12/10/2020 Celebrate 60 Years of John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park

Join a milestone birthday celebration as John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, America’s first underwater preserve, turns 60 years old. The park was dedicated Dec. 10, 1960, capping efforts by the late “Miami Herald” editor John Pennekamp to create the Florida Keys jewel that lies just 90 minutes’ drive from Miami. Today, the park named for Pennekamp draws more than one million visitors annually to explore its nature trails and beaches and observe the abundant underwater wildlife that inhabits i #floridakeysevents, #floridakeys, #floridakeysflorida