The springs and the river mean different things to each of us.

As you explore this section, think about your own relationship with the Ichetucknee. When did you first visit? What was your reaction? Who were you with? What was the occasion?

What has the Ichetucknee meant to you? Has that meaning changed and if so, how?

The Ichetucknee has given us so much! Please consider those gifts and how much you value them.

• THE RIVER’S ROLE
  > River as History
• — The Stuff of Dreams [Andersen]
• — Historical Notes [Maxwell]
• — Bits of History [Esing]
• — Ichetucknee Photo Album [State Archives of Florida]
• — Old Timers Remember Ichetucknee Springs
• — An Old-Timers’ Story
• — Going Full Circle: Jesse Aaron’s Story [Barnard]
• — Collecting the Ichetucknee [Simpson]
• — Archaeology of Precolumbian Florida
• — Laboring in the Fields of the Lord
• — Historical Timeline
• — Archaeology at Fig Springs (Now Mission Springs) [Thompson]
  > River as Muse
• — John Moran
• — Fifty Years of Stories [Barnard]
• — Eleanor Blair
• — Spring Discovery [Donner]
• — Ichetucknee by Richard Eberhart
• — Karma Norjin Lhamo
• — Michelle Nagri “A Picture Is Worth 100 Words” series
• — Wisdom of the River [Mark Smith]
• — Leslie Peebles Gallery
• — Ichetucknee as Muse: Poetry and Theatre [Robitaille]
• — Robin Romaine: A Dip in the Springs
• — Margaret Ross Tolbert Gallery
• — Lola Haskins Poems
• — Steven Croft
• — The River Calls Me [Gilchrist]
• — Steven Earl
• — Ichetucknee Inspiration
  > River as teacher
• — The Ichetucknee PARKnership Program
• — Underwater Sketching
• > As adventure
• — Diving Among Diamonds [Jantz]
• — Paddling the Ichetucknee [Lingard]
• — A Cave Diver Remembers
• > As healer
• — Ichetucknee Memory [Greco]
• — Ichetucknee Meditation
  > River as friend
• — First Time Memories [Facebook]
• — Ichetucknee Memory [Ulanowicz]
• — The Ichetucknee My Story [Winn]
• — My Ichetucknee Memories [Savannah Vrana]
• > As spritual locus
• — Spiritual Awakening [Pierson]
  > River as economic engine
• — A Summary of the Economic Impact of the Ichetucknee River System
• — Nature Provides the Foundation for Our Economy and Our Well-being
• — Springs Invigorate Economy [Borisova]
• — Ichetucknee as Brand
• > River as social center
• — So Many Memories [Esing via Facebook]
• — Why It Matters [Haskins]
• — Promises to Keep [Jopling]
• — Clairaudience [Karma Norjin Lhamo]
• — Alligator Attack [Pitts]
• — Hot Summers [David Smith]
• — My Ichetucknee Story (Hal Lawlor)