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World Capital of Tupelo Honey

Tupelo honey is produced from the tupelo gum tree (Nyssa Ogeche) which grows along the Apalachicola, Choctahatchee and Ochlockonee rivers and their tributaries in northwest Florida. These river valleys are the only places in the world where Tupelo honey is produced commercially.

All of the swamp lands and bee yards featured in the 1997 film Ulee's Gold, starring Peter Fonda, belonged to the Laniers, one of the key producers of Tupelo honey.

Address: L.L. Lanier & Son's Tupelo Honey,
P.O. Box 706, Wewahitchka, Florida 32465;
850-639-2371. Email: lltupelo@digitalexp.com. Web: http://www.lltupelohoney.com.