• Full Moon/Sunset Paddle ... Tuesday, Jan. 2nd and Wednesday, Jan. 3nd, we will be doing a very special sunset/full moon paddle trip. Using the kayak transport boat, we will shuttle out to a remote beach before sunset. We will be paddling to the setting sun AND the rising full moon. Afterwards, warm to a campfire on the beach and complimentary champagne . There is only space for six, so reservations are required ... $95.00 person. We'll be back in time for dinner at a local restaurant.
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• Fly-In Pancake Breakfast ... Saturday, December 16th, will be the first Pancake Breakfast of the season at the Everglades Airpark (X01) in Everglades City ... please come join us for a bit of "hanger flying"

• Mangrove Tunnel Kayak Drifts. Beginning January 1, we will be offering a very special kayak eco-excursion. The Everglades has the largest mangrove forest in this hemisphere. Some of the most spectacular areas are very near famous conch chowder again, but there will also be plenty of bratwurst, drinks and pastries. Once the tide turns around Everglades City. Timed with a flowing tide, we launch the kayaks in a freshwater environment and move along with the water through creeks that are canopied by lush vegetation. Rare bromeliads and orchids line the walls of the tunnels in many areas, a multitude of birds are in the lakes, tarpon can be seen rolling in the creeks & the scenery is spectacular. These mangrove "tunnels" connect several lakes and eventually lead out to the saltwater via a tidal river. Most of the trip, we are actually drifting along with the current with little paddling. At the end of the drift, we have a kayak transport boat waiting for us for the return trip to Everglades City. The cost for this very unique trip is $550 for up to two guests. Additional people are just $60 per person. Trips are limited to six guests and advanced reservations are required
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• 3rd Annual Everglades Kayak Fishing Paddle-In
  This years event will be February 24th . This is a fun, social event that last year had 70+ kayakers of all ages participating. The paddle-in is free, but we do ask for a donation for the Smallwood's Store Museum. Come join us ... you will have a blast and meet some new friends. Vickie will be serving her famous conch chowder, bratwurst and pastries on the beach!. Launching from Chokoloskee, we drift with the tides to a sand beach at the mouth of Chokoloskee Pass. Once the tide begins to rise, we leave the beach and drift/paddle/fish back towards Chokoloskee with the tidal flow. For those that wish to stick around, we will be having a fish fry at a local waterside restaurant. If things come together, there will even be a kayak fishing school offered in conjuction with the event. Rental kayaks will be available. Stay tuned ...

• Arrival of the WHITE PELICANS -- Into December, as the skies turn "blue and CAVU"(clear air; visibility unrestricted) we expect to see large flocks of white pelican descending from 10's of thousands of feet to settle into their winter grounds. These birds use the northerly winds behind the cold fronts to sail them south. Their spiraling decent against the blue sky is spectacular!!! The largest of the Park's migratory "snow birds" will be here most of the season, but their arrival is something special.

 
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