| MARK SMITH served as an education and training specialist and media relations coordinator for the Florida Park Service for 22 years.

A talented songwriter and singer, he has performed regularly at the Florida Folk Festival in White Springs. Smith credits the Ichetucknee for inspiring him to write “Wisdom of the River.”

Listen to “Wisdom of the River”

 

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