Crystal River, FL - HGTV has named Crystal River, Florida, one of the 50 most charming small towns in America, highlighting ...

Summer weather is on the way, but if you want to swim at one of Central Florida springs, you will soon need to have a ...

Floridians love manatees. The marine animals, lovingly known as "sea cows" or "gentle giants," spend the winters swimming in ...

Florida's manatees will likely remain a threatened species. Federal environmental regulators won't recommended increasing ...

Fort Dorchester senior Richard Springs captured his fourth straight individual state wrestling championship Feb. 22. Springs claimed a 21-8 major decision over Goose Creek’s Mekye Nelson in the ...

I've lived in the Tampa Bay area as a Florida local for 19 years. Some of the best things to do include a boat cruise or a day trip to Weeki Wachee.

CLIFFORD | Times ] The cuts at Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge come during peak manatee season, when the animals gather by the hundreds at the park’s warm-water Three Sisters Springs to ...

Except, perhaps for an errant kayak paddle in the water. If you go: Lee County Manatee Park Where: The park, at 10901 Palm Beach Blvd. in Fort Myers, is about 15 miles north of Southwest Florida ...

Get to know the Sunshine State's most loved ... February to feel the manatee magic for ourselves. Less than an hour after arriving in Crystal River, Tim and I were already shimmying into wet suits in ...

SILVER SPRINGS — Xiaoqian Huang’s recent trip from Beijing to Florida included a visit to Silver Springs State Park outside Ocala. "Beautiful,” is how he will describe the roughly 5,000-acre ...