Certainly in 1936, when Marjorie Harris Carr — fresh out of Florida State College for Women — was hired on as the first female biologist at the National Fish Hatchery in Welaka, she wasn’t ...

Less than two hours from Jacksonville and Orlando, the river town of Welaka recalls the simpler Florida of your grandfather's era.

The Welaka National Fish Hatchery aquarium and ponds are open 7 days a week. However, to get a behind the scenes tour they ask that you call ahead to make an appointment.