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4/23/2021 THINGS TO DO IN JUPITER! DIVING  Reef, wreck or deep water, Jupiter offers some of the best diving around. Colorful, diverse marine life and coral reefs provide the environment for a great day on the warm tropical waters off north Palm Beach County. Ask about special dives to see 600-pound Goliath Groupers and catch…

4/16/2021 THINGS TO DO IN JUPITER! SEA GRASS — PRESERVING SEA LIFE If manatees or sea turtles could talk, one of the first things they would tell you is to preserve sea grass. Known as shoal grass and Johnson’s seagrass, the seagrass meadows provide refuge for juvenile fish and food for sea turtles and manatees….

Join us at the JOC for an fun evening on the water. As you paddle out onto the water you can reflect on 2012 and all that you enjoyed as you take a deep breathe and welcome the new year. Kids are always welcome so bring the whole family and enjoy a fire when we get back to the Tiki! Reservations are required – please call us to reserve your spots today. $45 per person or $25 for kids 12 and under. Ph: 561 – 316 – 6203 Contact the local leader in Outdoor Adventure — Go to Jupiter Outdoor Center at jupiteroutdoorcenter.com or call 561-747-0063. Check out Jupiter Outdoor Center’s previous blogs: Things To Do in Jupiter: 5 Fun Bicycle Stops in Riverbend Park Special Day For Special Kids at Jupiter Outdoor…

THINGS TO DO IN JUPITER! Wildlife is under, above and all around when you go for a paddling or bicycling adventure at Jupiter Outdoor Center. Here’s some of our favorite outdoor characters we’ve seen during Things To Do in Jupiter adventures: BIRDS, BIRDS, BIRDS Owls, great blue herons, osprey, ducks, sandhill cranes, hawks, turkeys, bald…

THINGS TO DO IN JUPITER! LEARN & PADDLE Sea turtles, deep diving, elegant reptiles that waddle to shore to lay their eggs, have a home at the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach, a popular Things To Do in Jupiter activity. Known world-wide, Loggerhead’s veterinarians provide care for turtles injured by fish hooks, nets and…

Things To Do in Jupiter! PEDAL & PADDLE AT RIVERBEND PARK Birds, butterflies, deer, otters, native flowers and an occasional ‘gator are part of your pedaling adventure along the Loxahatchee River at Riverbend Park. Beach cruisers with fat tires almost five inches wide are for rent from Jupiter Outdoor Center on the more than a…

Capt. Art will show you all the sites in, around and above the Jupiter Inlet when you take a tour on the Pon Tiki, operated by Love Street Outdoor Center. Waiting for a table at Charlie & Joe’s at Love Street can be an adventure. Capt. Art will bring you out from the dock across…

THINGS TO DO IN JUPITER — AND BEYOND!   Lake Trail Spend a leisurely afternoon with the family bicycling or walking along the six-mile Palm Beach Lake Trail. With picture-perfect landscaping, manicured mansions and yachts floating by, Lake Trail is about as Palm Beach as it gets. The flat trail is traffic-free, paved and hugs…

  DRY BAG Towels, sunscreen, extra clothing, safety equipment like a whistle and first aid kit, energy bars, bottled water, — keep them all safe and ready for use in a dry bag during your trip. And one more thing. Don’t take a chance to bring your car keys. Jupiter Outdoor Center guides will gladly…

  Photo Everybody’s a great photographer when you are in the vibrant, colorful Riverbend Park. Bright white swamp lillies, radiant butterflies, wild turkeys, playful otters, graceful herons and big-eyed deer are a few of the fun subjects out there. And don’t forget the sunsets and sunrises — those Pepto Bismol skies are a knockout!…

DUBOIS PIONEER HOME  Visitors to the 1898-built DuBois Pioneer Home can get a view of how life was on the Jupiter Inlet more than 100 years ago. The DuBois’ had three sons and one daughter. All four children were born in the home. They fished, farmed, salvaged and also ran a fishing camp and later a restaurant…

Shutout in your plans for spring training at Jupiter’s Roger Dean Stadium to watch the St. Louis Cardinals? Here’s another way to watch the redbirds. Take a birdwatching tour at Riverbend Park and see cardinals, blue herons, roseatte spoonbills and more along the Wild & Scenic Loxahatchee River. Grapefruit League fans may have a tough…