The first recorded messages in bottles date back to the ancient Greeks around 310 BC when philosopher Theophrastus used it as part of an experiment to show that the Atlantic Ocean flowed into the Mediterranean Sea. While the purpose of sending those messages can vary greatly, the allure of the practice has remained ever since, as has the excitement of the idea of actually finding one. News-Press storyteller Amy Bennett Williams’ son Nash actually did find one deep in the mangroves on a family canoe trip as she tells us in this week’s
Message in a Bottle
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