... Lauderdale's west side, just minutes away from the Everglades. One more fascinating possibility is Chokoloskee Island ... fishermen. Whether you plan to kayak, fish or bike your way through the Everglades, this park is an ideal starting point. Every motorhome ... camper should experience the mystery of Florida's Everglades National Park at least once. With so many miles to explore and an awesome ...

Southside grad's ordeal in the Everglades: 4 days lost in the swamp Elmira Star-Gazette Mosch, who grew up ... the national preserve, ... Lost hunter talks: Jamey Mosch stalked by Everglades panther, hated cold ...Naples Daily News Jamey Mosch talks about four days lost in EvergladesWinknews.com Man rescued from Everglades still recuperatingThe News-Press WETM-TV -MiamiHerald.com -The News-Press ...

Read More New York Times Port Everglades now home to the biggest cruise ship afloat Sun-Sentinel.com After years of planning, months of anticipation and a two week journey across the Atlantic, there's a new cruise ship docked at Port Everglades, ... World's biggest cruise ship arrives in Fla. portThe Associated Press The Debut of the World's Largest ...

... Army Corps of Engineers will break ground on a new bridge along the Tamiami Trail, just north of Everglades National Park on December 4. And you're invited! The Tamiami Trail ... to the National Park Conservation Association online. You're Invited to Special Groundbreaking at Everglades Bridge originally appeared on About.com National & State Parks on Saturday, November ...

This past week, state and federal officials broke ground on a long-awaited project key to the restoration of the Everglades. The project is part of a plan passed by Congress in 1989. It’s long overdue and could be important in getting water back to the parched Everglades National Park.

The Oasis of the Seas arrived into Port Everglades this morning at 8 a.m.  Here are some photos of the ship pulling into the port area. Make sure and check our blog, Flickr and You Tube accounts for more images of the ship. As we mentioned in previous posts, November 19th, we will be able to upload images of the interior of the Oasis of the Seas. We can’t wait to share them with you! ...

On Monday morning, we rented a convertible and made a quick trip to Everglades National Park before we had to board our cruise ship that afternoon. We wished we could have spent more time there, but the fact that we saw a gator made the trip worth it! That and the fact that Tyler nearly stepped on a black snake and did a dance to avoid smashing it while I attracted lots of attention by screaming ...

Florida - Going out on his own to hunt deer in the heart of the Everglades where he’d never been before was the “dumbest” thing he could have done, Jamey Mosch said. Mosch, 30, of North Fort Myers, recounted his fight for survival during four days he was lost in the swamp before he was rescued and hospitalized. During that time, Mosch lost most of his clothes except his underwear, plus his ...

While driving through the Everglades  two weeks ago, I had a flashback. I realized that this green lush wilderness had been the site for a huge rock festival back in 1969 where my band at the time, Bethlehem Asylum performed with an all star line-up of the Rolling Stones, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, Grand Funk Railroad, Johnny Winter, Spirit, and many others. The whole week of strange ...

AP - Jesse Kennon's day begins at 6:30 a.m., as he opens up Coopertown's only bait and tackle shop. He heads to the only restaurant, where the lunch menu includes alligator tail and frog legs, to make sure the kitchen is ready. He is then off to spend the day giving air boat rides through the Florida Everglades.

We have an Everglades tomato vine in our balcony garden and it is starting to prolifically produce fruits! This tomato is native to Florida and is an heirloom (non-hybrid) that grows in the wild. The fruits are very tiny (~1 cm diameter) and delicious. These tomatoes are extremely sweet and "tomato-y" -- I don't really know what that means, but they have a lot of flavor for such a ...

... and in Deland--and all of them featured course that were innocent of even the smallest hill. Little Everglades at least has some hills. Which you wouldn't necessarily expect because the course is built around a ... very few days of the year that an ordinary person could go for a run out there. Little Everglades is privately owned, and you can only get to the track on the day of the state meet by ...

... News - MiamiHerald.com: "Legislators to meet in Homestead on Everglades restoration By CURTIS MORGAN cmorgan@MiamiHerald.com Florida lawmakers will hold a oversight hearing on Everglades restoration efforts Wednesday in Homestead. The Florida House Joint ... Robaina, R-Miami, is seeing public opinions on an array of Everglades issues -- from the controversial $536 million U.S. ...

... busy cruise days," said Port Everglades Director Phil Allen. "The sign ... customer service feature that makes Port Everglades stand out from other cruise ports." An independent ... cruise passenger traffic patterns within Port Everglades and design programmable, electronic signs that are easily ... Larger signs greet guests at Port Everglades' three main entrances, providing ship ...

... for the destruction of up to 15,000 acres of wetlands near Everglades National Park. Together with existing mines, this would convert 30 square miles of historic Everglades and wildlife habitat into deep mining pits. Alternative plans exist ... the proposed mining project. Tell EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson that the current proposals will cause unacceptable damage to the Everglades.