Blue Springs and the Wedding Cake Tree

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Posted by Darlahood on October 5, 2001 at 06:10:27:

In reply to: beautiful body of water posted by naynay on October 5, 2001 at 03:10:06:

That beautiful body of water is Blue Springs in North Florida off of
the Suwannee River. I spent my summers as a child swimming and
camping at the numerous springs that help to feed the river. It's
the real florida that most folks don't get to see in the tourist
guides.

The freshwater springs are fed by underground limestone caverns.
Some folks will scuba in the caverns and find fossils of creatures
that lived in the area when Florida was completely covered in water.
The springs are ice cold to go swimming in!

The name of my company, Wedding Cake Tree Aromatics, is kind of named
after the various hollowed out cypress trees that are everywhere in
North Florida. I was very little and I remember my Papa pointing out
one that looked particularly spooky, he said it was a wedding cake
tree. There's a song about it, "Froggy went a courtin and he did
ride, sword and pistol by his side. Said Miss Mouse will ya marry
me. Only if Uncle Rat will agree. Where will our wedding breakfast
be? Way down yonder in the wedding cake tree."

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: That beautiful body of water is Blue Springs in North Florida off of : the Suwannee River. I spent my summers as a child swimming and : camping at the numerous springs that help to feed the river. It's : the real florida that most folks don't get to see in the tourist : guides. : : The freshwater springs are fed by underground limestone caverns. : Some folks will scuba in the caverns and find fossils of creatures : that lived in the area when Florida was completely covered in water. : The springs are ice cold to go swimming in! : : The name of my company, Wedding Cake Tree Aromatics, is kind of named : after the various hollowed out cypress trees that are everywhere in : North Florida. I was very little and I remember my Papa pointing out : one that looked particularly spooky, he said it was a wedding cake : tree. There's a song about it, "Froggy went a courtin and he did : ride, sword and pistol by his side. Said Miss Mouse will ya marry : me. Only if Uncle Rat will agree. Where will our wedding breakfast : be? Way down yonder in the wedding cake tree."
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