Kayak clinics offered at Manatee Park
You can learn the basics of kayaking and paddle the Orange River with an instructor. This class will introduce you to basic kayaking techniques, say officials at Manatee Park in Fort Myers.
Then you will have the opportunity to use your new skills on a guided trip on the Orange River. Launch from Manatee Park kayak launch. Please bring water bottle, sun-screen and shoes that may get wet. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
$25 fee.Register by calling 533-7440 or online www.leeparks.org.
The dates are: Jan. 31, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.,
Wednesdays, Jan 21 and Jan 28, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Manatee Park is open daily from 8 a.m. to sundown. The Visitor Center and Gift Shop are now open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Parking is $1 per vehicle, maximum $5. No pets. Manatee Park is located at 10901 Palm Beach Blvd.