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Do not fill this in! ==Parks and recreation== [[File:Clock tower in Palm Beach, FL, US.jpg|thumb|Clock tower at the municipal beach and east end of Worth Avenue]] The Recreation Department of Palm Beach oversees several public recreation facilities, including the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center, Palm Beach Docks, Par 3 Golf Course, and many tennis centers.<ref name="rec dept.">{{cite web|url=https://www.townofpalmbeach.com/269/RecreationDepartment|title=Recreation Department|publisher=Town of Palm Beach|access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref> The only public marina in the town, the Palm Beach Docks opened in the 1940s and is along the Intracoastal Waterway between the Royal Palm Bridge and Worth Avenue.<ref name="town docks">{{cite web|url=https://www.townofpalmbeach.com/282/Town-Docks|title=Town Docks|publisher=Town of Palm Beach|access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref> Palm Beach Docks has three main docks and eighty-eight boat slips, along with many accommodations for boaters.<ref name="rec dept."/> There are three public beaches in the town, the Palm Beach Municipal Beach, Phipps Ocean Park, and R. G. Kreusler Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thepalmbeaches.com/palm-beach/beaches-watersports|title=Palm Beach – Beaches & Watersports|publisher=Discover The Palm Beaches|access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref> The former, also known as Midtown Beach,<ref name="confusion">{{cite news|url=https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/local/beach-access-palm-beach-remains-source-confusion/m7HWZZuN86Hn3qx4mTRUyI/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126031623/https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/local/beach-access-palm-beach-remains-source-confusion/m7HWZZuN86Hn3qx4mTRUyI/|archive-date=January 26, 2021|title=Beach access in Palm Beach remains a source of confusion|date=November 28, 2017|first=William|last=Kelly|newspaper=Palm Beach Daily News|access-date=April 24, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> has metered parking spots along South Ocean Boulevard from Royal Palm Way southward to Hammon Avenue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wpbparks.com/beaches/palm-beach-public-beach/|title=Palm Beach Public Beach|publisher=City of West Palm Beach|access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref> Phipps Ocean Park includes the Little Red Schoolhouse, the first school building in southeast Florida (built in 1886), restored and moved from its original location near where the Flagler Memorial Bridge stands today.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/teaching-and-preaching|title=Teaching and Preaching|publisher=Historical Society of Palm Beach County|access-date=October 12, 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409000902/https://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/teaching-and-preaching|archivedate=April 9, 2023}}</ref> The town also has many private beaches, while R. G. Kreusler Park (owned and operated by Palm Beach County) lies directly north of the [[Lake Worth Beach, Florida#Recreation|Lake Worth Municipal Beach]].<ref name="confusion"/> In addition to Pan's Garden, the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach also owns the [[Earl E. T. Smith|Ambassador Earl T. Smith]] Memorial Park and Fountain, a small, 0.24 acre (0.097 ha) park near the town hall.<ref name="CP"/>{{rp|VI-8}} The town has three bicycling and pedestrian paths. The Lake Trail is a 4.7 mile (7.6 km) path along the [[Intracoastal Waterway]] from Worth Avenue to near the Lake Worth Inlet. Another trail, the County Road Pedestrian Path/Bicycle Lane is around {{convert|1.1|mi|km}} in length from Kawama Lane to Bahama Lane along North County Road. The third path is the Southern Pedestrian/Bicycle Path, running from Sloan's Curve to the town's southern boundaries along [[Florida State Road A1A|State Road A1A]], a distance of roughly {{convert|3.5|mi|km}}.<ref name="CP"/>{{rp|VI-7}} Palm Beach has several [[Club (organization)|social and golf clubs]], most notably the [[Everglades Club]] and [[Mar-a-Lago]]. The former, built by Addison Mizner and Paris Singer in 1918, had the original purpose of being a hospital for soldiers injured in [[World War I]]. However, the war soon ended and the facilities were restructured into a private club which opened in January 1919.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/private-clubs|title=Private Clubs|publisher=Historical Society of Palm Beach County|access-date=October 12, 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408143132/https://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/private-clubs|archivedate=April 8, 2023}}</ref> Some of the amenities include a golf course, tennis courts, and reception halls. Everglades Club has nearly 1,000 members. The club, which is very exclusive, does not have a website and prohibits cellphones.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/article/20110417/ENTERTAINMENT/812034354|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309193741/https://www.palmbeachpost.com/article/20110417/ENTERTAINMENT/812034354|archive-date=March 9, 2021|title=An exclusive look inside the mysterious Everglades Club|date=April 17, 2011|first=Barbara|last=Marshall|newspaper=The Palm Beach Post|access-date=April 22, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Mar-a-Lago is 126-room, 62,500-square-foot (5,810 m<sup>2</sup>) mansion that features many hotel-style amenities.<ref name="spencer">{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-hurricane-irma-mar-a-lago-20170908-story.html|title=For Irma vs. Mar-a-Lago, the smart money is on Trump's house|date=September 8, 2017 |first=Terry |last=Spencer |newspaper=Chicago Tribune|access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref><ref name="CNBC.2017">{{cite news|url =https://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/25/mar-a-lago-membership-fee-doubles-to-200000.html|title=Mar-a-Lago membership fee doubles to $200,000 |first=Robert |last=Frank |date=January 25, 2017|newspaper=CNBC|access-date =February 13, 2017}}</ref> Built between 1924 and 1927, [[General Foods]] and [[Post Consumer Brands|Post Cereals]] heiress [[Marjorie Merriweather Post]] originally owned the estate,<ref name="sider"/> but willed it to the United States government prior to her death in 1973 in hopes the residence would be used as a [[List of residences of presidents of the United States#Winter White House|Winter White House]].<ref name="nytimes19810716"/> Mar-a-Lago was returned to the Post family in 1981, before being sold to future United States president Donald Trump in 1985 for approximately $10 million.<ref name="spencer"/> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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