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Ono Island
The Spanish
called it "Orinoco" You'll call it
"Home"
Ono Island was first discovered by the Spanish is the
late 1400's. It is nestled north of Perdido Key, a natural
barrier island in Florida. The island meanders for
approximately 5.5 miles with its' western tip no more than
500 yards from the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico.
Bordered on its' south side by Old River and on its'
north side by Bayou St. John and the Intracoastal
waterway, Ono offers access to 350,000 acres of Inland
waterways, Bayous and Rivers.
Development, commencing in the 1970's, has been
constant with over 700 homes built representing
approximately ˝ of the total number of lots with over 300
of these residences being built in the last 10 years.
Access to the island is limited to a single bridge
complimented by 24 hour security. Quiet streets and
boulevards make biking, jogging and conversation with your
neighbors pleasurable.
Jack Edwards airport located 20 minutes from Ono Island
offers 2 lighted runways capable of handling small private
planes and corporate jets with hanger facilities
available. Public airports are located in Mobile, Alabama
and Pensacola, Florida.
Clinics, trauma centers and fine medical care are all
within minutes of Ono Island via Life Flight. The
McColough Clinic for Plastic surgery has recently located
nearby. The coastal villages of Gulf shores and Orange
Beach, both in Alabama, offer casual and fine dining.
Quaint shops abound with the 150 store Riviera Center
Outlet Mall just a few minutes away.
Ono Island offers the fisherman exceptional angling
from redfish to speckled trout from one's own pier. Some
of North America's best sportfishing is available with the
Mobile Big Game Club being a short ride by skiff from Ono.
Great Bass and Crappie abound in Lake Shelby, the 900 Acre
freshwater lake which has the distinction of being the
closest in proximity of fresh water to salt water to any
body of water in North America.
There are more than a dozen golf courses within 20
miles of Ono Island, most of them being signature courses.
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