Destination Guides

Crystal River

History Crystal River (the river itself) used to be called Weewahiiaca, from the Creek language wewa, which means “water,” and haiyayaka, which means “clear.” That was during the first half of the...

Charlotte Harbor

History Charlotte Harbor was home of Native Americans of the Timucuans Calusa tribe. During the Spanish era, Ucita, an Indian village, was thought to have been located in today’s Tippecanoe Bay...

Clewiston

History The Seminole Indians used to fish in Lake Okeechobee and camped near the area. In 1920, John O’Brien and Alonzo Clewis bought a large portion of land, which was made into a town. A town...

Lake Okeechobee

History Lake Okeechobee was found on a fathomable trough, which had an underlying compacted clay deposits. Until approximately 6,000 years ago, the trough was made up of dry terrains. Later, the sea...

Miami

History Miami is from the word Miyaimi which means big lake. The area of Miami was inhabited by Tequestas thousands of years until Ponce de Leon came and claimed the place. Ponce de Leon named the...

Ft. Lauderdale

History Ft. Lauderdale’s history dates back thousands of years ago when first aboriginal natives inhabit the area, and later when Tequesta Indians occupied the place for centuries. When the...

Everglades

History Everglades is a long mangrove island located in the southern part of Florida. Known today as the “fishing and stone crab capital of Southwest Florida”, Everglades was a small fishing village...

Biscayne Bay

History Many names are attributed to the bay. Juan Ponce de Leon, in 1513, named the bay as Chequescha. In 1565, the bay was called Tequesta by Pedro Menendez de Aviles. During the British occupation...