| Whenever I talk with people on the phone and they | | | | Sunshine State for nothing. With more than 300 days |
| are trying to figure out where Palm Bay Florida is I | | | | of sunshine every year in Florida, the weather is |
| always tell them, "You know, it's about 45 minutes | | | | perfect to enjoy all sorts of outdoor activities on the |
| south of the place where they launch the rockets" | | | | Space Coast. Boating is a major outdoor recreational |
| and they immediately know where I'm talking about. | | | | activity in Brevard County. With the Indian River, |
| That's just one of the advantages of living on the | | | | Lake Washington, the St. Johns River and other |
| Space Coast of Florida. | | | | waterways, boaters can enjoy such activities as |
| There is hardly a person in the United States and | | | | water skiing, fishing, air boating, canoeing and more. |
| very few in the world that don't at least have some | | | | Canal 54 on the Brevard County, Indian River County |
| knowledge of the Space Coast and where "the | | | | line is a favorite area for waterskiers and ski clubs. |
| rockets" are launched from. Growing up as a kid in | | | | Professional level ski tournaments have been held in |
| Brevard County it was a great privilege to be able to | | | | canal 54. |
| walk out into our back yard and watch the rocket | | | | Life along the Space Coast evolves at a serene pace |
| launches that would take men to the moon and | | | | without the business, traffic, congestion and crime of |
| eventually the Shuttle launches that would take | | | | the big city. All the towns in Brevard County still |
| astronauts to the International Space Station. Not | | | | somewhat have that small town feel while having |
| too many people in the world get to see that. | | | | access to big city amenities. Headline musical and |
| Beyond rocket launches the Space Coast has | | | | entertainment acts can be found in concert at The |
| advantages that are attractive to more than 500,000 | | | | King Center on the campus of Brevard Community |
| people who live in Brevard County. The beaches are | | | | College in north Melbourne and the Milwaukee |
| a major attraction for many people as sun | | | | Brewers Major League Baseball team call Space |
| worshippers and surfers start flocking to the ocean in | | | | Coast Stadium home for spring training. The Brevard |
| March every year. Some of the more famous | | | | County Manatees round out the rest of baseball |
| beaches are Sebastian Inlet Beach, Indialantic Beach | | | | season for sports fans in Brevard to enjoy. |
| and of course Cocoa Beach, home of the hit TV | | | | For more big time entertainment and culture, the |
| show of the late 60's, I Dream Of Jeannie. | | | | Space Coast is situated so that Orlando and |
| The Space Coast is also a great retirement place for | | | | everything that goes with it is just a 1 hour to 45 |
| seniors as the Melbourne and Palm Bay areas were | | | | minute drive from anywhere in Brevard County. |
| voted the 4th best place to retire in the nation a | | | | With so much to enjoy and access to many |
| few years ago. Many senior communities dot Brevard | | | | activities, recreation, beautiful weather and more, the |
| County and the medical community offers a wide | | | | Space Coast of Florida is one of the best places to |
| range of advanced services for retired citizens. The | | | | live in the nation. If you ever get the chance to see |
| Space Coast a great place to spend your golden | | | | a Shuttle launch and spend time in any of Brevard |
| years. | | | | County's many quaint communities you will be hooked |
| One of the most noticeable benefits of life on the | | | | and then you to may want to call the Space Coast |
| Space Coast is the weather. Florida isn't called the | | | | home. |