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The Charms of Madison County, Florida

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Grace Manor Bed & Breakfast, Greenville. 888-294-8839 – See story above. $75 to $115. Pool. Don’t miss Tammy’s “Grace Manor Manna”: wheat bread stuffed with blueberries, bananas, and cream cheese, then prepared like French toast with egg batter and a fruit topping. Mmmm!

Holiday Inn Express, on S.R 53 at I-10. 800-HOLIDAY.


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Elmer’s Genealogy Library, Madison. 850-973-3282 – 20,000 books, 3,000 rolls of microfilm.

Twin Rivers State Forest. 386-208-1462 – For biking, canoeing, horseback riding, great pan fishing, and swimming. Crystal clear springs dot the river banks.

Jellystone Park, on Old St. Augustine Road south of I-10 at exit 37 – Camping (full-service sites or rustic cabins), kayaking, even a 60-foot water slide into a sparkling lagoon.

For more information about hiking, canoeing, kayaking, drive tours, fishing, and other activities around the county, call 850-973-2788. Or go to http://www.madisonfl.org.

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