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ALLIGATOR ALLEY — A new lookout tower in the Florida Everglades is a source of curiosity right off the highway. It’s set to become a must-stop site for drivers to catch views of the River of Grass, ...
A new observation tower, planned in Coral Springs, would offer nature lovers great views of the Everglades. Sightseers already often travel toward the city’s western boundary, near the Sawgrass ...
Satellites and other technological improvements diminished the lookout’s role in firefighting over time, and the ranks ...
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Four years in the making, Owl Creek Landing had its soft opening Friday, with the more than $6 million project touted as the first of its kind in the United States and is ...
SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST (KABC) -- For nearly a century, volunteers have manned the lookout tower on Keller Peak in the San Bernardino mountains watching out for any sign of smoke. But not ...
There’s a small wooden cabin at the top of Northwest Peak, a few miles from Montana’s borders with Idaho and Canada, and Chuck Manning, 79, believes lookouts like this one deserve a second chance at ...
WYTHEVILLE -- When it comes to business at Big Walker Lookout, Ron Kime takes the long view -- which is quite appropriate at a place where you can see three states. The coming of Interstate 77 in the ...