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Fun on Land and in the Water in St. Lucie County
In St. Lucie County, visitors dive shipwrecks, reel in record-breaking sportfish and paddle lush rivers. They admire exclusive artwork in downtown galleries, catch major league spring training games and play championship golf.
Tags: Fort_Pierce, Hutchinson_Island, Port_St_Lucie,
Downtown Diversions
Fort Pierce has a vibrant arts and music scene. There are jazz and blues festivals held throughout the year and Art Walk, a monthly sidewalk art show where artists, sculptors and craftsmen discuss history, themes and technique.
Tags: Fort_Pierce, Port_St_Lucie, downtowns_and_small_towns, art_and_culture, art, dining, festival, shopping, theater, sports,
Central East Florida Overview
Long a haven for bikers and spring breakers, the Central East region has reinvented itself as a family destination with kid-friendly attractions, beaches and restaurants, as well as upscale resorts, boutiques and spas for adults.
Tags: Cape_Canaveral, Cocoa_Beach, Melbourne, Daytona_Beach, DeLand, Fort_Pierce, Jensen_Beach, Merritt_Island, New_Smyrna_Beach, Ormond_Beach, Port_St_Lucie, Sebastian, Stuart, Vero_Beach, Titusville,
Florida Beach Primer
Take our abbreviated beach trip around Florida and add a few new beaches to your scrapbook. From Pensacola to Amelia Island to the Florida Keys, there is a new beach for you.
Tags: beaches, Pensacola, Perdido_Key, Destin, Fort_Walton_Beach, Beaches_of_South_Walton, Panama_City_Beach, Apalachicola, Cedar_Key, Steinhatchee, Crystal_River, Tampa, St_Petersburg, Clearwater_Beach, Egmont_Key, Sarasota, Bradenton, Anna_Maria_Island, Charlotte_Harbor, Fort_Myers, Sanibel_Island, Captiva_Island, Naples, Marco_Island, Florida_Keys, Key_West, Miami, South_Beach, Fort_Lauderdale, West_Palm_Beach, Fort_Pierce, Vero_Beach, Cocoa_Beach, Daytona_Beach, New_Smyrna_Beach, Flagler_Beach, Palm_Coast, St_Augustine, Jacksonville_Beach, Amelia_Island, New_Port_Richey,
20 Ways to Hang with Dolphins
Participants collaborate with one of its 19 dolphin – many of them descendants of the 1963 Flipper movie cast – to create a colorfully abstract T-shirt that the dolphin decorates with water-based paints.
Tags: dolphins, sealife, Key_West, Florida_Keys, Islamorada, Marathon, Key_Largo, Miami, Fort_Myers_Beach, Fort_Pierce, Tampa, Orlando, aquariums, Destin, Panama_City_Beach,
Fort Pierce Was Home to Zora Neale Hurston
This museum and gallery features the work of Backus as well as that of a number of Highwaymen artists
Tags: African_American, historical_sites, history, art, museums, Fort_Pierce,
Fishing the Dream
The line rockets out of the reel like an Olympic sprinter. The fish thrashes through the air, and everyone gasps: it's a 70-pound sailfish that's about eight feet long.
Tags: fishing, Fort_Pierce, Stuart,
Tourney Time
The boredom evaporates instantly once a reel starts screaming. We had our first hit at 10:30 a.m. The fish took the bait, then dropped it, a common occurrence with dolphin.
Tags: fishing, boating, Fort_Pierce,
Florida's Shoreline Treasures
If you’ve got gold fever in your heart – and so many of those with an adventurous heart do! – plan on spending an extra day or two on your next vacation looking for real Spanish treasure.
Tags: Vero_Beach, beaches, Sebastian, Melbourne, museums, Fort_Pierce,
Golf and Sports in Port St. Lucie
You can certainly bet on the fact that in Port St. Lucie, life is all about sports.
Tags: Port_St_Lucie, golf, Fort_Pierce, sports, parks, tours, museums,
Florida Romance
The front desk operator greeted us with a smile and warm chocolate chip cookies before ushering us to a suite with a view of the private, white-sand beach below.
Tags: Amelia_Island, Fernandina_Beach, Sebastian, Vero_Beach, romance, resorts, hotels, Fort_Pierce,
The Florida Black Heritage Trail
As America's primary contact with Mahatma Gandhi for many years, Dr. Thurman preached about racial equality through non-violent change even before Martin Luther King, Jr.
Tags: Daytona_Beach, DeLand, Eatonville, Jacksonville, New_Smyrna_Beach, museums, history, art, trails, driving_tours, culture, historical_sites, Fort_Pierce,
City Profile: Fort Pierce
The Indian River Lagoon Estuary, which runs through the city, is home to more than 4,000 species of plants and animals, 50 of which are endangered or threatened.
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Fort Pierce/Vero Beach Area Beaches
The park features lifeguards and a river boardwalk on the west side of MacArthur Boulevard leading to the Indian River.
Tags: Jensen_Beach, Jupiter, Sebastian, Stuart, Vero_Beach, beaches, disabilities_travel, Fort_Pierce,
Florida's Archaeology
Many of Florida's archaeological sites research and preserve remnants of prehistoric cultures, and this one dates back furthest to 200 B.C.
Tags: Crystal_River, Estero, Panama_City_Beach, Pompano_Beach, Tallahassee, St_Augustine, history, historical_sites, St_Petersburg, Fort_Pierce, Native_American,
Snook Around Sebastian Inlet and the East Coast
Located about 35 miles south of Port Canaveral on Florida's east coast, Sebastian Inlet - day in and day out, year after year - probably yields more huge snook than anywhere else in the world.
Tags: Amelia_Island, Cape_Canaveral, Daytona_Beach, Fort_Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Palm_Beach, Sebastian, Stuart, West_Palm_Beach, fishing, St_Augustine, Fort_Pierce, Okeechobee, Melbourne,
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