Our Parks
Our Parks
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OUR PARKS
Two new parks set to open in Manatee County
EAST MANATEE -- In the next few months, two long-anticipated county parks in East Manatee are set to open.
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Palmetto Estuary Preservation Project is hidden gem
PALMETTO -- The grandkids were getting a little restless Sunday so grandad Steven Jacobs had an idea.
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Riverwalk reality: project to begin this week
BRADENTON -- Construction on Bradenton’s long-awaited Riverwalk project is expected to officially begin Wednesday.
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A little TLC in store for Emerson Point
Emerson Point Preserve will be getting some TLC Saturday.
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Our parks | De Soto National Memorial combining history and nature
MANATEE -- At some point in their lives, perhaps everyone gets an inexplicable desire to just yell out, “Hey, Ranger Dan, tell me the story again of how Hernando De Soto came ashore and claimed La Florida.”
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Leffis Key: Manatee’s off-the-beaten path island treasure
MANATEE -- Sunday was a perfect Manatee County beach day and hundreds made a beeline toward parasailing, diving, swimming, boating, people-watching or collecting sun and shells at Anna Maria Island’s usual hot spots.
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Real estate slump may add lands to Manatee County preserves
BRADENTON -- Due in part to the recession, the county has a chance to rescue from development three ecologically important properties.
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Rye Preserve: Something different
EAST MANATEE -- Every Saturday at 8 a.m., Bradenton’s Bayside Community Church hosts a 90-minute wellness session at Rye Preserve in Parrish.
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Terra Ceia Park lovers: ‘It’s part of our lives’
MANATEE -- Seth Stinson came home to Palmetto from the University of South Florida/Tampa to go to a gigantic Stinson Super Bowl party Sunday.
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Terra Ceia Preserve: A taste of scenic beauty
The glow of the setting sun marks the end of the day at Terra Ceia Preserve State Park, which spans 1,932 acres in northern Manatee County.


