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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Everglades Backcountry Experience - Fishing and backcountry excursions with Capt. Rodney Raffield. Enjoy the beauty and wildlife of the Everglades on a unique fishing trip through the 10,000 Islands and Everglades. Collier County Museum Old Florida Festival Held annually on the first Saturday and Sunday of November from 10am to 5 pm. For more information on this and other museum events call: 239-774-8476 Crystal Seas Kayaking - Florida Everglades Escape the winter and come kayak Florida with Crystal Seas. Paddle the amazing Everglades on our Everglades multi-day sea kayak camping trips and our shorter 3 hour and day long Everglades kayak tours. Kayak through a maze of mangroves to gracefully glide just inches away from breeding nurse sharks, rays, dolphins and manatees. Enjoy a visual feast of yellow, orange and violet hues while the sun melts into the distant Gulf of Mexico. Kayak the Everglades to see this natural wonder. Click here for more info on all of our Everglades sea kayaking tours.