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Florida attraction to get glass-bottom boat for wheelchairs


Florida attraction to get glass-bottom boat for wheelchairs
by Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, The Associated Press
Posted Jan 24, 2021 3:01 am EDT
Last Updated Jan 24, 2021 at 3:14 am EDT
OCALA, Fla. Florida’s 150 years of treating tourists to gushing springs, lolling manatees, curious fish and emerald grasses undulating in invisible currents is about to take a turn because of a chance remark.
In 2015, Paula Russo, a volunteer for the Florida State Parks Foundation, set up a table for a public event at Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park near Gainesville. Russo, relying on a powered scooter because of childhood polio, was there to tout state park trails and paddling for people with disabilities. ....

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