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PHOTOGRAPHER FRANK RUGGLES HELPS
FILL EVERGLADES RECREATION CENTER
WITH PHOTOS OF NATIONAL PARKS
STORY BY MARK ANDERSON | PHOTOS BY ROB WILKERSON
Majestic mountain ranges, winding canyons, sweeping forests and
sun-glistened lakes - these are just some of the things photographer
Frank Lee Ruggles captures at national parks around the United States.
Seventy of those photos are hanging on display at the new
Everglades Recreation Center, located south of the Florida Turnpike
in the Village of Marsh Bend. Commissioned by The Villages, Ruggles
included photos of national parks and natural wonders around
the country, including a few from The Everglades, an area he had
yet to visit during his travels to 330 of the 419 national parks in
the U.S.
Ruggles holding a copy of "Chasing Light," his book of national park photos,
which he sold and signed at the opening of Everglades Recreation Center.
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JANUARY 2020