Return to Ginger Ale Springs...

I wrote about Ginger Ale Springs here previously. It is a small natural spring in Longwood, Florida that was possibly used in a Ginger Ale bottling plant, hence the name. Very few people seem to know about it even though it is just a few meters from the road.

Recently I returned to Ginger Ale Springs to see if anything changed from my last visit. Stuff did change. Much of the foliage between the spring and the road has been trimmed back. There were no longer any ginger plants along the path leading up to the spring either. Much of the random junk that surrounded the spring pool also disappeared. The Virgin Mary and the Barbie Dolls in the trees are all gone.

It seems like all of this has been replaced though with a new collection of junk around the spring. I spotted a decorated CD, an angel up in a palm tree, and flower pots...



The flower pot is sort of perplexing, trying to grow domesticated plants in a jungle-like environment. Whoever puts all of this junk around the spring must be tenacious to have replaced the old collection of junk with a new collection rather quickly.

As for the spring itself, not much has changed. It's still flowing strong. The guppys are still there. The water still smells. All is good...




I also came across this response to the original video that I posted on Youtube of Ginger Ale Springs that somebody made. By the look of it and the clear view of cars passing by, this was filmed after the trees around the spring were cleaned up and trimmed...

Stiltsville

Stiltsville is a group of houses built off of the coast of Key Biscayne in Miami, Florida. The houses were built back during prohibition so that the owners could drink and gamble while technically being outside of the United States. Seven houses still survive today...

Mount Dora Doodlebug

The Mount Dora Doodlebug was a passenger train car that had a motor added to it. It ran for a while on the train tracks running through Mount Dora and Tavares, Florida. It was relatively short lived and stopped running when the scenic railroad company that owned it closed down.

These pictures are on a ride from the train station in Downtown Mt. Dora to the 441 railroad overpass...





For more, follow this link:
LINK: MOUNT DORA DOODLEBUG

Mole Cricket

Mole Crickets are insects that burrow under perfectly manicured lawns and chew on the grass roots, therefore destroying the perfect lawn.

I came across this mole cricket one night, and then allowed it to go free and wreck havoc on perfect lawns. I always could have cooked the mole cricket for a snack instead...

Lake Mary Farmers Market

This past Saturday I went to the Lake Mary Farmers Market. The farmers market is in Downtown Lake Mary in front of City Hall. I was actually surprised by the amount of vendors at the event, especially since it has been a weekly thing for a few months now. It seems like when neighboring cities attempt farmers markets, they all seem to fail miserably after not long at all.

All I am going to say is good luck Lake Mary. It was a nice event with some decent vendors, and I hope it continues...

Clifton Springs

The Florida Everyone Forgot website has been updated with a page on Clifton Springs.

Clifton Springs is a small natural spring in Oviedo, Florida near the shore of Lake Jessup. The spring consists of several small boils that flow down a stream to Lake Jessup and one larger boil that fills a large murky pool before flowing to Lake Jessup. It is a very cool place to see, and apparently it has some quicksand as seen in the picture above...

Follow the link to visit the page...
Link: Clifton Springs

Ginger Ale Springs

Be sure to check out Ginger Ale Springs on Florida Everyone Forgot. Ginger Ale Springs is a small sulfur spring in Longwood, Florida that was rumored to once be used as a ginger ale bottling plant until the water turned sulfurous. The water flows out of the guppy filled spring, overflowing out of a concrete pool, and then streaming down through the woods until the water meets the Little Wekiva River.

Link: Ginger Ale Springs

Welcome

Welcome to the Florida Everyone Forgot Blog. This is the official blog of the Florida Everyone Forgot Website. On this blog, I will be discussing the little known, forgotten, strange, unusual, or just plain cool locations within the state of Florida.

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