Connor Park is named after Francis Connor, a Manatee County Agriculture Hall of Fame honoree who was a historic figure in the ...

Manatee County asks for the public to take a survey on a new development aimed at honoring and aiding veterans in their ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Local leaders in Manatee County broke ground Wednesday on the long-awaited Washington Park in Palmetto. The new park will be built atop a former borrow pit on an 88-acre parcel ...

Manatee County intends to name its new $3 million park north of Kinnan Elementary School after Gov. Ron DeSantis. Intentions to name the park after DeSantis have soured the news for some local ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — People living in Manatee County will soon be able to take a stroll through Ron DeSantis Park. County commissioners voted six-to-one on Tuesday to name a brand new park near ...

The first thing to know about Lake Manatee State Park is that you cannot see manatees in the lake. The dam that created the lake keeps the manatees out of the park's water. But that shouldn't deter ...

Unlike other locations in Florida where you can interact with manatees – the Crystal River area north of Tampa is probably the most famous – the water here isn’t clear, so it isn’t always easy to see ...

Heavy rains and flooding have resulted in what state park officials are calling a "brown out" and the closure of the swimming area at Manatee Springs State Park near Chiefland. Other springs along the ...