HIGH SPRINGS- A stormy summer is coming to a close in North Central Florida, but residents are still taking advantage of the last few days of the season to enjoy parks along the Santa Fe River.

 

 

When asked about the aftermath of Tropical Storm Debby, owner of Blue Springs, Kim Davis recalls, "We were closed for and a half weeks here and of course it hurt revenue.”
 

 

Davis like many others in high springs along the Santa Fe river were caught off guard earlier this summer when tropical storm debbie left record flooding that disrupted business.
 

 

“It couldn’t have happened at a worse time,” says Davis.

Sheadds that, "a lot of the parks count on memorial day, the fourth of july and labor day. Labor day is usually a slower holiday, this holiday was very big.”

 

 

Loyal customers weren’t enough to keep business booming at nearby Poe Springs.
 

 

Santa Fe River floodwaters associated with Debby were enough to halt construction on Poe Springs indefinitely, ultimately hurting business.
 

 

But other parks were fortunate enough to see their water levels recede enough to attract the type of crowd they’re used to.

Davis says, “I think after the summer we’ve had where memorial day was wet, 4th of July we were closed down, it was great to  kinda have a labor day where as they say, going out with a bang.”