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What an awesome trip an awe-inspiring place

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Thank you. It is indeed a sacred place on so many levels.

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Love a good swamp! Thanks for the tour, Annette!

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LOL! They are the best!

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What a great testimony to human ingenuity and resilience in the face of inhumane oppression. Clearly not dismal at all.

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Yes, definitely a misnomer, except for the mosquitoes and biting yellow flies, that is!

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Thank you for sharing your beautiful experience. I will definitely go myself in the fall. Your information about the enslaved people living there has opened doors to more exploration of this sacred space so nearby.

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May 9·edited May 9Author

Definitely worth a visit. I will be going back! It’s not that far away.

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Thank you. I so appreciate learning about how people survived the unservivable in places that were both deeply challenging and mysteriously beautiful.

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Yes, the contradictions have contradictions. Freedom came at a great price but the cost of remaining enslaved was unimaginable. So people trusted that the swamp, the forest, and the lake would provide and they did. Amazing stories!

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