Each year the Collier County population swells by an estimated 20% — this year that will be almost 75,000 additional people — in peak season. Since the times of the ancient Greeks and Romans those who could afford to have traveled seasonally to the seaside for pleasure and healthful benefits. Collier County Museums Director Amanda Townsend takes a look at the origins of the snowbird phenomenon in Florida and how this annual migration touches our community today.

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