Must Do

Learn how to rodeo - ride broncs  or bulls - and see the alligator wrestlers do their hair-raising work at Big Cypress Reservation.

Fishing enthusiasts can get out on the largest lake in the USA(excluding the Great Lakes)and do some serious lake fishing  or just drop a hook and  fish any of the many irrigation canals which are teeming with tilapia, bass and other good eating fish.

These are  attractions that  draw great interest from locals and visitors alike.

Best Walk:

Take a stroll from U-Save Supermarket to Walmart SuperCenter  on the Sugarland Highway - You  can say hello to your favorite merchants and wave at all the friends who drive past you. This is the main  business thoroughfare in Clewiston and you will see everyone you might know there eventually.You can also  amble along a bit of the perimeter of Lake Ockeechobee, a huge, beautiful lake beloved by sportsmen, nature enthusiasts and bird watchers from all over the world who enjoy observing the animal inhabitants,  native and visiting  species  and  the infinite charm of this natural wonder.

What do you like best about your city?:

Clewiston is a small (6460 population) friendly place in the middle of nowhere; located in the middle of the southern end of the state equidistant 90 miles from both coasts and two major cities; Ft Myers and West Palm Beach, it is a true example of the  cordiality of Southern small town American life. The air is clear and clean, the soil is dark and rich, the groves and growing fields are a verdant green, traffic is slight and easy to  traverse and there is plenty of elbow room for everyone.

Best Restaurants:

Find true southern cooking at Sonny's BBQ and  Dixie Fried Chicken where pulled pork, collard greens,fried gator, hoppin' john, cornbread, banana pudding and sweet tea aplenty are the specialties of the house.

Best Music/Festivals:

The Sugar Festival (Sugarfest) in April hosts a huge turnout every year - rain or shine - to celebrate the industry which is the lifeblood of the county.

Best Nightlife:

The hog-hunting raids to wipe out marauding swine in the orange groves that occur almost nightly are an exciting activity or you can have  late drinks at the Tiki Bar or Brenda's Saloon. Non-drinkers meet their friends in the aisles of Walmart which is open 24 hours daily.

Best Day Trip out of the City:

Take an airboat ride deep into the Florida Everglades swamps to see the indigenous flora and fauna  or help the FWC hunt Burmese pythons, which are overpopulating the swamplands in huge numbers and killing off many of the small animal species found only in the Everglades. The largest python caught reported by Florida Wildlife Commission so far was 16 feet long and 32 inches in circumference, so it can get exciting..

Something not many tourists would know about in your City:

Our principal industry is sugar and we call our little city the sweetest town in America.

Clewiston is an excellent venue if you want to sample  small town life and its simple pleasures.

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