In Florida, there's an abundance of waterways to explore and boat tours to enjoy. By Bonnie Gross The first tourists in Florida arrived by boat – Juan Ponce de Leon and his crew 500 years ago – and it’s still the best way to see the Sunshine State. From a boat you can reach special places where…
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The Gainesville area promises adventure, activities and fun that include visiting a park where wild horses roam, tubing down a spring-fed river, and discovering museums designed to ignite the imagination. Read on to learn about some of this destination’s offerings…
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By Hilda Mitrani It was the bridges that first intrigued me while driving through Jacksonville, considered the architectural gem of the South in the early 20th Century. Today the city's storied past enhances its position as a vibrant metropolis. The City of Seven Bridges, as it’s sometimes…
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Florida’s blessed with some great lakes, but none are so impressive as the greatest of all: Lake Okeechobee – Seminole for ‘Big Water.’ By Gary McKechnie At 730 square miles, Lake Okeechobee is the seventh-largest freshwater lake in America. Encircled by five counties (Okeechobee, Martin…
Read MoreTour a citrus plant, enjoy some orange picking or grab some souvenirs at one of these Florida orange groves. By Gary McKechnie There’s no perfume as sweet as the fragrance of citrus blossoms, and few sights are as beautiful as a citrus grove bursting with oranges, grapefruits, lemons, limes, and…
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By Saundra Amrhein On a quiet summer morning, a soft breeze stirs the Spanish moss draping vast live oaks surrounding the old mansions in downtown Brooksville near Florida’s west-central coast. “This is one of the original neighborhoods,” says Kenneth Badgley of the Historic Hernando…
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Here's a great driving tour of the Space Coast, Cocoa to Kissimmee. Heritage Highlights Understandably, this area of Florida is dubbed "The Space Coast." In the afternoon, hit the highlights of the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, State Road 405 in Titusville, or for an out-of-this-world…
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Dalia's note: My parents are having a "berry" good time on their visit from Ohio. For affordable fun with your own family, check out the Florida Blueberry Festival. It's May 4, 5 and 6 in Brooksville. Details are at FloridaBlueberryFestival.org. Now here's my dad: Be a "Picky" Eater in Florida By…
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By Florence Beth Snyder Arts and smarts fill the air at New College of Florida, where 800 of the most academically gifted students in Florida’s state university system study in breathtaking winter palaces built by the family behind the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus. Florida’s flagship…
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By Kate O'Neal For my family, visiting the Florida Keys has always been about the wildlife. Few places in the U.S. offer such easy access to such a range of unusual and fascinating creatures. Some are rare and endangered like the petite Key deer, which number less than 1,000. Some are so common as…
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