Blue Spring State Park, located in Orange City, Florida, is very popular with manatee watchers during when cold weather presents itself in Central Florida. In addition to being a winter home for manatees in this part of the state, visitors are able to tour the Thursby House.
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Thursby House at Blue Spring
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Park's People Up, Manatees Down
"Despite a recent $250,00 ecological face lifting, the Blue Springs State Park is still losing its oldest customer, the manatee." Newspaper article ab...
Manatees Migrating to Blue Spring Park
"Florida's most exclusive winter visitors - the lumbering, lovable manatees - have been returning to Blue Spring State Park in recent weeks." Newspaper...
Blue Springs: A Bit of Inspiration for a British Poet, Part 1
First part of the newspaper article about William Bartram's nature book Travels, and how it inspired British poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Blue Springs: A Bit of Inspiration for a British Poet, Part 2
Second piece of the newspaper article about William Bartram's book Travels, and how it inspired British poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Blue Springs: A Bit of Inspiration for a British Poet
Third piece of the newspaper article about William Bartram's book Travels, and how it inspired British poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
The Bartram Trail
"Three great springs, flowing clear among cypress and holly, mark the Bartram Trail across the throat of Florida from the St. Johns...
The Bartram Trail
"Bartram was at the springs at the wrong time of year to see manatees but noted Indians were using them for oil,...
Front Cover of Blue Spring State Park Brochure
Brochure detailing Blue Spring State Park in Orange City, from 1984.
Back Cover of Blue Spring State Park Brochure
Brochure detailing Blue Spring State Park in Orange City, from 1984.
Inside of Blue Spring State Park Brochure
Brochure detailing Blue Spring State Park in Orange City, from 1984.
Map of Central Florida Springs
A color map of springs found in Central Florida, taken from The Springs of Florida by Doug Stamm, published in 1994.
Blue Spring - A Great Place to See Manatees
"During the winter months, this State Park is one of the best places in Florida to see manatees." Taken from Florida State and...
Springs from the Waters Along the Coast
Image taken from Florida: The Strange and the Curious by Lloyd Turner Nightingale, published in 1970.
Volusia Blue Spring
Location and description of Blue Spring, located in Orange City, Florida. Springs of Florida: Florida Geological Survey Bulletin No. 66, from 2004....
Thursby House at Blue Springs
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