Florida Maritime Museum Crossword Puzzle

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School house: Florida Maritime Museum building’s former use (Hint: Original 1912 use) 
Hook: Method early sponge harvesters used that was later replaced with a Greek method to allow for better regrowth 
Mullet: Vegetarian fish that lives in shallow coastal waters found abundantly off the coast of Cortez
Kitchen: Nickname locals use for waters off the Cortez coast since a meal can always be found there
Skiff: Type of shallow open boat that is on display showcasing various construction types (Examples: Gillnet, Sprits’l, etc.)
Calusa: Native Floridian tribe that made nets from plants to catch fish in the area and inhabited now-Cortez up until the late 1700s
Ranchos: Cuban fishermen who came to Florida to catch and cure fish to bring back to Cuban markets  
Lofting: Drafting technique used before modern technology to create curved frames for a boat’s hull
Pillsbury: Early Cortez family of watermen who gained the respect of the Cortez community with high quality boat making. Namesake of boat shop located behind the Florida Maritime Museum
Gill: Nets with differing mesh sizes determined by target fish size
Sextant: Navigation tool that helps boaters measure an angle between two points and to find one’s position when used alongside a nautical chart 
Wink: Answer to Florida Maritime Museum signal flag code on display 
Donna: 1960 hurricane that set the record for longest sustained major Atlantic hurricane
Florence: First named hurricane under the female naming system to hit Florida
Sailors: Artist who bought the now-Florida Maritime Museum to use as his house and studio in 1974
Six: Number of hidden mullet around the museum 
Banks: Surname of Captain Blake who collected sea life and owned Deep Reef Fisheries, Inc. with wife Betty
Medusa: Name of ship Captain Blake and Betty owned and sailed in the Gulf of Mexico
Mangroves: Tropical trees found in salty, coastal waters that store large amounts of carbon and provide a habitat for marine life. (Hint: 3 of the 50-70 known species are found in Florida)

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QUESTIONS LIST: school house: florida maritime museum building’s former use (hint: original 1912 use) , hook: method early sponge harvesters used that was later replaced with a greek method to allow for better regrowth , mullet: vegetarian fish that lives in shallow coastal waters found abundantly off the coast of cortez, kitchen: nickname locals use for waters off the cortez coast since a meal can always be found there, skiff: type of shallow open boat that is on display showcasing various construction types (examples: gillnet, sprits’l, etc.), calusa: native floridian tribe that made nets from plants to catch fish in the area and inhabited now-cortez up until the late 1700s, ranchos: cuban fishermen who came to florida to catch and cure fish to bring back to cuban markets , lofting: drafting technique used before modern technology to create curved frames for a boat’s hull, pillsbury: early cortez family of watermen who gained the respect of the cortez community with high quality boat making. namesake of boat shop located behind the florida maritime museum, gill: nets with differing mesh sizes determined by target fish size, sextant: navigation tool that helps boaters measure an angle between two points and to find one’s position when used alongside a nautical chart , wink: answer to florida maritime museum signal flag code on display , donna: 1960 hurricane that set the record for longest sustained major atlantic hurricane, florence: first named hurricane under the female naming system to hit florida, sailors: artist who bought the now-florida maritime museum to use as his house and studio in 1974, six: number of hidden mullet around the museum , banks: surname of captain blake who collected sea life and owned deep reef fisheries, inc. with wife betty, medusa: name of ship captain blake and betty owned and sailed in the gulf of mexico, mangroves: tropical trees found in salty, coastal waters that store large amounts of carbon and provide a habitat for marine life. (hint: 3 of the 50-70 known species are found in florida)