Suwannee River — Local services in Branford

"Old Folks at Home" Way down upon the Suwannee River, Far, far away, There’s where my heart is turning ever, There’s where the old folks stay. All up and down the whole creation, Sadly I roam, Still longing for my childhood station, And for the old folks at home.

Chorus

All the world is sad and dreary Everywhere I roam. O dear ones, how my heart grows weary, Far from the old folks at home.

2nd verse

All ‘round the little farm I wander’d, When I was young; Then many happy days I squander’d, Many the songs I sung. When I was playing with my brother, Happy was I. Oh, take me to my kind old mother, There let me live and die.

3rd verse

One little hut among the bushes, One that I love. Still sadly to my memory rushes, No matter where I rove. When will I see the bees a humming, All ‘round the comb? When shall I hear the banjo strumming, Down in my good old...

It has been quite awhile since I've been there. 2006 I believe, on my honeymoon. Husband had friends that owned some ground along the river. Met another couple who owned a house on the river, very polite, friendly. Anyway, one of the best times of my life. Water I thought was clear, not real deep. In spots I guess. Natural springs coming out of the banks. I don't have the words to describe how I felt. The night before we were to pack it up, our new friends invited us into their home. Drinks and great conversation, but before saying good night, the man of the house gave me a few sharks teeth that he had found in the river. Awesome. Hope some day I can make...

I may be a little biased, but I think this is the best dammed river in the great state of Florida! With about 240 miles of river, about 80 fresh water springs, and being the end point for the Withlacoochie and Santa Fe rivers, from the Okeefenokee Swamp, to the Gulf of Mexico, this beautiful, mighty, black water river provides diverse and unique landscape bustling with flora and fauna that is the heart of Florida's ecosystem. Tons of campsites and historical information. I have had the pleasure of growing up in Live Oak and cant begin to count how many times I have been on, in, and around the waters of the Suwannee, and each time it shows me...