal.

  • 2 weeks ago | naplesnews.com | Crystal Vander Weit

    Crystal Vander WeitConstruction of lock at the St. Lucie Canal in flood control district in Martin County. Photo taken in the 1920s. In 1907, The Everglades Drainage District was created. Between 1907 and 1929, 440 miles of canals and levees were built. The St. Lucie Canal is part of the Okeechobee Waterway, a 155-mile-long waterway that goes from the Gulf Coast to the Atlantic Ocean by way of the Caloosahatchee River, Lake Okeechobee and the St. Lucie Canal.

  • 2 weeks ago | tcpalm.com | Crystal Vander Weit

    Crystal Vander WeitFrom his home in Sebastian, Paul Kroegel could watch over Pelican Island. In 1903 when Pelican Island became the nation's first wildlife refuge, Kroegel was named the official refuge manager. PRESS JOURNAL ARCHIVESStephen Kelita Michael home in Orchid. CONTRIBUTED FROM MICHAEL FAMILYGottlob Kroegel stands in front of the first home he constructed for his family around 1879.