Ocklawaha
Since its discovery, the Ocklawaha River captivated people with its natural beauty and exotic flora and fauna.
"the sweetest water lane in the world, a lane which runs for more than a hundred and fifty miles of pure delight betwixt hedgerows of oaks and cypresses....a lane clean to travel along for there is never a speck of dust in it save the blue dust and gold dust which the wind blows....a lane which is as if a typical woods-stroll had taken shape and as if God had turned into water and trees the recollection of some meditative ramble through the lonely seclusions of His own soul"
-"Ocklawaha River" in Florida: Its Scenery, Climate, and History by Sidney Lanier, 1875 |