To celebrate the harvest, the Pilgrims and the Indians came together in a feast - the greatest in all the land. That's the story of the first Thanksgiving, but it leaves a major question unanswered: why did Pilgrim hats have buckles?  It turns out just about everything we were taught about the Pilgrims is wrong. Pilgrims wore bright colored clothing and were a pretty tolerant bunch. They were party people - seriously. Their first destination choice wasn't America, it was Amsterdam , which says a lot right there. And no buckles on their hats, or even on their shoes - buckles didn't come into fashion until the late 1600s. The Puritans (that other Mayflower bunch) ... not so much. The Puritans wore black and white and were humorless and authoritarian and conformist. Imagine going camping with Dick Cheney - kind of like that.

Pilgrims on Harleys
They definitely have buckles and are way colorful. About 1000 Harley riders will cruise through Treasure Island on Jim's Harley Davidson annual Toys for Tots Run on Sunday, December 7th. The HOGs should arrive on TI around 10:20am. TIPD will temporarily halt traffic enteringGulf Boulevard as the bikers pass through the city.

Starting December 1st - new dune walkovers!
Your beach-goin' feet will be - dare we say? - happy feet when they feel the luxurious texture of Treasure Island's new dune walkovers. You may just want to walk back and forth all day and forget about the beach - they are that nice. Made from a plastic substance we think was developed by Scotty in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, the work to replace 18 existing dune walkovers starts with the December 1st demolition of 6 dune walkovers from Land's End north to 79th Terrace. The new walkovers will be constructed in groups of six working northward. You should experience 'happy feet' by the first week of the new year.

To boldly go where no dunes have gone before
Dune Date: 1206.08. The wall along Treasure Island's Beach Trail may be replaced or removed one day but until then, the crew of the USS Beach Stewardship Committee will plant 10,000 sea oats to create a dune line parallel to the wall. Beam down to the parking lot at 120th Avenue on Saturday, December 6th at 8:30am. Bring a shovel and your tricorder.

Let's Glow Golfing
It's like being in a room with nothing but blacklights and Hendrix posters, except you're on a golf course (and Jimi was better with an axe than a nine-iron, anyway). Let's "Glow" Golfing is golf under a full moon and all your play items glow like Three Mile Island. Just $20 per person and we'll throw in all the hotdogs you can stuff in your face or your golf bag for free. Thursday night, 6pm, December 11th at Treasure Bay, 10315 Paradise Boulevard. Pre-registration required at 727-360-6062.