Gabriel Gray paddles along the St. Johns River toward Jacksonville last year.

Standup paddlers gathered in Pensacola to launch Expedition Florida 500, a yearlong paddling event to promote the conservation of the state'€™s waterways.

Reenactors brought history to life at Spanish Quarter Village, which is expanding and reopening as Colonial Quarter next month in St. Augustine.

As the sun set, Gabriel Gray paddled from Turkey Key through Ten Thousand Islands in the Everglades.

Reenactor Carlos Bicho portrayed Conquistador Ponce de Leon at Collier County Museum'€™s Annual Old Florida Festival in Naples.

A reenacted militia marched past the Mission San Luis Apalachee Council House at San Luis Mission in Tallahassee

The St. Augustine Lighthouse Maritime Festival, which takes place in March at the 1874 tower, includes presentations on celestial navigation and wooden boat building.

The Galleon, a replica of the vessels that traveled the coasts of Florida between the 16th and 18th centuries, will be stopping at Florida ports this year to celebrate Viva Florida 500.