Private science & discovery experiences
Canoe into a private fossil-hunting day
Paleo Discoveries / Fred Mazza
Fred Mazza’s Paleo Discoveries offers private canoe fossil-hunting trips on the Peace River. Guests reach riverbed sites by canoe, sift material and learn to recognize shark teeth and other fossils with a guide, making a hands-on alternative to a conventional group outing.
Current location note / listed area: Florida; Peace River excursions, with Vero Beach-based operator
Private-experience candidate requiring wedding inquiry. This is an outdoor river trip, not an onsite reception activity. Confirm water conditions, physical demands, weather policies, group size and current collecting permissions; no particular fossil discovery is promised. Transportation to the meeting point is separate.
Public-source research · 2026-10-30 · Not vendor-confirmed or independently vetted.
Original research sources
- https://fossilhuntingtours.com/fossil-tours/fossil-hunting-tours/
- https://fossilhuntingtours.com/about-florida-fossil-hunting-tours/
- https://fossilhuntingtours.com/contact-fossil-hunting-tours-florida/
Documented state connections
Geographic evidence is retained historical research, not current service availability.
- Florida · based
Own biography states that founder Fred Mazza lives in Vero Beach and chose Florida as the company’s home base. Current tour page explicitly offers private Peace River canoe trips and names Wauchula and Bowling Green.