Honeymoon Island State Park

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Geography

The mainland barrier island is accessible by car via the Dunedin Causeway, the Florida State Road 586, which the Saint Joseph Sound crossed with the Bascule Bridge, accessible. From Honeymoon Iceland can take ferries to the neighboring island Caladesi Iceland, which can not be reached by car. Once Honeymoon and Caladesi Iceland Iceland were an island called Hog Iceland, the island shared (on German pig islet ), until 1921, a hurricane in two islands. The passage between the two islands is, according to Hurricane Pass.

Origin of the name

The name Honeymoon Iceland comes from the late 1930s, early 1940s, when the New York building owner Clinton Washburn bungalow was built in the honeymoon couples.

Honeymoon Iceland State Park

On Honeymoon Iceland is the honeymoon Iceland State Park, one of the Florida State Parks. The 11 km ² large nature reserve is characterized by beaches, pine and pine groves and palm forests. Popular on the island is seeking recreation, shell collectors and ornithologists, since many species of birds such as pelicans and osprey can be observed. Ample parking, public showers and picnic pavilions can be found on Honeymoon Iceland.