Canoeing to an Ancient Ais Indian Shell Mound on the St. John's River

A journey to an ancient Ais Indian shell mound. This part of the St. John's river---by conjecture---was inhabited by a large tribe of Native Americans called Ais or tribes who shared the language and culture of the Ais. The Ais Indians who lived along the Indian River were well known to the Spanish. The ancient Indian town of Ulumay was documented by Spanish cartographer and explorer Alvaro Mexia in 1604. The Mayaca Indians who lived in the southern vicinity of Lake George along the St. John's reportedly spoke the Ais tongue. The supposed area of Ais influence and culture along the John's River stretches from Lake George to the Upper St. John's Marsh. Not much is known about these tribes who lived on the St. John's River.