Weeki Wachee Springs

These pictures were taken several years ago at Weeki Wachee Springs, located in Spring Hill, FL. No mermaids are in these pictures, but there are some manatees, wood storks, pelicans, fish, and raccoons along the park's boat tour going up the river...

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...

Sulphur Springs Water Tower

The Sulphur Springs Water Tower is a mysterious castle-like tower along the shore of the Hillsborough River. The water tower provided water for the town of Sulphur Springs. Sulphur Springs was once a town that was located north of Tampa, Florida. The town had started to evolve into a tourist attraction and built an alligator farm. There were plans for an amusement park, then the Great Depression hit, and all of the plans fell through, and the town slowly died.

Today, most of what remains of Sulphur Springs sits abandoned, as a reminder of the past...

Follow the link for more:
LINK: Sulphur Springs Water Tower

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