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A 100-mile-long bloom of red tide is floating off Southwest Florida, prompting warnings about respiratory irritation and potential fish kills on area beaches. Experts say weather could be helping ...
Lake Wales is making plans to convert the YMCA facility into a city-run recreation center after YMCA of West Central Florida leaves on Oct. 31..
Lake Wales is located on the Lake Wales Ridge, [10] a sandy upland area running roughly parallel to both coasts in the center of the peninsula. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 14.0 square miles (36 km 2 ), of which 13.4 square miles (35 km 2 ) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km 2 ) (4.71%) is water.
Spook Hill is a gravity hill, an optical illusion in Lake Wales, Florida, where cars appear to roll up the spooky hill.. Spook Hill is located on the Lake Wales Ridge, a geologically significant range of sand and limestone hills, which were islands from two to three million years ago, when sea levels were much higher than at present.
Lake Altamaha is on the south side of Lake Wales, Florida, just east of Highway US 27. To the east is Miami Street and citrus groves. To the south is a motel and to the north is another motel and an abandoned restaurant. Across US 27 is Lake Wales Cemetery. There is no public swimming beach or boat ramp on this lake's shore.
The former pool in Lake Worth Beach is nearing a turning point. Closed since at least 2017 amid safety concerns and budget constraints, the Olympic-sized hole in the ground has fueled debates ...
The Lake Wales Ridge National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) System, located in four separated areas on the Lake Wales Ridge east of US 27 between Davenport and Sebring in Florida. The 1,194 acre (4.8 km 2) refuge was established in 1990, to protect a host of plants and animals. It is also the first ...
Dozens of canoes lined the shores of Owen Beach on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. Young tribal members will learn critical teachings during the canoe journey, including about tradition and identity.