The closest place in winter for a Savannahian to see manatees is Florida’s Blue Spring State Park, a little over 250 miles ...

Thanks to its warmer temperature, this gorgeous swimmable spring transforms into a haven for endangered manatees every winter ...

Blue Spring State Park is Florida at its finest. Located west of Orange City and north of Orlando, the 2,600-acre destination centers around the eponymous first-magnitude spring that discharges more ...

You’re already thinking about getting away. Now imagine a Florida destination where winter and early spring are defined by ...

A Florida park with the deepest freshwater cave system in the country is celebrating 78 this week. Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, home to the world-famous mermaids, first opened to the public on Oct ...

“Behold … a vast circular expanse before you, the waters of which are so extremely clear as to be absolutely diaphanous or transparent as the ether.” Many of ...

Seen from the air, a Florida freshwater spring is a bit of liquid heaven, luring humans and wildlife to enjoy its aquamarine cool. With at least 1,000 of them — more than any other state — the springs ...

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The property, part of which is off-limits to boaters and swimmers to protect the manatees, is co-owned by the Southwest Florida Water Management District and the city of Crystal River. It is managed ...