Celebrating our swim!

Manatees in Crystal River...July 1, 2012

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July 7th 2012
While in Florida last weekend we took Mom and Dad to Crystal River to swim with the manatees. We had a blast swimming with a young manatee calf for over an hour. Our guide knew the calf as "Baby Scratch". She was about 10 months old, approximately 6 feet long and weighed about 400 pounds! She was very curious about us and when we would touch her side she would roll around as if begging for more! ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more