Mapping Out the Suwannee River Wilderness Trail
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Category: Suwannee
City of Hawkinsville: See the Sunken Steamboat in the Suwannee River
By Gary McKechnie In rural Florida, before there were cars, there were steamboats. And before highways, there were waterways. One of those steamboats was called the City of Hawkinsville and one of those waterways was the Suwannee River. And like a car that’s broken down and left on the side of…
Read MoreOff the Beaten Path: Things to Do in Suwannee County, FL
By Gary McKechnie Sometimes minor events can lead to historic changes. One event that would affect Florida’s future took place at a piano in 1851. Working out lyrics to a tune, composer Stephen Foster was stuck at the first line and asked his brother, Morrison, for help. “Should it be ‘Way down…
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Driving Tour of the Suwannee River Wilderness Trail
Get wild on this driving tour of the Suwannee River Wilderness Trail. This tour highlights just a few of the hotspots along the Suwannee River Wilderness Trail (SRWT), 386-397-1919, for the outdoor enthusiast. The tannic-colored water and rock-encrusted banks of the Suwannee River, memorialized in…
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Along the River: The Suwannee
By Chelle Koster Walton We anchored our rental houseboat outside the entrance to Manatee Springs and heaved the canoe into the warm summer waters to paddle into the cove. It felt like a cathedral, entering the springs, shaded by Spanish moss-shrouded oaks. And then suddenly, our bare feet against…
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An Epic Paddle: Florida's Suwannee River
Take a trip into Florida's past along this legendary waterway. For centuries people have been attracted to the dark waters of Florida's Suwannee River. Spanish explorers encountered Timucuan Indians along the Suwannee in the 1530s who considered the waters a sacred place. The mineral-rich White…
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