CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

WHAT’S WHERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA

1 The Gulf Coast

FLORIDA’S GULF ISLANDS: MANATEE COUNTY

SARASOTA AND HER ISLANDS

CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND THE GULF ISLANDS

THE BEACHES OF FORT MYERS AND SANIBEL ISLAND

THE PARADISE COAST: NAPLES, MARCO ISLAND & EVERGLADES

2 Florida’s Freshwater Frontier

THE PEACE RIVER VALLEY: HARDEE AND DESOTO COUNTIES

HIGHLANDS COUNTY

LAKE OKEECHOBEE

3 The Treasure Coast

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY

ST. LUCIE COUNTY

MARTIN COUNTY

4 The Gold Coast: Palm Beach to Miami

WEALTHY RETREAT: PALM BEACH COUNTY

SUNNY HOMETOWN: GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE

MAGIC CITY: MIAMI-DADE COUNTY

5 The Conch Republic: The Florida Keys

INTRODUCTION

UPPER AND MIDDLE KEYS

LOWER KEYS

KEY WEST

THE A TO Z ON TIPPING

INDEX