Tag: Blue Springs

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 tou ... Read more

Blue Spring State Park in Orange City, Florida, is a winter haven for manatees.   Peruse the images below under Attachments and read the descriptions. Click on the first image to begin the slide show. To enlarge, right click on an image in ... Read more

ABOVE IMAGE: Manatees at Blue Spring William Bartram, an American 18th-century naturalist and explorer, wrote a book titled "Travels," detailing the plants and landscape he encountered during his time exploring Florida in the 1770's.  Samuel Taylor Cole ... Read more

Florida has more than 700 springs.  The majority of springs bubble up from the Florida Aquifer and are located north of I-4. However, the Orlando area has many beautiful springs that are rich in history.  These springs include Wekiva (Wekiwa) and Rock S ... Read more