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Considered “one of Florida’s best-kept secrets” by Visit Florida the individual towns that make up the Palm Beaches are little gems that offer visitors and residents a perfect place to live and vacation.

Often, when people think of Florida, they think Disney World, Miami Beach, year-round warm weather and beaches. These places are great, but Florida has lots more to offer than just theme parks, nightlife, and sand. 

While planning a vacation, choosing a rental home for the holiday or looking for a new home, Palm Beach County is where the money is at! From charming and quaint villages like Tequesta that rests alongside the Intracoastal Waterways and deliver a laid back, easy lifestyle to the uber lavish Jupiter and Palm Beach Islands that boast…

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Within the city limits of northern Palm Beach County is a treasure known as Frenchman’s Forest Natural Area.  The natural area protects “slash pine flatwoods, live oak hammock, cypress swamp, hydric hammock and tidal swamp and mangrove habitat”. The natural preserve is located at 12201 Prosperity Farms Road, right off Prosperity Farms Road, not to far from the Garden’s Mall in Palm Beach Gardens.  Follow the winding drive to a small parking area and prepare to step backward in time to the old Florida of the first settlers in South Florida.

Frenchman’s Forest Natural Area consists of 4 trails. Each of the different trails are described on the information board and it describes which type of wildlife you may expect to see on your hike. If you prefer…

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Tickets for The Honda Classic, which goes from FEB. 24 to MAR. 1 of next year, officially went on sale today so get them while you can! This is a great event for the whole family.

Honda Classic

The Honda Classic is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour in south Florida. It was founded 47 years ago in 1972 as Jackie Gleason's Inverrary Classic, and is usually the first of the Florida events in late winter following the "West Coast Swing."

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Onshore fishing is a fun activity that doesn’t involve all the work putting a boat in the water. Thankfully, there are many great onshore fishing spots in Palm Beach County. Here are a few of our favorites.

Carlin Park

Address: 400 S State Road A1A, Jupiter

This expansive beachside park includes Lazy Loggerhead Café, Seabreeze Amphitheatre, picnic areas, an exercise course, bocce courts, softball fields, tennis courts, sand volleyball courts, picnic areas, and playgrounds. Saltwater fishing is permitted at this beach, and most surf-fisherman use 12-15 foot rods paired with large saltwater spinning reels and 20-25 pound test line. Surf fishing can be great here for jacks, Spanish mackerel, bluefish, and snook.

Bert Winters Park

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Living in Jupiter means life on the water. Even with Fall here there is still great boating and beach weather.

Here are a couple convenient places in Jupiter where you can launch your boat.

Waterway Park

Where: 3630 Indiantown Road Jupiter, Florida 33477

Waterway Park is a convenient location to quickly and easily launch your boat. The hours of this park are from sunrise to sunset. Some of the amenities that you can enjoy when utilizing Waterway Park include: 3 boat launching ramps which are free to the public but a boat trailer parking permit is required and they can be purchased for $10 on-site. A kayak and canoe launching site, clean and private restrooms, pier fishing and staging and floating docks that are 40ft each with a boat basin…

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If you want to go boating in South Florida, there are some things you’re going to need. The first, of course, is a boating license. According to the FWC: In order to operate a motorboat of ten (10) horsepower or greater, Florida law requires anyone who was born on or after Jan. 1, 1988 to successfully complete an approved boating safety course and obtain a Boating Safety Education Identification Card issued by the FWC.

Alright, so you got your license. There are still some things you need to have on-board your boat before you set sail. In Florida the following minimum boat safety equipment is required on all Class A recreational boats (less than 16 feet in length), canoes and kayaks:

- One Coast Guard-approved Type I, II or III Personal…

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Wellington, FL is a great place to live and it has a lot to offer South Florida families. Here are a few fun, outdoor adventures that you and your kids will enjoy.

Panther Ridge

Part habitat, part haven, part labor of feline love, the Panther Ridge Conservation Center is above all else a home for some of the world’s most beautiful and endangered big cats.

Hot Shots Paintball

Hot Shots Paintball is a great way to spend the day if you have older or teenage kids or grandkids. You can’t go wrong with a day at the paintball park!

Okeeheelee Nature Center

2.5 miles of trails winding through 90 acres of pine flatwoods and wetlands. Highlights include hands-on exhibits, animal encounters and a nature related gift shop. Marvel at our birds of…

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South Florida has some of the best plant-life you will find anywhere under the sun. Here are some of the most beautiful gardens you can visit in the Palm Beaches.

Pan’s Garden

Pan’s Garden is a beautiful botanical garden devoted to preserving Florida’s native plants. The garden takes its name from the bronze statue of Pan of Rohallion that graces the garden’s entrance pool. Highlighted by graceful gumbo limbo trees, endangered Florida rosemary and butterfly orchids in addition to a broad spectrum of other regional flora, Pan’s Garden allows visitors to escape Palm Beach’s business district for a relaxing break. Admission is free.

The Society of The Four Arts Botanical Garden

Created in 1938 by the Garden Club of Palm Beach, the Botanical…

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The Palm Beaches have over 100 miles of waterways, and when you combine that with low-tide, what you get are sandbars. Sandbars are an oasis that attracts boaters from all around to form a fleeting community that drop anchor and dip their toes in the sand for a few hours of fun. Here are a few of the most popular sandbars in Palm Beach County.

Peanut Island

Now a scenic wooded island in the middle of the Lake Worth Lagoon, Peanut Island started life as a pile of sand from early 20th Century dredging projects. After 80 years, the Island has bloomed into a popular and beautiful picnic destination. North of the island, boaters will find one of the top sandbars in the area, with ample room for boats and people who want snorkel or walk around and…

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Head to Sawfish Bay Park in Jupiter this Sunday to participate in a community trash clean up. It’s critical that we, as residents of Palm Beach County, work to ensure that our beaches and oceans are as clean and healthy as ever.

This is a great event for you to show your kids how to get involved in the community and give back in meaningful ways.

If you can bring any of the following please do, if not just bring you:

  • Buckets
  • Reusable bags
  • Gloves
  • Good vibes
  • Trash grabbers

Click here for more information.

When: Sunday, 9:00 am - 11:30 am

Where: Sawfish Bay Park, Old Dixie Hwy, Jupiter, FL 33477

About Sawfish Bay Park

Sawfish Bay is a beautiful park off of Old Dixie Highway in Jupiter. The park has:

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