Shark Wake Park 561

Who wishes for constant wave action without the reliability of a boat to pull you?
“Imagine it. Prep for it. Attack it”

Well, a new $1.5 million wake park will be operating sometime in the year of 2017 at Okeeheelee Park in West Palm Beach, Florida. Naming it Shark Wake Park 561, the company is committed to building and operating the World’s best wake parks, powered by Great White Shark Enterprises!

Shark Wake Park 561 is bringing the community to an all new cable powered wakeboard ride and would be the first park in Palm Beach County to do so. Now, the county does have water skiing operations at Okeeheelee Park and at South County Regional Park, west of Boca Raton, Florida, however, the operations are only exclusive for ski clubs…

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Busch Wildlife Sanctuary seems like a hidden gem in middle of Jupiter, Florida. At Loxahatchee River District, this sanctuary is bringing a lot of visitors especially for spring breakers! It is a refuge and nature center for Florida wildlife with kid-friendly trails throughout the woods and wetlands!

Busch Wildlife Sanctuary is not a zoo; it is a non-profit organization that runs fully on donations and helping the wildlife. Every animal in the entire sanctuary came as a rescue. “Every animal has a story. Every animal came to us because they had nowhere else to go.” said David Hitzig, director of Busch Wildlife.  Or some of the wildlife had been purchased as a pet and later realized it could not behave like a household pet would.

The sanctuary also…

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Located at 240 West Riverside Drive in Jupiter is a magnificent British West Indies riverfront estate. Visit the link for a Video Tour of the beautiful home situated on a prime piece waterfront property of by clicking here https://vimeo.com/user29499649/review/159698304/fcb90225b8.

British West Indies inspired homes are renowned for many doors and windows allowing natural light into the home, as well as to keep the inside of the home cool. This style of architecture started in the British colonies during the late 18th and 19th century in the Caribbean, Anguilla, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands. Lavish exteriors draw the homeowner into inviting outdoor living areas.

The home at 240 West Riverside Drive, Jupiter features all the elements of a…

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You may be curious about the clearing that is happening at the southwest end of Donald Ross Road Bridge in Jupiter.  The 17-acre Palm Beach County maintained park is currently being cleared of predominately of Australian pines.   Excavation of Waterway Park includes over 30,000 cubic yards of waste material brought up during the course of an excavation or a dredging. The Jupiter High School Environmental Academy, the Boy and Girl Scouts of America, and others have planted over 35,000 red mangrove seedlings.

The red mangrove plantings will create over 11 acres of new mangroves, wetlands and “the creation of 1 acre of maritime hammocks at the southern terminus of the park's peninsula”.

The total expenditures for the project exceed $500,000.…

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Bahama Boat Works and Waterfront Yacht Brokerage are ready to make waves in Downtown West Palm Beach, Florida from March 17 to March 20, 2016.

Many boating fanatics, water lovers and yacht proprietors are getting excited to spend the four-day 31st Annual Palm Beach International Boat Show this week!
This year, on St. Patrick’s Day, a very appropriate date to kick off this fun marketing event will be featuring more than $1.2 billion worth of yachts, boats and accessories from the world’s leading marine manufacturers around the globe!

Bahama Boat Works will be set up and joined alongside Waterfront Yacht Brokerage showing off some super sleek boats! For Sale at the Boat Show will be featuring a 2011 Bahama 37’! This boat was custom built and made to…

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Spring Break Surf Camp: March 21-25 (9am-1pm)

Aloha!!! Known as the Hawaiian word for greeting someone or saying farewell! However, the true definition of Aloha is that of love, peace and compassion. The guidelines are followed on how to live positively and have the ability to influence others around you with the same spirit.

The same strategies are followed by Aloha Surfing School in Juno Beach, Florida. Aloha Surfing School’s goal is to help each student reach their highest level of confidence by having fun!

Aloha Surfing School has watersports, surf and teenage camps for all levels, from the complete beginner to the advanced rider! Students will learn Ocean Safety curriculum and other water safety procedures acknowledging the proper…

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Loggerhead Marinelife Center biologists revealed the first leatherback sea turtle nest of 2016.  The experts suspect that this discovered nest is the first in Florida, possibly the first in the United States.  It was located approximately 100 feet south of the popular Juno Beach Pier.

The significance of locating the first leatherback sea turtle nest is that it signals all beach lovers, residents and visitors to be consciously aware of the possibility of other nests in the area.  Loggerhead Marinelife Center field operations manager, Adrienne McCracken said “this is especially important for Martin and Palm Beach counties, as they are the epicenter in the of leatherback nesting in the continental United States.”  She also stated, “We would like to…

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According to National Bridge Inventory statistics, the Town of Jupiter has 46 bridges!  Collectively the bridges average daily traffic of 1,137,448 vehicles and of that 94,108 of those vehicles are trucks.  That is an awful lot of traffic in our quaint little beach town.

One of the busiest bridges in the world is the George Washington Bridge, which links Manhattan to New Jersey by crossing over the Hudson River. The bridge has 14 lanes for motor vehicles and almost 102 million automobiles annually. The George Washington Bridge is 1,283 feet long of suspension and considered an engineering phenomenon. It is the world’s longest enclosed bridge with its lattice-steel towers rising 604 feet high above the water. The bridge now extends 4,760 feet…

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For a magical night beneath the stars and on the water, try one of Delray Beach’s Yacht Cruises. Experience a night out in Delray Beach in a whole new way as you cruise along the calm waters of the Intracoastal Waterway on the Lady Delray and the Lady Atlantic. 

Once you step on board one of these beautiful boats you may begin your night with your favorite cocktails and appetizers as you cruise past Delray Beach’s most famous real estate. The tours are two hours long and are narrated to give you an enriched experience. On some nights you might even see some dolphins or manatees on a Delray Beach Yacht Cruise. 

Operating since 2003, the cruises start from Veterans Park on East Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach south to Boca Raton. There are also…

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Jonathan Dickinson State Park was named for a Quaker merchant from Port Royal, Jamaica. Jonathan Dickinson was born in 1663.  Dickinson was shipwrecked on the southeast coast of Florida in 1696.  He was traveling with his family, his slaves, other passengers, and crewmembers of the ship. Hostile Native American Indians captured them on the Jupiter coastline.

In his journal, Dickinson recounted his family’s encounter with the Native Americans and their 230-mile journey to St. Augustine. The party was held captive by Jobe ("Hoe-bay") Indians. Dickinson and his family, which included his wife, Mary, their six-month-old son, Jonathan, and his ten slaves, took route on the ship Reformation. The Reformation unintentionally separated from the other ships…

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