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Florida resorts put out the welcome mat for family reunions
It's that time of year again, when families start planning spring and summertime reunions. A good family reunion resort will offer activities and pastimes for all age groups, and accommodations with spacious, connecting rooms and suites, and condo- or...
Tags: Family, Gaylord Palms Resort, Orlando Hotels, Arts, Arts and Culture
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Mil millas de aventura
Se acerca el verano y nada más obvio en Florida que ir a la playa. Sin embargo, las costas de la península albergan mucho más que arena y mar: sus 1,250 millas de línea costera son un paraíso para los aficionados a cualquier tipo de diversión. Ya sea...Tags: Spring Break, Harry S. Truman, Ernest Hemingway, Panama, Titusville
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Battle looms as commercial space interests seek piece of federal wildlife refuge
The coastal ghost town of Shiloh, where the nation's rock-star rocketeer wants to build a space town, is for now a place of orphan oranges, turkey tracks and lonesome tombstones. Above all, Shiloh is surrounded by the healthiest part of Merritt Island...
Tags: Zoology, Federal Aviation Administration, Space Programs, Manufacturing and Engineering, Heavy Engineering
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Florida Beach Guide: New Smyrna Beach
Sentinel Staff reportSlip on those sunglasses, dig out the sunscreen and load up the kids -- it's vacation time, and we're headed to the beach. Beach-goers continue to be lured to Florida's east coast by the natural setting of New Smyrna Beach. Quiet New Smyrna Beach has...Tags: Zoology, Natural Resources, Environmental Issues, Loggerhead Sea Turtle (animal), Arts and Culture
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From past to parties, Florida beaches are nearby
All that's really required for a day at the beach is a stretch of sand and surf, but there's enough of those raw materials in Florida to enjoy an experience beyond that. For history buffs, there are beaches in the shadows of Spanish forts and Victorian-...
Tags: Zoology, Bars and Clubs, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Fine Artists, Dining and Drinking
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Florida travel calendar for January
Check out festivals and events in January across the state.
View events this coming weekend, or view the whole month's offerings by region below:
Coming up this week
Jan. 26, Feb. 2: Just for Kids. SeaWorld Orlando. SeaWorld Orlando kicks off its...Tags: Orlando Hotels, Arts, Ceremonies, Disc Jockeys, Tourism and Leisure
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Birders ready to flock to Titusville
When it comes to bird-watching, or sighting other critters in the wild, I'm often reduced to acting like that annoying guy in the movie theater who doesn't understand what just happened in a big-budget spy thriller. I'm the one leaning over the person...
Tags: Canaveral National Seashore, Travel, Titusville, Wildlife, Trips and Vacations
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Shuttle gone, Brevard hopes eco-tourism launches new era
![Kayaking in the Mosquito Lagoon on a moonless summer night reveals blazing stars and comets — not in the sky but in waters thick with "bioluminescent" plankton.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-07/63638891-31163238.jpg "Kayaking in the Mosquito Lagoon on a moonless summer night reveals blazing stars and comets — not in the sky but in waters thick with "bioluminescent\" plankton.")
Kayaking in the Mosquito Lagoon on a moonless summer night reveals blazing stars and comets — not in the sky but in waters thick with "bioluminescent" plankton.
When mullet jump out of the water, they look like rockets shooting off. Though the...Tags: Zoology, Space Programs, Natural Resources, Cruises, Tourism and Leisure
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Free shuttle wallpaper download for October
The Write Stuff - Orlando SentinelThis month's free wallpaper download features the launch of Columbia in 1990, framed by sea oats at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. As always, this spectacular photo was made by Orlando Sentinel photographer Red Huber. Download your version... -
NASA is only one of the attractions on Florida's Space Coast
With the future of manned NASA missions uncertain, diversions along the Space Coast of Central Florida are becoming less about space and more about the coast.
Not to worry. Towns such as Melbourne, Cocoa Beach and Titusville offer plenty of coast to...Tags: Arts, Human Interest, Dining and Drinking, Arts and Culture, Tourism and Leisure
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Pick your animal activity or activities Feb. 12
Animal Crazy - Orlando SentinelOn Saturday, Feb. 12, the first day of Valentine's Day weekend — and Abraham Lincoln's birthday — animal lovers have a huge selection of things to do. Just take a look: Paws in the Park, the SPCA of Central Florida's annual fundraiser, in Lake... -
Death of shuttle is killing Titusville
Mike ThomasTITUSVILLE — This city never wanted the space program. Fifty years later, Titusville is getting its wish. The shuttle is ending, Constellation is canceled, the city is dying, and there is no Buck Rogers from Washington coming to the rescue. "I...Tags: Space Programs, Natural Resources, Washington (U.S. state), JC Penney Company Inc., Science and Technology
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