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JACKSON COUNTY

Florida’s

natural side

BY STEVE WINSTON
KAYAK FISHING ON MERRITT’S MILL POND • JACKSON COUNTY TDC/JOHN STARRETT PHOTOGRAPHY
ou won’t find high-rises, crowds or Florida Caverns State Park have re-opened. Center for the Arts at Chipola College stages a
traffic in Jackson County. Instead, Rivers like the Chattahoochee and the Chipola, variety of performances and the college’s
Y villages such as Marianna, along which runs the beautiful Chipola River sports teams play to enthusiastic crowds.
Graceville or Malone are waiting to be Greenway, are flowing freely again. So, if you’re looking for an Old Florida
discovered. Browse around eclectic Northwest Florida’s first AgriTourism Trail experience and delightful surprises at every
boutiques and antique shops. Tour Old features U-picks, farmers’ markets, fresh turn, remember Jackson County.
Florida homes and underground caverns. produce stands and farm-to-table specialties.
Explore the natural beauty of Merritt’s Mill You can almost hear the sounds of battle
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Pond and along wilderness trails. at the Civil War battlefield in Marianna.
Although Jackson County is still recovering Some say nocturnal visitors lurk at the 1914
Jackson County Tourist Development Council:
from Hurricane Michael, many hotels, restau- bridge on the Bellamy Bridge Heritage Trail. VisitJacksonCountyFla.com
rants, nature trails, campgrounds and the During winter and spring, the Gene Prough