Manatees are amazing creatures that are worth protecting. There are numerous places in Florida to see manatees.

The Crystal River, Florida, manatees are free, and you have the opportunity to swim and snorkel with them within the protected Three Sisters Spring. This area was recently closed in 2023 for a ...

A Florida landmark, the historic Plantation Resort on Crystal River, is under new ownership, as restoration plans are already ...

Float Alongside Gentle Giants In Crystal River Situated just over an hour-and-a-half from Orlando on Florida's west coast, Crystal River is a place whose clear, sparkling spring waters truly live ...

This year's manatee season will last from Nov. 15, 2024, to March 31, 2025. Officials said Crystal River is one of North America's premier locations to swim with manatees.

As a boy, Buddy Powell took his Grandma Bessie out in his rowboat on the waterways of Crystal River. Grandma loved to fish ...

James “Buddy” Powell, a trailblazing manatee researcher whose decades of work advanced the conservation of one of Florida’s most beloved species, died early Saturday after a battle with cancer, the ...