Crystal River is the place to be to see manatees. Thousands of visitors gather, year after year, to catch a glimpse of the ...

Crystal River officials are looking at a new state requirement for long-term anchoring permits as a potential tool to ...

CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. — To Vickie Hall, manatee season is about educating others on how to respectfully experience swimming with manatees and the importance of their conservation. Hall is the operations ...

It’s one thing to visit an aquarium and gaze in awe at a 1,000-pound manatee swimming just behind the glass. It’s another thing to share the same water with Florida’s sea cows, encountering them in an ...

As a native Floridian, I’d argue the best way to experience Florida is from the water. Florida may attract millions of visitors a year with high-speed roller-coasters and white-sand beaches; but as a ...