CALENDAR
ANNOUNCEMENT
DEP LAUNCHES NEW "WISH YOU WERE HERE" TRAVEL PLANNING
INITIATIVE
~Initiative highlights six state parks that are former roadside attractions~
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Join the The Florida Department of Environmental
Protection’s Florida Park Service this fall at six
state parks with a new road trip travel initiative
called “Wish You
Were Here.”
Plan your adventure using a self-guided
itinerary to explore these premier state parks that were once roadside attractions. Document your road trip by having the “Wish You Were Here” passport stamped at each park’s Ranger Station.
WHO: De Leon Springs State Park
WHEN: Nov. 8, 2015
1 – 4
p.m.
WHERE: 601
Ponce de Leon Blvd.
De
Leon Springs, FL 32130
Meet Liz Dane, a skier with Queenie the Elephant at the park during the 1950s. Enjoy a guided
history walk with the park manager, and
the opportunity to share your memories and photos of De Leon Springs. Events are included in the
park entry of $6 per vehicle, up to eight people. Boat tour of the park is an additional $14 per person.
WHO: Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park
WHEN: Nov. 11, 2015
1 – 4
p.m.
WHERE: 465
Wakulla Park Drive
Wakulla
Springs, FL 32327
Join
us on Veterans Day to view artifacts and memorabilia from Camp Gordon Johnston
in the lobby of the Lodge at Wakulla Springs. The event, entitled “Life at
Wakulla in WWII,” will feature a historic film of troop-training maneuvers
conducted at Wakulla Springs in the early 1940s. Park and museum staff will be
on site to discuss their shared history of training maneuvers and recreation.
Admission is free in all state parks on Veterans Day.
WHO: Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State
Park
WHEN: Nov. 12, 2015
9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
WHERE: 4150
S. Suncoast Blvd. (US 19)
Homosassa,
FL 34446
Following
a boat ride from the Visitors Center on Pepper Creek, visitors will tour the
park and “Fish Bowl,” and catch the Wildlife Encounters Program and a Manatee
Program. Between 12:30 and 1:30 p.m., visitors will meet at the Visitor Center,
where they can learn about the interesting history of
Homosassa Springs. Boat ride, tour and event programs are included in park admission of $13 per person.
WHO: Weeki Wachee Springs State Park
WHEN: Nov.
20, 2015
2 – 5 p.m.
WHERE: 6131
Commercial Way
Weeki
Wachee, FL 34606
Enjoy stories from former mermaids before an underwater performance. Visitors will also enjoy a
boat tour of the Weeki Wachee River. Mermaid show and boat tour are included in park admission of $13 per person.
WHO: Silver Springs State
Park
WHEN: Nov.
22, 2015
1 – 4 p.m.
WHERE: 1425
NE 58th Ave.
Ocala,
FL 34470
The second
day of the Real Florida Festival features stories of Silver Springs, music,
food trucks and a book presentation by author Cynthia Graham, entitled "Paradise
Park Remembered." Park entry is $8 per vehicle, up to eight people.
WHO: Rainbow Springs State Park
WHEN: Nov.
22, 2015
Noon – 3 p.m.
WHERE: 19158 SW 81st
Place Road
Dunnellon,
FL 34432
Enjoy a history presentation and a guided
walk of the garden. Bring your stories of the park from long ago as students will
be collecting oral histories of the park. Park entry is $2 per person.
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