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Florida Beaches:Finding Your Paradise on the Lower Gulf Coast by David McRee, ISBN 097698850X

Do you know of a Florida beach that has a natural black sand beach? Can you name a beach that can be reached only by private boat or ferry? Which state park is made up of four islands?  If you’d read Florida Beaches:Finding Your Paradise on the Lower Gulf Coast by David McRee, you’d know the answers.  Florida Beaches is a phenomenal resource for anyone heading to the beach — from first-time tourists to longtime residents.

McRee’s love for the outdoors is evident in his detailed descriptions of over 96 beaches from Dunedin to Marco Island.  For each beach included in his book, McRee gives the reader information on parking, bathroom facilities, traffic, noise level, crowding, water conditions, vegetation, sports activities, rental facilities, nearby shopping and restaurants, sand quality, local wildlife, and much, much more. Florida Beaches includes maps painstakingly drawn by McRee, along with many of his photographs.

I’m strictly an inside gal, but the next time I venture to the beach I will bring my copy of this book with me.  By doing all the research himself, McRee makes it very easy for anyone planning a trip to the beach.   Florida Beaches should be available in every Chamber of Commerce office and Tourists/Visitors Bureau along the Gulf Coast.

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Visit www.beachhunter.net to purchase this book, to view more of McRee’s photographs, or to stay abreast of current beach warnings and conditions.

(Answers to the questions above: Venice Municipal Beach, Little Gasparilla Island and Lover’s Key State Park.)