Day: September 21, 2021

  • Local men begin an effort to aid in river restoration

    Local men begin an effort to aid in river restoration

    Two Jacksonville men are joining the ongoing effort to restore the Ocklawaha River, south of Jacksonville. That project effectively would put an end to the Cross-Florida Barge Canal. One of the oldest ideas in Florida history was to cut a canal across the state, to keep from having to sail ships around the peninsula. It…