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Photo Exhibit Featuring 1876 and served as a haven for shipwrecked survivors.
National Geographic The Elliott Museum, located at 825 N.E. Ocean Blvd.
in Stuart, seeks to preserve and celebrate the region’s
Photographers Opens At colorful history by presenting an eclectic mix of traveling
and rotating permanent exhibits, lectures and experiential
Elliott Museum events. The House of Refuge’s mission is to educate the
public about the historical significance of Martin County’s
The Elliott Museum recently opened a striking photo iconic landmark and to ensure its historical integrity and
exhibit featuring Carlton Ward Jr.’s “Path of the Panther” preservation. For more information, go online to www.
and Mac Stone’s “Wild Everglades.” During the VIP hsmc-fl.com or call (772) 225-1961.
reception, sponsors, donors and board members were Photos by Doreen Poreba
wowed by the two award-winning National Geographic
photographers.
Dr. Ed and Jacqui Lippisch and Rocky and Henry Grady
and influence behaviors in the realm of pure conservation.
Some people may recognize Ward’s work from the
Path of the Panther documentary, which chronicles the
fight to protect the endangered big cat from encroaching
development. CBS Saturday Morning recently featured the
show, which also has debuted on multiple networks. Ward
has spent almost two decades advocating for the Florida Carolyn and William Jeffry Gillian and Sharon
Wildlife Corridor, a network of public and private lands Michaud Williams
that provide the panther’s lifeline.
Stone grew up exploring North Central Florida’s
Terry Terrell, Linda Ryan and Samantha Duty springs, swamps and hammocks. While most people
view swamps and wetlands as obstacles to avoid, Stone
The exhibits are part of the Historical Society of sees these places as national treasures. He documents
Martin County’s Protect Our Peninsula series at the the wildlife stories of Florida’s Everglades, and through
Elliott Museum, which is located at 825 N.E. Ocean his stunning photographs, Stone shines a new light on a
Drive in Stuart. The museum is committed to annually neglected, ancient and important wilderness.
presenting one major exhibit that addresses the fragility The Elliott Museum is open every day except for major
of Florida’s natural environment. The first in this series, holidays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information,
the photography exhibit will be displayed through Dec. visit the website, www.hsmc-fl.com, or call (772) 225-
18. The exhibits are generously sponsored by Dr. Ed 1961.
Lippisch and Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch, Henry and About The Historical Society Of Martin County
Rachelle (Rocky) Grady, Bill and Carole Hauke, and Since 1955, the Historical Society of Martin County
Gloria Whittle and Stan O’Hoppe. has served as a guardian of local history and a cultural
In the coming months, the Elliott will host a series of center by operating the Elliott Museum and the House Mark Perry and Nicki van
lectures, forums and other engagements to raise awareness of Refuge Museum at Gilbert’s Bar, which opened in Vanno Arati and Art Hammond
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