a visit down memory lane ... old Florida
Rhesus Monkey
Silver Springs State Park
January, 2018
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back in the late 50's and early 60's
before the mouse invaded Florida,
the big tourist draw was
Silver Springs ( with Ross Allen )
and Six Gun Territory
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my mom would load us into the old Chevy
and head towards Ocala..
a low speed limit and an old car
made for a long drive from Madison.
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both attractions were spectacular,
but then the mouse arrived and
left old Florida behind.
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I last visited Silver Springs in 1986.
it was sad to see what it had become.
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fast forward to 2018
the State of Florida now owns
Silver Springs and it has become
part of the state park system.
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sadly it still looks run down
and abandoned.
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two glass bottom boats make short
trips through the Springs.
and
there is the Ross Allen Island boardwalk
where you might see a monkey or two
foraging for food.