The state of Florida has plans to build a 25 foot observation tower on the relatively pristine and undeveloped island of Caladesi, home to Caladesi Island State Park, just north of Clearwater Beach on the Gulf coast. The tower is to be constructed at the site of a former 50-foot fire lookout tower built in […]
Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com The journey to Caladesi Island begins from Honeymoon Island. The shallow-draft pontoon boat transports passengers from the dock in Honeymoon Island State Park through the calm backwaters to the bay side of Caladesi, thick with mangroves, mullet, diving pelicans and graceful long-necked wading birds. The jovial bantering of the […]
This photo really isn’t too exciting to look at. The composition isn’t particularly pleasing, and there is a wooden structure on the left foreground that is ugly. The colors aren’t that great, and the focus isn’t sharp. The photo is VERY interesting once you realize how much is actually present in the photo, and what […]
Caladesi Island has just been named the America’s Best Beach for 2008 by Dr. Stephen Leatherman of Florida International University’s Laboratory for Coastal Research. Also known as Dr. Beach, he comes out with his list of the top 10 beaches in the nation each year around Memorial Day, which is generally thought of as the […]
Caladesi Island State Park has one of the best undeveloped beaches in the state. This Gulf coast island has no roads, no cars, and no buildings other than the concession, a few picnic pavilions, and some service buildings, and no one lives on the island. Thankfully there is no bridge to Caladesi, so the only […]
