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Posted By:
Hal Brown
Date Posted:
Dec 17, 2006
Description:
De Leon Springs, Florida. Land down stream of the springs and taxi over to the right where the picnic tables are. You will get your feet wet! The building is the restaurant. This is also a manatee area.
Date Taken:
Dec 17, 2006
Place Taken:
De Leon Springs, Florida
Owner:
De Leon Springs State Park
File Name:
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Category:
225, Searey Suitable Destinations
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Read what others had to say:
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Frank A. Carr - Dec 18,2006
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Ops in a Manatee area? In Lee County we can't even boat in Manatee areas.<br /><br />(Gorgeous picture.)
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Don Maxwell - Dec 18,2006
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It is gorgeous! (Probably not too likely that a SeaRey prop will slice a manatee.)
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Frank A. Carr - Dec 19,2006
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Agreed; suitable defense with Florida Fish & Wildlife Police?
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Larry Woods - Dec 19,2006
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John:<br /><br />Assistance required. Please identify all that green stuff on the ground, the trees and along the shoreline. (g)<br /><br />Best,<br />Larry
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John Spratt - Dec 19,2006
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The photo is off their website, and the green stuff on land is lawn with the water grass in the water. Dan Nickens can probably give you a scientic name of it as he has waded to shore through it.
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Dan Nickens - Dec 20,2006
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'Yuckyweedonus.'
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Charles Pickett - Dec 20,2006
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Don what do you think
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Don Maxwell - Dec 22,2006
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I think we ought to go check it out, Charlie.
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Charles Pickett - Dec 22,2006
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Summer is comming
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Philip Mendelson - Dec 22,2006
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John you have discovered one of Florida's 'secrets'<br />Deleon Springs is a very special and beautiful secluded spot.The springs is normally <br />off the normal tourist beat. You can swim in a crystal clear spring, very refreshing mid summer. If you fly in early enough you can actually cook your own pancakes on your own table. Bill Furr, Jeff Holbrook and I sampled their fare, a few months back,excellent food! It was quite nice.The water was ICE Cold!
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Rick Oreair - Dec 22,2006
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That's not very far from my farm in Grand Ridge, John. Have you landed in Compass Lake yet? My sister has a place there, and there is a restaurant on the lake. We'll have to rendevous before you head back west.
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Dan Smith - Dec 22,2006
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Great Post John...I have lived in the area all my life and have not heard of the resturant...<br />John give us a time to meet and we will all do the springs and Compass lake fly in...if anyone needs a place to stay overnight they can come to Dothan and stay with me..
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Dave Martin - Dec 23,2006
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They used to have the honor system instead of a bill. You tell the cashier what you ordered. That was a few years ago. Do they still do that?
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Dan Nickens - Dec 23,2006
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'What we have here is a failure to communicate,' he said.<br /><br />That is because there are so many springs (more than 700) in Florida that the names get a bit confusing. 'De Leon' Spring is about six miles north of Deland in central Florida (Volusia County). That is the one with the Old Spanish Sugar Mill restaurant and the yuckyweedonus beaching spot. 'Ponce de Leon' Spring is a half mile south of the town of Ponce de Leon in northwest Florida (Holmes County), about 40 air miles west of Compass Lake. To make matters more confusing, the Florida Geological Survey refers to both springs as 'Ponce De Leon Spring' (FGS Bul. 31, 1972).
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Rick Oreair - Dec 25,2006
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Would you repeat that? ..... Well the good news is, we can fly to that DeLeon Spring as well! Although, I do know where the key to my sisters house on Compass Lake is. I always wanted to be a 'Gypsie in the Palace', so here's our chance! When are you going to be back at 'Ponce de Leon Spring' area John?
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John Spratt - Dec 25,2006
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Wednesday 27 Dec will be a springs, lake and river tour day with a flyover of 'Ponce de Leon Springs', along with some others, lunch at the Compass Lake restaurant and a tour down the Apalachicola River and back up the coast to Panama City...subject to suitable Searey weather. Flight planning in progress - Depart DeFuniak Springs (54J) at 1030L to Vortex Blue Spring, Ponce de Leon Spring, Morrison Spring, Pate Lake SPB, Beckton & Cypress Springs and Springboard & Black Springs then Compass Lake for lunch. After lunch Blue Hole Spring followed by a landing at Marianna (MAI) ( as it used to be an old Army/Air Force base I wanted to look around) then Blue Springs to Lake Seminole and south flying down the Apalachicola river to the Gulf. Then fly west along Cape San Blas north up the St. Joe Penninsula and the coastline to Panama City Beach and return to 54J.
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Rick Oreair - Dec 27,2006
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Since I'm reading this post on the morning of 12/27, I guess I won't be making this one. Have a blast, it looks like a great day. I was planning on flying over this weekend, however current forecast calls for some sloppy weather. You are close enough to my property to overfly on the way to the Apalachicola. Runway clearing is 1/2 done, (1300'), but hopefully next year for the next 1300' (as soon as the trees are ready for harvesting). I envy you! Have fun!
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