Lost Beneath the Pines: The Forgotten Town of Oriole

Live Oak Tree in the distance from the Withlachoochee trail near Oriole Ghost Town

They say some stories don’t find you until you’re ready to hear them.For me, that story began under the canopy of Withlacoochee pines—where time, moss, and memory have buried a town called Oriole. It took three separate hikes to find it.The first, I wandered alone through the brush, chasing rumors of old chimneys and whispers … Read more