Visit Florida - Worth the Drive 2008 - (Page 19) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> North 19 (850-973-3629, www.otoolesherbfarm.com) before dining at One Eleven Grill (850-973-4115), where the entrees are fresh and satisfying, and the vegetables come straight from the garden. Day 3: Perry/Steinhatchee Continue south to Perry, home to the Forest Capital Museum State Park (850-584-3227, www.floridastateparks.org/forestcapital), with its 1864 Cracker homestead and museum of Florida timbering history. Off U.S. 98 west, the Aucilla River plays peek-a-boo in a primordial setting, vanishing underground and then popping up again in sinkholes along the Florida Trail (877-HIKE-FLA, www.floridatrail.org). Explore the wild Upper Aucilla on the scenic Aucilla Paddling Trail (www.dep.state.fl.us). For sweeping views of the Big Bend, follow C.R. 361 through Dekle Beach and Keaton Beach to Steinhatchee, where the seafood is fresh off the boat. Be sure to visit Steinhatchee Falls (www.srwmd.state.fl.us), where you can still see the deep ruts carved by pioneer wagons in the rock above the broad waterfall. As U.S. 19 curves through Dixie County, side roads lead to Gulf outposts like the town of Suwannee. Connected to Shired Island by the Dixie Mainline Trail (a nine-mile drive through cypress stands and salt marshes), Suwannee is a launch point for houseboat river excursions and for anglers seeking solitude in the meander of marshes as the Suwannee makes its way into the Gulf. IF YOU GO > Natural North Florida, 877-746-4778, www.NaturalNorthFlorida.com http://suwanneeriver.com http://www.otoolesherbfarm.com http://www.floridastateparks.org/forestcapital http://www.floridatrail.org http://suwanneeriver.com http://www.dep.state.fl.us http://www.fl511.com http://www.srwmd.state.fl.us http://www.fl511.com http://www.NaturalNorthFlorida.com
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