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Have you checked out the Wekiva Wild T Shirts in The Tooting Otter?

Wekiva Island may not seem haunted on a sunny, summery Florida day but legend has it that a former owner of the property has been hanging around for years. The Dowd family purchased Wekiva Marina Restaurant from former Orange County Commissioner Cliff Freeman in 1990 after it had once been a fish camp and was […]

November is the perfect month to check out all the wildlife on the Wekiva River. You may see the following birds while on the river:   Bald Eagle Red-Shouldered Hawk Great Blue Heron Swallow Tailed Kite Ibis Barred Owl Limpkin  

Charcoal Fired Chiavettas Chicken is back! Chicken dinner with scalloped potatoes, green beans, bread and butter. $12.95

The Florida black bear is the largest native land mammal in Florida. It is shy and secretive, hiding in dense vegetation and rarely seen in the wild. Bears are omnivores, meaning they eat both vegetable and animal matter. Some foods they may eat include acorns, insects, berries, saw palmetto, armadillos, honey and bee larvae.

Grab a lobster sandwich from Without A Paddle Cafe! Simple and delicious!

We are often asked what the statues along the river mean! Much like the Phoenix bird which rose from its own ashes, the Sprites of Midway Gardens were resurrected from their demise and given to the Arizona Biltmore, A Waldorf Astoria Resort as gifts. Now called the Biltmore Sprites, the Sprites of Midway Gardens were […]