Then Furgason installed a lighthouse so boaters could see the island at night, and later grass and vegetation began to grow. “Furgy” Furgason, a manager with Norris and himself an influential developer in Homosassa, had a crew doing some work and asked the dragline operator on the Homosassa River to pile up some dirt around the rocks so they could be seen and hopefully would keep his boats from being wrecked.Īs the story goes, the dragline operator got carried away and the little bit of dirt became a small island in the river. How did the monkeys get there in the first place?įirst came the island, which was just a couple of boulders that boaters kept crashing into.īack in the 1960s, the Florida-based Norris Cattle Company, a huge owner of area lands, was doing some work in the area.Īt the time, G.A. “That’s after we raise and spend the money (on the restoration),” Straight said. HMI board member Marie Straight said Discover Crystal River, formerly the Tourist Development Council (TDC), has also partnered with them, agreeing to match up to $75,000. Folks from all over know about Monkey Island and it’s still here and we really need to preserve it and keep it around for the next generations,” he said.
“Plus, this is a huge tourist attraction. “We’re a local company, a “Main Street” company, and we also see this as being part of Old Florida and see a lot of value in that. “We’re always looking for ways to get involved in the community,” said Gary Steele, WREC district manager.
WREC’s part in the project is providing manpower and equipment to drill through rock and install poles for the monkeys’ house and playground.
The Lowman family purchased the Florida Cracker Riverside Resort property a year and a half ago. The top three donors so far are Crumps Landing, Eagle Buick and Lowman Law Firm. “They say, ‘This is part of the history of this place how much do you want?’” He learns that she's been taken to the mysterious Monkey Island and from a Voodoo priestess he learns that in order to get there, he needs a map, a ship and a crew.“It’s amazing to me, when I went to different people and told them what we’re doing, the response has been overwhelming,” Lowman said. Much at his dismay, the instant he's mastered all three tasks, Elaine is kidnapped by the ghost pirate LeChuck, who from now on will be Guybrush's arch nemesis.
Guybrush learns how to fence and find treasure and when he's trying to steal a small statue at the governor's mansion, he runs into the governor, who turns out to be a beautiful young woman by the name of Elaine and Guybrush falls in love with her. On the other hand, if he does come up with a snappy answer, he gets the overhand. If you insult your opponent and he doesn't come up with a snappy answer, you get the overhand. For instance, when you fence somebody, your swordplay isn't the most important thing, but what really counts is your wits. So, Guybrush's first quests are the master these things.
Here, he learns from three old grog-swinging pirates that there are three things to master to be a pirate: You must know how to fence, how to find a treasure and to steel loot.
Guybrush Threepwood is a pirate wannabe who has just ended up on an island in the Carribean, called Mêlée Island.