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Wildlife in Florida’s Coastal Wetlands
Join us for a five-day adventure as we search for those rare orchids, paddle our way through mangrove forests, and snorkel alongside sea turtles, all in the company of an experienced naturalist guide.
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Stories About Florida

Miami blue butterflies are one of the rarest insects in the world.

The Tiny Florida Butterfly That Refuses to Become Extinct

Miami blues have returned from the dead. Twice.
by Karuna Eberl
December 12, 2018
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A Rare and Striking Butterfly Is Named for a Pioneering Female Naturalist

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Lists Featuring Florida

The Best of Weird Florida
Weeki Wachee 60th Anniversary, 2007.
The Manor
Photo of Skunk Ape captured by Dave Shealy.
Some visiting Amish at a nearby beach, approximately 7 miles away from Pinecraft. Picture is of either Siesta Key, Lido Beach, or Longboat Key.

The Best of Weird Florida

America’s strange has sunk to the bottom and settled in these Floridian places.

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Including Weeki Wachee: City of Live Mermaids, Manor Professional Wrestling Dinner Theater, and Skunk Ape Research Headquarters