Thursday, December 11, 2008
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Life in White Springs
White Springs, the genesis of Florida Nature Tourism, is experiencing a contradiction. Times are getting harder here, just like they are in many small towns, but as people look for economic alternatives to more expensive and distant tourism, White Springs has a lot to offer. So there is a silver lining to this economic dark cloud...White Springs is still affordable!
Home of the Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park, our town includes a splendid historic district with several nice affordable B&Bs. Our antiquity is not polished or pretentious, but is simply a result of our relative isolation from the onslaught of development in Florida. Located on the Suwannee River, we are the beginning of the Suwannee Wilderness Trail, as well as a gateway community for the Florida Trail. Hundreds of miles of excellent on road and off road cycling are within easy distance. Plenty to do for active outdoors folks on a budget. Restaurants in town offer excellent southern style food and the prices are so reasonable, its hard to believe.
White Springs is home to the Florida Folk Festival in May and music still abounds here at other times of the year. The Foster Park offers several programs and musical retreats throughout the year and The White Springs Folk Club offers excellent monthly concerts at the historic Telford Hotel from September through March.
I'm not the Chamber of Commerce but I do want to help my little town host folks who are seeking affordable destinations for recreation. Let me know if you want to know more about this great Florida "secret" place, White Springs.
Suwannee Sam
Home of the Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park, our town includes a splendid historic district with several nice affordable B&Bs. Our antiquity is not polished or pretentious, but is simply a result of our relative isolation from the onslaught of development in Florida. Located on the Suwannee River, we are the beginning of the Suwannee Wilderness Trail, as well as a gateway community for the Florida Trail. Hundreds of miles of excellent on road and off road cycling are within easy distance. Plenty to do for active outdoors folks on a budget. Restaurants in town offer excellent southern style food and the prices are so reasonable, its hard to believe.
White Springs is home to the Florida Folk Festival in May and music still abounds here at other times of the year. The Foster Park offers several programs and musical retreats throughout the year and The White Springs Folk Club offers excellent monthly concerts at the historic Telford Hotel from September through March.
I'm not the Chamber of Commerce but I do want to help my little town host folks who are seeking affordable destinations for recreation. Let me know if you want to know more about this great Florida "secret" place, White Springs.
Suwannee Sam
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