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Naples E xcellence

from Past to Present Smile Often, Laugh A Lot, Live Long Cheryl L. Malick, DMD
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aples is known for its small town have been experiencing for some time, off-road pathways that
feel, beautiful weather, beaches, provides safe areas to recreate and options for transportation without
Ndining and shopping. It is no motorized vehicles right in the middle of town.
wonder thousands of visitors flock here
each year to experience paradise firsthand. NPC encourages you to visit these great areas throughout
It is hard to believe that Naples was known Collier County and check out the pathways:
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as a fishing destination during its humble
beginnings and only accessible by boat and ∙ Freedom Park
trails on land to get around. ∙ Clam Pass Boardwalk
by Catherine Faerber, ∙ Livingston Regional County Park
Executive Director NPC Naples gained notoriety after being ∙ Donna Fiala Eagle Lake Community Park
featured in the Louisville Courier Journal ∙ Rich King Memorial Greenway
prompted by the newspaper’s owner and founder of Naples,
Walter Haldeman. Change was inevitable when railroads and later Winter is here but we are in the midst of perfect weather,
automobiles began making their way to Southwest Florida. Fast Naples Pathways Coalition encourages you to get up, throw on
forward to 2020, access to Naples is provided via interstate, paved your walking or running shoes or take that bike off the hook in the 6 Teeth 6 Teeth
streets, sidewalks, bike lanes everywhere you look but the paths garage and enjoy the pathways Naples has to offer. Once you have
between fish camps and the beach are long gone. experienced these wonderful off-road trails, their health benefits in
a safe environment it becomes apparent the importance they have
Don’t let modern infrastructure get you down. There are in our community. Naples Pathways Coalition’s current projects are
opportunities to get you out and go for a walk, run or ride a bike on fast tracking the development of the 70 mile Paradise Coast Trail and
the sidewalks, bike paths and now off-road pathways here in Collier working closely with the city for wider sidewalks and buffered bike
County. Walking and running are considered by many to be one of lanes on Gulf Shore Boulevard South. Become an NPC member, let
the most enjoyable exercises as it doesn’t require equipment, only the your voice be heard and help us accomplish these goals. Visit us at 14 Teeth 14 Teeth
will to do it. They all have positive benefits for your health, and can http://www.naplespathways.org or email Executive Director
be performed solo, with a group of people or with your pet. Catherine Faerber at catherine@naplespathways.org.

Naples now has a few new options to explore while you exercise
with the completion of the Gordon River Greenway southernmost
section. The new Blair Trail takes you through a wooded corridor
between North Road and the Naples Airport connecting paved
pathways, boardwalks and bridges crisscrossing the Gordon River to
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the north and Baker Park to the West. All of this with only one
well protected road crossing.
Call us today to schedule your complimentary consultation.
Baker Park’s 15 acres has been landscaped with predominantly
native Florida plants and trees and health minded amenities 239-596-3434
sprinkled throughout. October’s dedication opened the remaining
areas of the park offering outdoor fitness facilities, dedicated bike 7955 Airport Rd. N. Suite 201, Naples, FL 34109
path (with a bike repair station) and walking and running paths to
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list a few. Naples now has a taste of what other areas in the country
These photographs are all unedited, original before and after photographs of patients of Dr. Cheryl L. Malick, DMD.
54 Life in Naples | January 2020