Marion County Public Schools Springs Fest Art Show and Contest
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Swimming in the springs...
what a cool treat!
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Silver Springs' mascot "Swampy" and friends
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USDA Forest Services' "Smokey Bear" and friend
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Beautiful Ft. King waterway located at
the head springs of the Silver River
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Jeff Sowards, Manager for Rainbow Springs Aquatic Preserve and Co-Chair of the 2007 event, judges the photo contest.
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Guided trail walks with an expert naturalist
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Lee Niblock, Bureau Chief for Marion County Parks, and Connie Bersok, Administrator for the Florida Springs Iniative, were Celebrity Servers in the MCSF "Springside Cafe'"
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Donald Forgione, Chief - District 2, Joe Smyth, Park Manager- Rainbow Springs SP & Bob LaMont, Park Manager - Silver River SP...All with the Department of Environmental Protection, enjoy the day catching up around the barbeque grill.
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Commissioner Barbara Fitos- Marion County, Vice Mayor Nikki Conners - Dunnellon and Ann Sternal, Director of the Ocala/Marion County Convention & Visitors Bureau were Celebrity Servers at the event in 2007.
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A family enjoys the snake from Silver Springs Attraction at Rainbow Springs State Park.
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2005 Festival attendees enjoyed the first Spring Song Contestants singing original songs about the springs
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