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Indian River CountyIndian River County is in East Central Florida and encompasses 503 square miles. The municipalities in Indian River County are Fellsmere, Indian River Shores, Orchid, Sebastian and Vero Beach. The County has a year round population of 115,716 residents.
Recreational Highlights of Indian River County include: Deep Sea and Fresh Water Fishing and Boating, Diving, Surfing, Golf, Tennis, Theatre, and City, County and State Parks.
Historical Points of Interest include: Downtown Vero Beach; Indian River Citrus Museum; McKee Botanical Gardens; Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge and Sebastian River Front.
Cultural Events and Festivals: Center for the Arts; Frog Leg Festival; Riverside Theatre and Under the Oaks Arts Show.
From Vero Beach, the county seat, driving distance is: Tallahassee 305 miles; Orlando 86 miles; Tampa 133 miles; Jacksonville 202 miles and Miami 126 miles.
Indian River County is linked to the Interstate system and is accessible from I-95 and US-1. The nearest airport with scheduled commercial airline service is the Melbourne International Airport with 3 runways the longest is 9,483 feet. The nearest deep water port is the Port of Ft. Pierce, 13 miles away.
With a labor force of 46,093 the major private sector employer in Indian River County is Piper Aircraft with 1,000 employees. Florida Atlantic University, the University of Florida, Florida Institute of Technology and Indian River Community College serve post-secondary education in Indian River County.
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Indian River County Inquiry:
| Q. | Hi, We were wondering whether the river cruise in Sebastian and the ELC river cruise are the only affordable options in the Vero Beach area in May. Any and all ideas and information would be appreciated. Feel free to email us. Thanks, Marc | | A. | The Adventure the St. Sebastian River, pontoon boat trip of the Environmental Learning Center in Vero Beach (772.589.5050) is one of the least expensive and informative trips along the Indian River Coast. The River Queen Cruises in Sebastian is also an adventure not to be missed (772.589.6161). Other local cruise trips include Florida Dolphin Watch Boat Tours in Ft. Pierce (772.466.4660) and of course the Sterling Casino Lines in Cape Canaveral (321.783.2212).
| | Q. | I've been told that at TARA PLANTATION on Rt60, you can tour the "house" at christmas time. Do you know how, when, where etc... I could get this info? | | A. |
Tara Plantation features over 500,000 holiday lights. During the holiday season, they do offer tours of the Plantation (including 18 themed rooms). Tara Plantation is located at 7555 20th Street in Vero Beach, 772.567.5700.
| | Q. | Hi, We are interested in finding an evening river cruise that includes dinner and dancing in the Melbourne or Merritt Island, Florida. Indian River, Banana River, Intercoastal Waterway are all fine. What is available? How do we contact them for reservations? | | A. | Captain Chris Pinson with Sebastian RiverBoat Tours located at 1542 N Indian River Drive in Sebastian offers boat tours and dining cruises aboard the Hurricane Queen and Eco-tours on board the Harbor Princess. Also tours along the Indian River Lagoon. Contact Capt Pinson at 772.589.1115.
| | Q. | I live in Park Place on 3610 West Derry Drive and can not find any information about the damage that Hurricane Frances did. I need to know if there was any damage to my home. I am in Tennessee and can not get any information from anyone. Do you by any chance know anything that could help me? | | A. | The Sebastian City Hall is in back up and you can contact them at 772.589.5330 for specific information. Their Community Development division should be able to assist you or email the city clerk at: cityseb@iu.net
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