1845: Florida becomes 27th state. 1881: Real estate developer Hamilton Disston buys 4 million acres and begins efforts to drain the Everglades. 1906: The first dredging project began in South ...

The Flamingo Lodge, in Florida's Everglades National Park, was completely rebuilt and recently reopened after nearly 20 years ...

Amidst the wild vegetation and swamps of the Everglades lies a colossal remnant of America's space age: the largest ...

Palm Beach's Rainbo Pier was built in 1924 and spanned 930 feet. Battered by tropical storms, the town ordered it scrapped in ...

EVERGLADES OF THE NORTH: THE STORY OF THE GRAND KANKAKEE MARSH is a missing piece of American ecology that compels the viewer to consider the vital role wetlands and prairies play in our ecosystem ...

BATTLEGROUND EVERGLADES explores the struggle to save one of the world's most revered wetlands: Florida's Everglades. Devastated by a century of drainage and development, the entire Everglades ...

Collier County was created on May 8, 1923. When it was first established, the courthouse moved around Everglades City until ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: On your way to or from the Everglades, stop at Robert Is Here Fruit Stand to see exotic fruits you've never even heard of, and order a tropical milkshake or smoothie with ...