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Explore Ocala’s Beautiful Wetland Recharge Park

By Florida Traveler

This engineered wetland in Ocala, Florida is a local favorite for its scenic walking trails and educational displays. It’s also a hotspot for birders, with an abundance of wading birds, songbirds, and even occasional rarities that draw visitors from near and far. Boardwalks and well-designed paths take visitors through a variety of ponds, which are […]

Filed Under: Florida Birding, Florida Day Trips Tagged With: birding, birdwatching, environment, ocala, wetlands

Explore Seminole War History at Fort King

By Florida Traveler

Fort King Drone View

The history of Florida’s Second Seminole War is on display at the newly established Fort King National Historic Monument in Ocala, Florida. Fort King played an important role in the early history of Florida, having been established in 1827 by the United States Army as a base of operations against the Seminole Indians. The land […]

Filed Under: Florida History, Things to Do Tagged With: fort king, history, ocala

Marjorie Rawlings Cross Creek Home

By Michael Warren

At home with Marjorie Rawlings in Cross Creek

MARJORIE RAWLINGS STATE PARK, FL — Marjorie Rawlings’ Cross Creek home remains a page out of one of her novels. From the veranda of her rambling Cracker house she wrote such classic Florida stories as The Yearling and Cross Creek. But it turned out perfectly. “When I came to the Creek,” Rawlings wrote, “I knew […]

Filed Under: Florida Day Trips, Florida History, Florida State Parks Tagged With: cross creek, gainesville, marjorie rawlings, ocala

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