Big Cypress: The Wild Swamp Next Door to the Everglades
One of America’s first two national preserves protects 729,000 acres of cypress, prairie, and some of the darkest night skies in the eastern United States, right beside the Everglades.
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Clyde Butcher: The Man Who Made America See the Everglades in Black and White
He wades chest-deep through cypress swamps carrying a 70-pound camera to capture what most people drive past at 60 mph. Clyde Butcher’s massive black-and-white prints have done more for Everglades conservation than almost any photograph ever taken.
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Barron Collier: The Advertising King Who Built the Road Across the Everglades
Barron Collier made his fortune in advertising, then spent it connecting southwest Florida to the world. He financed the completion of the Tamiami Trail through the Everglades and built the infrastructure for what became one of Florida’s most prosperous regions.
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Airboat Rides: The Flat-Bottomed, Fan-Powered Way Florida Does a Boat Tour
No rudder, no propeller in the water – just a giant fan and a flat bottom that skims across the Everglades at 40 miles per hour. Airboat rides are one of Florida’s most iconic and exhilarating ways to see the wild interior.
