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ENJOY THE WONDER OF A SMALL TOWN VILLAGE CALLED CLEWISTON, FLORIDA

Within our small village town of Clewiston, Florida, 2 miles by 2 miles, you can find plenty of things to do. There are things for everyone’s interest, from fishing, hiking, biking, to bird watching. Visit the Clewiston Museum or the Historical Clewiston Inn, which is known for its historical oil painting that covers the entire Everglades Lounge. There is even a Historical Movie Theatre and a Clewiston Historical Library, with many other things of interest. If you want to really find out what our townspeople do for a living, taking the Sugarland Farm Tour is highly recommend.

There is a B.P.O.E. Lodge, Mason Lodge, and VFW Post. Clewiston is the host town to many Champion Fishing Tournaments, FLW, Bass Masters and many local angler clubs.

When you want to get away for the day, Fort Myers, West Palm Beach, & Sebring, is about an hour to an hour and a half drive. You could go to the malls, big movie theatres, flea markets or go to the beach for the day. Fort Lauderdale and Miami are about 2 hours. Disney World and the attractions in the Orlando area are about 3 to 4 hour drive. Also, within an hour or so you could visit Big Cypress Indian Reservation. There you will find Billie Swamp Safari and  The AH-TAH-THI-KI Museum.

View a Calendar of Events Below:

FEBRUARY 2012

5th Cane Grinding Festival (Ortona) 863-946-5021 or 863-673-2101
5th – 6th The Battle of Okeechobee Re-Enactment 863-634-9587
10th – 21st Florida State Fair (Tampa) 800-345-3247
18th – 20th Brighton Seminole Field Days & Rodeo (Brighton Indian Reservation)
863-946-0300

18th – 26th Hendry County Fair & Livestock Show (Clewiston)
863-983-4453 or 863-983-7689
25th – 27th Swamp Cabbage Festival (LaBelle) 863-675-0125
25th – 27th Big Cypress Shootout (Big Cypress Indian Reservation)
800-949-6101ext#12125

MARCH 2012
4th – 6th Chalo Nitka Festival (Moore Haven) 863-946-0300
12th – 13th Speckle Perch Festival (Okeechobee) 863-763-3372 ext#500
23rd – 26th Big “O” Birding Festival 863-517-2136

APRIL 2012
30th 25th Annual Sugar Festival (Clewiston) 863-983-7979
Includes: Live Entertainment, Arts & Crafts, Kids Park
Food Court & More.
Big Lake Cruisers Rod Run www.biglakecruiserscarclub.com
Raising Cane Rodeo & Dance www.sugarfestivalrodeo.org

When you visit our delightful little town, be sure to stay at Okeechobee Landings RV Resort! For more information go to www.okeechobeelandingsrv.com

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