MARION COUNTY, Fla. — For more than 10,000 years, humans have been drawn to the serene waters of the Silver River near Ocala — a place where Florida’s ancient past still lingers.

What You Need To Know • 3 Brothers Boards offers guided paddleboard tours on the Silver River, showcasing its crystal-clear waters and abundant wildlife • Visitors frequently encounter manatees and rhesus macaque monkeys, making it a unique eco-tourism destination in Florida • The company was founded 17 years ago by Justin Murray and his brothers, who began building their own high-quality paddleboards • Each board features the signature of their late brother Jason, honoring his memory and keeping him part of every journey

When mastodons and giant ground sloths roamed the peninsula, the river was already

See Full Page