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Trapper Nelson

TRAPPER NELSON – THE MAN, THE MYTH

2/16/2023 Explorer (Photo/Narratively.com) Born in 1908 in New Jersey and a former resident of Mexico and Texas, the muscular outdoorsman known as “Tarzan of the Loxahatchee” set up a homestead in the then almost-unreachable Loxahatchee River that runs through Riverbend Park in the 1930s. Check out more photos of Trapper by clicking here. Entrepreneur (Photo/Jonathan Dickinson…

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February 16, 2023

Coming Soon: Kayaking, biking & more to Halpatiokee Park

Outdoor family fun is coming to in Stuart. (photos/video by Bill DiPaolo) Hiking, biking, paddling, wildlife and more will all be part of the adventure when Lost Tree Outdoor Center opens soon at the 65-acre park located on the South Fork of the St. Lucie River. Expert guides trained in safety procedures will take you…

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February 15, 2023

RIVERBEND PARK – PLEASE DON’T FEED THE ALLIGATORS

8/11/2022 Riverbend Park – Things To Do in Jupiter Watching alligators — from a distance — is a highlight when you take a canoe or kayak paddling tour on the Wild and Scenic Loxahatchee River at Riverbend Park with JUPITER OUTDOOR CENTER. BE CAREFUL!!!! Don’t touch them. Don’t toss food to the ‘gator, no matter…

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August 11, 2022

LOXAHATCHEE KAYAKING – GET YOUR STUDENT OUT THERE BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS!

Loxahatchee Kayaking 8/4/2020 Aug. 10 is the first day back to school, so get out there and enjoy a bicycle, boating or paddling adventure with your student before they hit the books. offers pedaling and paddling adventures at Riverbend Park. And we are open 365 days a year. Online reservations are recommended. Make them anytime…

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August 3, 2022

RIVERBEND PARK – TRAPPER NELSON: THE MAN, THE MYTH

7/28/2022 TRAPPER NELSON (Photo/utube.com) Join Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Historian Josh Liller on Friday, July 29, 2022 to hear about the colorful life and mysterious death of Vince “Trapper” Nelson. Liller’s one-hour presentation includes rare photos and the latest research of perhaps Jupiter’s most legendary character. Admission is free. Liller is Historian for the Loxahatchee River…

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July 27, 2022

THINGS TO DO IN JUPITER — KAYAK & ECO-TOURISM

7/21/2022 Things To Do in Jupiter Kayaking, bicycling, diving, exploring history, tropical birds, manatees and sea turtles — here’s a fun bucket list of eco-tourism things to do in Jupiter adventures.

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July 19, 2022

Canoeing in Jupiter – “Customer Quotes”

7/14/2022 Canoeing in Jupiter “LOOK AT ALL THE LITTLE FISH IN THERE!” That’s a recent revelation from one of our guests on a JUPITER OUTDOOR CENTER paddling tour, floating through the close-packed, sturdy mangroves north of Cato’s Bridge, Your canoeing in Jupiter tour begins into the clear waters of Sawfish Bay. Paddling toward the historic…

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July 14, 2022

Fun Things To Do in Jupiter – Riverbend Park

3/10/22 Things to do in Jupiter at Riverbend Park Take The Trapper Nelson Challenge! (Photo: KaneCenter.org) Anyone adventurous enough to take the Trapper Nelson Challenge with JUPITER OUTDOOR CENTER guides is following – make that paddling – in the path of one of Jupiter’s most famous and mysterious residents. To register for the things to…

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March 10, 2022

Things To Do in Jupiter – Kayaking Fun Worldwide

6/04/2021 Things to do in Jupiter What can be as much fun as canoeing or kayaking under the shade of the sky-high cypress trees along the Wild and Scenic Loxahatchee River or the ice-clear Jupiter Inlet waterways? How about Alaska? Kayak on the glacial waters in the Chugach Mountains. Virginia? Try the white waters along…

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June 4, 2021

Things To Do In Jupiter – DON’T FEED ALLIGATORS!

4/28/2021 THINGS TO DO IN JUPITER! Another alligator is dead — again caused by people feeding the graceful reptiles. “Alligators are the true residents of the Loxahatchee River. People should respect them and all wildlife. When people feed an alligator, the alligator sees them as a food source. Don’t feed them,” said a person who…

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April 28, 2021