Despite the holiday's rich history in New Orleans, Louisiana, Mayor Sam Jones of Mobile, Alabama, says the first Mardi Gras celebration in this country actually took place in his city, and most Mobile natives agree.
St. George Island. Located just off North Florida's Gulf Coast, the 28-mile St. George Island is one of the last inhabited yet unspoiled barrier islands in Florida â and it is a serene and pet-friendly vacation paradise.
The second largest lake in Florida, Lake George, is by no means small, but at 46,000 acres about one-tenth the size of Lake Okeechobee. This 12-mile long by 6-mile wide central Florida lake on the border of Ocala National Forest is the largest lake on the St. Johns River.