Clewiston Inn's Everglades Lounge

As promised, more on the Clewiston Inn. It was built by the US Sugar Corp. (then called Southern Sugar) to house visiting dignitaries in 1926 but fire destroyed it. It was rebuilt in 1938 in its classical revival style. A highlight of the Inn is the Everglades Lounge, best known for its artsy wall mural.  The 360-degree mural depicts flora and fauna of the Florida Everglades. J. Clinton Shepherd painted his unique depiction in the early 1940s. A couple of bits of trivia...In the picture where you see lilly pads, there once were frogs, but a young Royal Air Force cadet extinguished a cigarette on the painting which had to be retouched and the frogs weren't replaced.  Another question for trivia pursuit...which animal isn't part of this region and doesn't belong in the mural? (Hint, it's in the 7th picture).

It really is a work of art that has to be seen in person to be appreciated.  Oh yeah, the answer to the trivia question will be in the next post. But feel free to make guesses.