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VIVA FLORIDA
Sweetwater Branch Inn (sweetwaterinn.com), a bed and
Steamboat tours were
popular on Florida’s winding
rivers in the 1870s
breakfast with 18 rooms, suites and cottages.
Hernando County, meanwhile, is home to 10 locations
on the trail and the Withlacoochee State Forest, named
“Internationally Significant for Birds.” Some of the rare or
endangered species include the burrowing owl, the redcockaded woodpecker, and a variety of cranes.
A unique bird habitat in Central Florida is the Circle B-Bar
Reserve in Polk County. The once-functioning cattle ranch
Everglades’ because of our elite exposure to Florida’s wildlife and
spans more than 1,200 acres with trails through freshwater
nature here in Hendry,” says Jillian P. Sparks, Hendry County
marsh, hardwood swamps and oak hammocks for birding
Tourism. “In 2008 we were No. 1 with the highest bird count in
by foot, car or bicycle. The Westgate River Ranch Resort
the ‘Backyard Bird Count’ and No. 5 in the nation.”
(wgriverranch.com) in Polk is a dude ranch, providing guests with
Also in Hendry County, visitors can take the LOST tour
activities from trail rides and boat rental to a petting farm and trap
(Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail), which is free and can be
& skeet range.
accessed in Clewiston. The lake is 110 miles in circumference
Over in Hendry County, there are five sites for the Great
and encompassed by a dike with a path that is almost completely
Florida Birding Trail and over 300 species of birds. The Big O
paved around. Clients looking to see more in the area can go on
Birding Festival also takes place every year in Hendry along Lake
one of the Sugarland Tours in Clewiston, which showcases the
Okeechobee. “We are considered to be the ‘Gateway to the
area’s two biggest industries—sugar and citrus—via agricultural
WHERE FUN COMES NATURALLY
Recommend a vacation where the tropics begin in a quaint small town setting with big city
amenities, 26 miles of pristine beaches and hundreds of miles of inland waterways.
It’s all here all year on Florida’s Treasure Coast.
Sebastian
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Vero Beach
•
FLORIDA
Fellsmere
772-567-3491
www.sebastianchamber.com | www.Indianriverchamber.com
www.comediscovernature.com
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