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Additonal group-friendly actvites can be arranged at nearby 20th century, Long Key was the site of a luxurious fshing resort that HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO
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Dolphin Cove and John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, which was destroyed during the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935. Today, visitors
ofers snorkeling, scuba diving, kayaking, nature trails and glass can explore Long Key State Park by kayaking through a chain of lagoons
botom boat tours. or hiking two land-based trails. The 1.1-mile Golden Orb Trail leads HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO
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Other larger Key Largo propertes include the aforementoned visitors through fve natural communites to an observaton tower that
ultra-upscale Ocean Reef Club, where you’ll fnd 275 rooms and provides a panoramic view of the island and its profusion of plant and
villas, a dozen restaurants, 30,000 square feet of meetng space animal life. HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO
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(including a 7,500-square-foor ballroom) two 18-hole golf courses, Preserving more than 30 acres of tropical hammock north of my name is my name is my name is my name is my name is my name is my name is my name is my name is my name is my name is
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an 8,000-square-foot Islamorada, Windley Key Fossil Reef Geologic State Park is a unique HELLO
engaging venues spa, a nature center, place. In 1908, during the constructon of the Overseas Railroad, HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO my name is HELLO HELLO HELLO
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Henry Flagler purchased this land and opened a quarry for crushed
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20 tennis courts – even
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a cooking school and limestone. By 1912, slabs of decoratve stone were sliced from the
Ocean Reef Club private airport. And at quarry walls and ended up on buildings such as Vizcaya and the Miami
www.oceanreef.com/ MM 103.8 there’s the and Key West Post Ofces. The park has approximately 1.5 miles of HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO I may be the face of who’s working HELLO
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slightly-more-modest trails where visitors are able to observe over 40 species of trees and
Hilton Key Largo Resort Key Largo Bay Marriot plants natve to the Florida Keys. with you on your meeting.
www.keylargoresort.com/ Resort, with 153 For water lovers, the Keys are a prime destnaton. Molasses HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO
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rooms, pool, spa and Reef, fve miles ofshore, is a 17-acre reef that varies in its depth, my name is my name is my name is my name is my name is my name is my name is my name is my name is my name is my name is
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Key Largo Bay Marriot Resort 14,700 square feet of making it great for both divers and snorkelers. The Statue of Christ But I have a few other people
www.marriotkeylargo.com/ meetng & event space of the Abyss, a replica of a statue located of Genoa, Italy, is located bac
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Cheeca Lodge & Spa overlooking the Gulf. six miles east-northeast of Key Largo’s South Cut. The Elbow, found HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO backing me up. HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO
www.cheeca.com/ A little further closest to the Gulf Stream, is close to the locaton of the City of
down the road in Washington wreck. French Reef, just north of Molasses Reef, is
Islamorada (MM 82), noted for its caves flled with small fsh. Grecian Rocks is great for HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO
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the 214-room Cheeca snorkelers as the water is fairly shallow. The Duane and Bibb were
Lodge & Spa – a favorite of President George H.W. Bush – offers two Coast Guard Cuters sunk in 1987 to create an artfcial reef.
4,600 square feet of meeting space, as well as three restaurants, In 2002, the task of properly setling the Spiegel Grove, the largest HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO
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a Jack Nicklaus-designed 9-hole golf course, six tennis courts, a ship ever sunk as an artfcial reef, was completed. It now sits on my name is my name is my name is my name is my name is my name is my name is my name is my name is my name is my name is
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host of water sports and a slew of team-building activities. Or, you its starboard side in 130 feet of water six miles from shore near
can simply relax on the resort’s 1,200-foot private beach, 525-foot Dixie Shoal. An experienced diver will need to make several dives to
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fishing pier, or at the spa. complete a tour of this 510-foot retred Navy ship. HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO
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f course, you don’t have to stay at a major hotel or resort to hrow in a handful of restaurants you would only fnd in the
partake of the Keys’ outdoor recreatonal opportunites – Keys, like the Fish House and Snapper’s in Key Largo, Ma’s Fish HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO
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Othere are plenty of unique adventures around every corner (or TCamp and Pierre’s in Islamorada, or Craig’s in Tavernier, and your
in this case, at every mile marker). tranquil, tropical getaway is complete. Who would have thought you
For example, the Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail (FKOHT) could be so close and feel so far away…try it yourself and see why this
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features more than 70 miles of existng trails paved in segments along is one of America’s last great getaways. HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO
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an eventual 106-mile corridor from Key Largo to Key West. Paralleling
the Overseas Highway, this recreatonal pathway incorporates 23 of unraveling the upper keys
the historic Flagler Railroad bridges, ofering a scenic venue for hiking, HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO
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running, bicycling, skatng, sightseeing, fshing and kayaking.
At MM 93.6 you’ll fnd the Florida Keys Wild Bird Center. The • Map of Upper Keys and FKOHT
Center began quite by accident in 1984, when a veterinarian asked a HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO
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woodcarver to help with some injured birds. True to its Florida Keys www.dep.state.f.us/gwt/state/keystrail/images/
heritage, the Center outgrew its home in Islamorada and moved fohtmap.pdf
to Tavernier, where it contnues to grow. Its primary purpose is to
provide emergency and recuperatve care for injured birds, but it’s • Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail
slowly evolving into a signifcant collecton and distributon point for www.foridastateparks.org/foridakeys/
informaton about the environment. The Center is located in a natural
setng alongside the Bay, where you can see the real Florida Keys. • Florida Keys Wild Bird Center
htp://fwbc.org/
or hikers, the Upper Keys ofers some beautful strolls through
hardwood hammocks (a dense stand of trees) and botanical • Dagny Johnson State Park
Fpreserves. From Dagny Johnson in north Key Largo to Windley www.foridastateparks.org/keylargohammock/
Key in Islamorada, you can fnd places get out of the crowds and get
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in touch with nature. Dagny Johnson State Park at MM 106 has a self- • John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park Bismar
guided nature trail that includes a natve plant buterfy garden. An htp://pennekamppark.com/
additonal six miles of backcountry trails are available to explore simply
by completng a backcountry permit at the John Pennekamp Coral Reef
State Park Ranger Staton. Exploring these trails gives you a chance • Long Key State Park
to see some of 84 protected and rare species of plants and animals, www.foridastateparks.org/longkey/
including wild coton, mahogany mistletoe and the Schaus’ swallowtail
buterfy. The largest tract of West Indian tropical hardwood hammock • Windley Key Fossil Reef Geologic State Park
in the U.S. is contained in this park, providing a wealth of opportunity www.foridastateparks.org/windleykey/
for birdwatchers and photographers.
Hundreds of dedicated people in Bismarck-Mandan’s hotels and restaurants are ready to eds of dedicated people in Bismarck-Mandan’s hotels and restaurants are ready to
The Spanish named Long Key “Cayo Vivora” or Ratlesnake Key • Diving & Snorkeling Hundr
because its shape resembles a snake with its jaws open. In the early www.diveforidakeys.com/upper-keys.html make your meeting a success. Behind our over 3,100 sleeping rooms, our 100,000 square
feet of exhibition space, and our 8,600-seat indoor, multi-use arena, you’ll find a
professional who can’t say, “no.” Tap into our talent. Call Sheri Grossman at 1.800.767.3555
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