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 Russell Forge. Head north of the…
June 4, 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 was…
April 28, 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 Florida…
April 23, 2021
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…
April 9, 2021
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…
March 25, 2021
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…
March 16, 2021
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…
March 16, 2021
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!…
March 11, 2021
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…
March 5, 2021
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…
February 26, 2021