[Floridabound09]

Originally Posted by sunrico90

A few pics from Gulf Breeze.....

Sunrico, you never fail to amazed me.

Picture three just did me in, I am coming to Florida asap.........

[sunrico90]

Se below why millions come here...

Beaches - Florida's Top Ten
1. Bahia Honda State Park
2. Fort Desoto Park
3. St Joseph Peninsula State Park
4. Caladesi Island State Park
5. Cape Florida SRA
6. Captiva Beach,
7. Perdido Key SRA
8. Sand Key Park
9. Grayton Beach SRA
10. St. Andrews SRA

State Parks - Top Ten in the USA
Florida
St Joseph Peninsula State Park - has striking dune formations, miles of white sand beaches, and a heavily forested interior. Dr. Beach once rated this beach as best beach in America. This 2,516-acre park is bounded by the waters of St. Joe Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.

Florida
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park - John Pennekamp is the nation's first underwater park. Formed in the 1960's, Pennekamp Park represents over hundred square miles of mangrove shoreline, grass flats, and of course our famous coral reef. Adjacent to Pennekamp is the Key Largo National Marine Sanctuary.

Top Ten Cities to Live in the USA
1. Madison, WI - Sports Illustrated #1 College Town & once Money's #1

2. Boise, Idaho - Outside Magazine - #1 City

3. Sheboygan, Wisconsin - Reader's Digest - #1 City

4. Nashua, NH - Money Magazine - #1 City

5. Rochester, MN

6. Ann Arbor, Michigan

7. Portland, OR

8. Gainesville, Florida

9. Fort Collins-Loveland, CO

10. Seattle, WA

11. San Diego, CA

12. Pittsburgh, PA

Top 10 American Cities To Retire from Money Magazine
#6 Largo, FL - Article, Chamber
Largo has a population around 70,000. The city's golf courses and parks have a lot of room to breathe, and its citizens don't take that for granted. Largo is just a short drive from St. Petersburg and Tampa, and is just what most people think of when they hear the phrase "retirement community." The weather is dependably warm (with humid, tolerable summers), rain is infrequent and snow is unthinkable. Beachfront condos are surrounded by palm trees, and dozens of beaches are right around the corner.

Top Ten College Sports Town In The United States
4. Gainesville, FL - UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

THESE ARE THE TOP TEN SMALL FLORIDA INNS
1. Hotel Victor

2. Josephine's, Seaside.

3. Marquesa, Key West.

4. Hotel St. Michel, Coral Gables.

5. Cabbage Key. Seven wood cottages

6. Tarpon Lodge, Pine Island.

7. Ponte Vedra Inn and Club

8. 'Tween Waters Inn, Captiva Island.

9. The Delano, Miami Beach.

10. The National, Miami Beach.

[kickinbackfl]

My Florida Advantage has to be not shopping at Christmas time in a mall that is tooo hot carrying my winter coat along with the 3 kids coats, hats, and gloves, all while trying to steer the stroller!!!!!

[fatcat4009]

1. Water - having grown up in New Mexico desert I absolutly love all the water!
2. Warm winters - Dallas winters are mild, but ice storms suck!
3. Trees - big oaks, thousands of pines and huge cypress trees
All the outdoor activities

[sunrico90]

Originally Posted by fatcat4009

1. Water - having grown up in New Mexico desert I absolutly love all the water!
2. Warm winters - Dallas winters are mild, but ice storms suck!
3. Trees - big oaks, thousands of pines and huge cypress trees
All the outdoor activities

Many local and state parks that provide excellent R&R for everyone...

Welcome to the Official Florida Online Parks Guide!!
Florida Division of Recreation and Parks

[sunrico90]

Anyone else wants to show the attributes of your current location in Florida....

[BillBennett]

1. Great weather ...much of the time. That's why people move to Florida! Here in north-central Florida we get hot weather from June through most of September. Spring is beautiful, Fall is fantastic, and winter is seasonal, but not too cool. We still get an occassional hard freeze, although not like the 1950s and 1960s used to be.

2. No State Income tax. There are still plenty of taxation areas.

3. A great variety of scenery, from Ocean to Gulf, rivers, creeks, gentle countyside, some fairly hilly areas for Florida. And we have plenty of green grass and trees!

4. Pretty good highway system, which makes cruising the county a lot of fun. I like to drive...motorcycles also.

5. Friendly people (for the most part). The natives of Florida are easy to get along with (for the most part). The problem is the "influx" Serioulsy, most Floridians are friendly people.

6. Lots of good country cooking. We still eat grits don't ya know?

7. Good seafood, and plenty of it. I love shrimp!

8. Thousands of Lakes, dozens of rivers, and hundreds of fresh water Springs.

That's a start....
Bill

[sunrico90]

Originally Posted by BillBennett

1. Great weather ...much of the time. That's why people move to Florida! Here in north-central Florida we get hot weather from June through most of September. Spring is beautiful, Fall is fantastic, and winter is seasonal, but not too cool. We still get an occassional hard freeze, although not like the 1950s and 1960s used to be.

2. No State Income tax. There are still plenty of taxation areas.

3. A great variety of scenery, from Ocean to Gulf, rivers, creeks, gentle countyside, some fairly hilly areas for Florida. And we have plenty of green grass and trees!

4. Pretty good highway system, which makes cruising the county a lot of fun. I like to drive...motorcycles also.

5. Friendly people (for the most part). The natives of Florida are easy to get along with (for the most part). The problem is the "influx" Serioulsy, most Floridians are friendly people.

6. Lots of good country cooking. We still eat grits don't ya know?

7. Good seafood, and plenty of it. I love shrimp!

8. Thousands of Lakes, dozens of rivers, and hundreds of fresh water Springs.

That's a start....
Bill

Welcome to the forum....

[sunrico90]

A few pics from Mary Esther:

[Nirvana-Guy]

Originally Posted by sunrico90

Please list what you persive as Florida's greatest advantages.

For me not having a state income tax, great weather most of the year (no snow), friendly community, and available good paying jobs makes this state my primary choice.

Info to Florida NorthWest: Florida's Great Northwest, Inc.

REALLY???? WHERE are the good paying jobs?? I would love to hear about some good paying jobs in Central Florida. I have not seen very many in the past 4 or 5 years.

I went to an Alumini Association meeting and about 40%-50% of the graduates are currently unemployed.

Maybe you are talking about jobs in northern Florida and not South or Central FL. Cause really: the florida job market in orlando for anything that pays more than $10/h is.... well sort of non-existant in a lot of cases and usually un-available as we have way more people than jobs in FL.

Did I mention the high violent crime, high cost of insurance, high cost of living there??