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Picnic at Porgy Traveling Trunk

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The Jones Family.

A Picnic at Porgy Key traveling trunk is a way for teachers from all over the country to take their students on a "picnic" to Porgy Key, once home to the pioneering Jones' family. Students will learn about 100 years of cultural history at Biscayne National Park through the eyes of this remarkable African-American family. All of the materials needed to complete the curriculum-based activities are contained within the trunk we mail directly to your classroom!

To arrange for the Picnic at Porgy Traveling Trunk to visit your class fill out the Traveling Trunk Registration Form.

Or feel free to contact us at (305) 230-7275 x 08 or e-mail us.

Did You Know?

Windsurfer on Biscayne Bay

Convoy Point (home of Biscayne National Park's Dante Fascell Visitor Center) is considered one of South Florida's best windsurfing locations.