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…forests (when we stop for lunch) and the open waters of the rivers. Wildlife A thundering herd of fiddler crabs Dolphins are our frequent companions as we make our journey down river, especially as we approach the deeper water of the inlet. Many shore…
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…the lexicon of Florida’s natives was as common as the name Blue Springs is today. When white settlers displaced the Indians, they changed the springs name to, you guessed it, Blue Spring. But, Blue Spring wasn’t completely overlooked. In 1890, when t…
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…g ibis, wood storks, egrets and herons become more common. The last leg of the trip skirts along the backside of the huge Camp’s dike, erected in the ’30’s to divert the creek’s flow away from the prairie. Gliding down the first section of Camp’s Cana…
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…d receded. By the ’30’s, the highway was complete and a new system of dykes and canals was completed by the cattle ranching Camp family who owned the Prairie. The new water control structures made the possibility of ever seeing another prolonged “lake…
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…socks” of vegetation cause them to break free and float on the surface. A floating islands are born. Mother and hungry baby tri-colored herons Wildlife Wading birds are year-round residents of Orange Lake, but are especially common in summer when th…