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Convention Schedule ( 2/20/2025)

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Southbank Hotel Jacksonville Riverwalk

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SOUTHBANK MARRIOT HOTEL INFORMATION

HOTEL RESERVATIONS:

Southbank Marriott Hotel, 1515 Prudential Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32207
Reservations Deadline: March 14, 2025
Reservations MUST be made directly with the hotel by calling 904-421-4469 OR on-line at web address below. Group Code: FGG
BOOKING website: Highlight this link and right click: https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1729699534475&key=GRP&guestreslink2=true
Room Rates: Starting at $145 Double Occupancy and includes self-parking

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Guardian Level $1000, Citizen Conservator $500

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CONVENTION BARTRAM BUS TOUR

Date: Tuesday April 8, 1025

Departure: 9:00 AM - Southbank Marriott, Jacksonville, FL

Return: 4:00 PM

Lunch: 12:00 PM – Ravine Gardens State Park pavilion hosted by the Garden Club of Palatka. (Choice of fresh pre-ordered boxed lunches)

Proposed Itinerary:

9:00 AM – 10:00AM:	Drive through Mandarin on State Road 13 – the William Bartram Scenic & Historic Highway (17 mi.) passing three Bartram Trail Historic Markers and six Bartram Trail in Florida sites. Videos of the Bartram Trail in Florida and William Bartram’s legacy will be viewed while enroute.
10:30 – 10:45 AM:	Arrive in Palatka and visit the Rollestown Bartram Site w/ Deep South GC Historic Bartram Trail Marker
11:00 - 11:45 AM:	Visit Palatka Water Works Environmental Education Center for short walk through the community gardens and the Puc Puggy nature trail (200 yds.). View live gopher tortoise habitat interpreted by local expert.
12:00 Noon – 1:30 PM	Lunch in pavilion at Ravine Gardens State Park – Prepacked fresh box lunches based on individual orders. Visit the Garden Club of Palatka historic log cabin and Deep South GC Bartram Trail Historic marker.
1:30 – 2:30 PM	Visit the Palatka Riverfront Park to be entertained by Billy Bartram, Trader Job Wiggens and the Long Warrior, King of the Seminoles. View Bartram murals on the way out.
2:30 – 3:30 PM	Drive to Historic St. Augustine for a drive-through of key Bartram Sites in the City
3:30 – 4:00 PM:	Return to hotel.