As part of The Canoe Project’s mission to shed some light on
Miami’s forgotten waterways, I spoke to Pamela Sweeney, a bona
fide expert on Miami’s canal system and the Biscayne Bay.
Sweeney is the Manager of the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve.
Sweeney told me all about the cultural and natural histories of
the Miami River, the Everglades, Biscayne Bay as well as how
they are all connected– even today. Sweeney says, “Most of these
canals are not man-made. These are natural tributaries and they
have got a lot of natural and cultural history.” You can read
our conversation below. The Miami Circle Site and the Cultural
History of Miami’s Waterways Here at WRLN, one of our intrepid
contributors, Terence Cantarella, has embarked on a four day
long excursion in a canoe through Miami’s network of canals. His
mission: to travel around the county on its forgotten waterways.
We named this journey the Canoe Project– a concerted effort to
shed some light on these canals that completely surround us here
in Miami. So far, Te