HOMOSASSA, Fla. — As the weather starts to cool, manatees are migrating toward warmer waters.

What You Need To Know • Manatee season has arrived in Citrus County as cooler temperatures sweep across Tampa Bay • It's an important time of year for the local economy, with well over a million people expected to visit Citrus County this year • Just in time for the season is the newly renovated underwater observatory at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Wildlife State Park, a fixture that has been at the park since 1964 • Citrus County is the only place where visitors can get in the water and swim with manatees

It’s a big boost for business and the local economy in Citrus County. The arrival of manatee season is generating a lot of excitement.

Near the waters of Homosassa Springs, visitors try

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