Belle Glade is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA, on the southeastern coast of Lake Okeechobee. According to the 2010 U.S. Demographics, the city had a population of 17,467.
Belle Glade (as well as the bordering location) is in some cases described as “Muck City” due to the huge quantity of muck, in which sugarcane expands, found in the location. In spite of being found in the South Florida area of the state, Belle Glade is culturally more related to the Florida Heartland.
As you get in the town of Belle Glade, you’ll see an indication that checks out “Her Soil is Her Fortune.” It’s your initial hint that things are a little different at the western side of The Palm Beaches. Set down on the coasts of Lake Okeechobee, the biggest inland body of water in Florida, The Glades are our portal to the Everglades, where palm trees pave the way to moss-draped oaks and also exotic landscapes merge fields and swampland.
The collection of farming communities that includes Belle Glade, Pahokee and South Bay– together called The Glades– develop a significant center of Florida’s agricultural heartland. The ink-black dirt (so thick the citizens passionately call it “muck”) is abundant ground for sugarcane as well as pleasant corn. Each September, the country-fried Black Gold Jubilee commemorates completion of the harvest period. You can discover more concerning Belle Glade’s interesting area in Florida background at the Lawrence E. Will Museum. Or catch a show, theater production or neighborhood art program at the Dolly Hand Social Arts Center.
Lake Okeechobee is a big draw for fishermen; some also call it the Bass Fishing Capital of America (the crappie, speck and bluegill fishing are pretty wonderful, as well). Bringing your boat? Head to Pahokee Marina and Camping Site, which has camping tent and also Motor Home connections plus a lakeside pool. Other camping alternatives in the area consist of Torry Island Camping area, a prime place for bald eagle, osprey and also roseate spoonbill sightings, as well as the Lake Okeechobee Scenic Path– or as locals call it, “LOST,” however don’t let that scare you away. This 109-mile trail is a fantastic place to trek, bike or perhaps horseback trip along the lake edge, catch crimson sundown’s and just appreciate a slower-paced side of The Palm Beaches.
