Sometimes we forget about the places in the middle.
Case in point is along the Caloosahatchee.
Its headwater source is Lake Okeechobee and on the other end is its estuary, down along Ft Myers.
These days the story of the Caloosahatchee revolves around those two end points: how its getting too much water from the Lake, or not enough – and what impact that's having on the downstream estuary.
Between those two points the river passes quietly by LaBelle.
It's an Old Florida original.
I stopped by there a month ago, went up on the bridge, and watched the river flow. LaBelle is in the middle, but somehow removed. Standing there, between those extremes, I enjoyed a perfectly peaceful moment ... despite the traffic.
3 comments:
That is interesting, Bob... I have never thought much about the 'middle' areas where water flows... I've never heard of LaBelle, FL... Looks like a neat place -- where the river always flows in an orderly, peaceful way. Guess we humans deal more with the extremes and not the peaceful middles!!!!
Betsy
any idea whats the origin of teh name LaBelle ? I wonder if its from the legendary beauty bandit queen La Belle Meade whom Watson is rumored to have shot, as in Killing Mr Watson (Peter Mattheisen)?
That's a good question: I assumed it was named for its scenic setting along the river, but there may be more to the story.
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