We headed out toward the lake on SR 98 (Southern Blvd.) toward Belle Glade, about 40 miles
You'll pass large fields of sugar cane along the way
From Belle Glade you connect with SR 715, the Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail. Just a few miles from Belle Glade is Paul Rardin Park,
where we stopped to have our picnic. Photos: North Palm Beach Life |
A view of the park from the boat ramp area
The covered tables allow for good social distancing
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It was a perfect day to enjoy the gourmet goodies Pam had prepared for us.
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We continued north on SR 715, into Pahokee ...
The tall palm trees along the highway are beautiful
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As you travel north, you come to Port Mayaca and the Port Mayaca Lock and Dams, used to control lake levels and release water into the Everglades. We learned from Wikipedia that "a few miles east of this intersection is the Port Mayaca Cemetery, which was chosen in 1928 as the site for the mass burial of over 1,600 unidentified people who lost their lives in western
Palm Beach County as the result of an unnamed Category 5 hurricane in September 1928 and the flooding
that ensued after the earthen dikes surrounding Lake Okeechobee collapsed."
Palm Beach County as the result of an unnamed Category 5 hurricane in September 1928 and the flooding
that ensued after the earthen dikes surrounding Lake Okeechobee collapsed."
Pam at Lake "O" -- Lake Okeechobee, sometimes called "Florida's Inland Sea," covers 730 square miles and
not only the largest freshwater lake in Florida and the second largest natural freshwater
lake (the largest is Lake Michigan) in the U.S. Amazingly, its average depth is only nine feet!
not only the largest freshwater lake in Florida and the second largest natural freshwater
lake (the largest is Lake Michigan) in the U.S. Amazingly, its average depth is only nine feet!
Time for a quick selfie before we hit the road home!
