The first water park that Walt Disney World opened was River Country in 1976. It closed indefinitely in November of 2001 following the September 11th terrorist attacks. It never reopened and was declared closed permanently by Disney in 2005.
The park is now left to decay and is overrun by nature... slowly being reclaimed by the earth from which it was developed.
The park was built on the shore of Bay Lake, with a wildnerness.. sort of "Huck Finn" theme. The park utilized...

**Interesting Facts About Florida**
Lake Okeechobee.............. did you know??????????????
Lake Okeechobee is the second largest fresh body of water in the United States? It covers 735 square miles in Florida! Did you also know it is Haunted?????? Yes... it is........ read on......
Every year there are reported sightings of ghostly shadows and paranormal phenomena, and now we know why..........
Back in the early 1900s, a scary sight could be seen on the southern most...

What the heck is a scrub jay..... I see a picture of a bird......... wait......... don't they fly? Why would they be "crossing"??
Okay, I have an inquiring mind.... so I wanted to find out for myself.
So, here is what I found out! These little beauties are on the threatened species list for the State of Florida... they ONLY live in Florida.... and yes they can fly. HOWEVER, they like to walk along the side of the roadways and bury nuts..... and pick up bugs. Therefore........

I decided that it was high time I write to you about one of my passions... and apparently a lot of other people share the love of BACON!
I mean, you really cannot go wrong with bacon... have you heard the term "Bring Home the Bacon"? Well, it was not a phrase coined by the commercials in the 80's with the sassy blonde dancing around the house.... it actually originated from in the 12th century from a church in Dunow, England. The church offered a side of bacon to any man who could...

So, I went to discover the Warm Mineral Springs Motel to find out about it's architecture, and history...
I drove around the outside parking lot, to tour the outside of the building. I noticed the smell of a freshly paved parking lot... and really unique mid-century modern lines. The rooms have a door that announced the number, an A/C Unit and what appears to be NO WINDOWS... Initially, I thought this was a bit strange and definitely have to ask about this!
I went into the lobby...........