Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center

 Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center is a State Park in White Springs, Florida with a very nice campground.

 

It's perfect for a day trip or a longer camping trip. 

Every park we visit has unique features and things we love about it. 

This one was perfect for walking. 

There were a lot of beautiful historical buildings to photograph

and hiking trails too.

A thatched roof hut in the background on this trail.

And a good trail to hike right down to the Suwannee River.

There's also a big gazebo for relaxing and watching the river.

You could see how far the water had flooded this river looking at the bank.

The biggest surprise I think was the music from the bell in this tower. It has a 97 bell carillon and the beautiful songs can be heard all the way to the campground. 

There's more information HERE about the park and culture center.

I don't want to skip over the fact that there was still a lot of damage to this park from the hurricanes that came through last Fall. Most of the buildings were closed and there were trees down everywhere.

It was sad to see the damage and it takes years to repair and rebuild the State Parks. 

I saw a lot of birds but didn't get many photos.

Carolina Titmouse

We sure enjoyed our stay there and I walked down to the river several times.

White Springs, Florida is off the beaten path but well worth traveling the backroads to spend time there!

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Thankful Thursday, Surviving a hurricane

Hurricane Dorian is still going up the Eastern Coast of the US but we have not had heavy rain or high winds here in North Central Florida, thankfully. 

Because it moved so slowly we worked every day getting ready so we've been in a big mess to get things back in order. But I won't complain. The devastation in the Bahamas is heartbreaking. We are keeping everyone in our prayers that has been affected by the storm. And it's still out there so we'll keep praying.

I managed to get a couple of hikes in this week. I had a lot of nervous energy so I was happy to get out on the trails. 

 I've never seen so many jumbo jets in the sky, all flying North.

 And the cloud formations were just gorgeous all week.

 I'm getting my house back in order but it's been nice to have all of the food we prepared ahead of time. I may be on to something. Cook everything you need for lunches and dinners for a week. Then pull out what you want, heat it in the microwave for an easy meal! Oh....that's not possible? Our microwave wouldn't come on one morning but hubby went to Walmart and got a small counter top model. It works like a dream! Hot dogs anyone? Hamburgers? Grilled chicken? Potato salad and coleslaw? Get in line!!!

 I'm very thankful for all of your prayers!

(and for inexpensive microwaves)

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