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On Friday, St. Joseph Peninsula State Park, an 1,800-acre gem of the Florida State Parks system, will reopen to the public for day use only.

Daniel Alsentzer, Planning Manager for the Office of Park Planning, said, "The Florida Parks Service looks forward to restoring the St. Joseph Peninsula for its former conservation and recreation ...

A convention held at St. Joseph, Florida led to the drafting of the constitution for the Territory of Florida on December 3, 1838, and also to the state’s first constitution. On March 3, 1845 ...

But that remoteness is what has kept the brilliant white beaches and dunes of St. George Island and St. Joseph Peninsula so unspoiled. The two sandy gems, which routinely make the top-10 lists of ...