Where to go:
Back to the water: Closed in 2020 because of the pandemic, the popular Collier County water park reopens in July. The park at 15000 Livingston Road in North Naples offers water slides, a lazy river, kiddie pools and more. Admission: $11 Collier County residents (must show valid Florida driver s license with Collier address); $6 anyone under 48 inches tall; free ages 0 to 3 years old; $9 seniors age 60 and up; $8 veterans. Cost does not include 7% sales tax. napleswaterpark.com or 239-252-4021
Cool off with work of local artist: Home to some of Southwest Florida s finest art works, the Baker Museum at Artis Naples allows you to stay cool during the summer months while getting out. And you can enjoy the work of Fort Myers- and New York-based internationally known artist Marcus Jansen. His Two Decades of Relevance exhibit at the museum runs through July 25. The museum is at 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd. Admission: $10 ($5 for full-time students and military, free for
Another animal was born at the Naples Zoo.
First-time mother Evita, a critically endangered slender-horned gazelle, gave birth to a male calf Monday, March 8, 2021. The calf weighed about 3.5 pounds and stood a little more than 1 foot, the zoo announced in a news release Wednesday.
The zoo s veterinary team examined the calf, which was found to be healthy and thriving. The neonatal exam also revealed that the calf is a male. He does not have a name yet but he is on exhibit and guests are welcome to see him.
This was the second birth at the zoo in 2021. Five-year-old Eastern bongo mother Amara gave birth Jan. 17 to a female calf, which at the time weighed 46 pounds and stood about 2 feet.