Emerson Point Preserve
5801 17th St. W., Palmetto
Legend has it that Emerson Point Preserve, where Native Americans lived 4,500 years ago, may have its own cryptid—locals swear a shrieking creature has been frightening people there since the earliest settlers arrived. Why Emerson Point? It’s home to the Portavant Mound, the region’s largest Native American temple mound…