Historical Wildlife Boat Tour

The Living Water Boat Cruises is a family owned and operated business based in Winter Haven Florida. The Owner Rue Denton was born and raised in Winter Haven and grew up swimming, boating and tubing on these very lakes. He has a Bachelors Degree from University of Florida in Public Relations with a minor in History. His passion is people, history and sharing his extensive knowledge of this incredible resource, tucked away here in central Florida. When he was young he worked at the beautiful Cypress Gardens (Now known as Legoland), as a tour guide operator on the Botanical Gardens boat cruise in the 1980s. He has also personally trained and handpicked all of our local guides. His wife Sharlene Denton was born and raised in Cape Cod Massachusetts and has lived in Florida for more than 30 years. They live and work in Winter Haven with their three children. This business is the vision of Rue Denton who wanted to share the experience and beauty of our unique "chain of lakes" and provide an affordable experience for all to enjoy the rich history and abundant wildlife! Rue and his wife have strived to provide an exceptional experience from start to finish and have received the Certificate of Excellence and Best of the Best awards from Tripadvisor for consistently receiving a five star rating since they opened in 2017.