A Palm Beach institution known for his encyclopedic knowledge of the town’s history has been honored for his contribution to local tourism.
tourism-award-finalist/73246766007/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Rick Rose, the bowtie-wearing leader of the Worth Avenue walking tours since 2011, on Thursday received the prestigious Providencia Award from Discover The Palm Beaches, the county’s tourism marketing agency.
“Receiving the Providencia Award for me, personally, is the highest possible recognition of my life’s work,” Rose said Friday.
The announcement was made during Discover The Palm Beaches’ Travel Rally Day celebration Thursday at Manatee Lagoon in West Palm Beach, where Discover also announced that Palm Beach County charted a record-breaking number of visitors for the first quarter of this year, with 2.8 million visitors. In addition to Rose’s award, Discover presented its Partner of the Year Awards to The Ben Hotel and Visit Palm Beach.
Rose was born and raised in Palm Beach County, as was his mother, he said. And though he left the area for…