Editing Chiefland, Florida (section)

==Attractions==
[[Manatee Springs State Park]] is located {{convert|6|mi|0}} west of town; the crystal-clear water is a "first-magnitude" [[Spring (hydrology)|spring]] that flows directly into the [[Suwannee River]]. The park offers a full slate of activities, including camping. [[Manatee]]s can be seen in the spring year-round, but especially in late fall and winter, where the constant {{convert|72|F}} temperature of the spring is much warmer than river water.

The Annual Watermelon Festival is the largest event of the year and dates back to 1954. It is held each year on the first Saturday of June and is maintained by the Chiefland Women's Club.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021|title=Things to do around Chiefland|url=https://www.chieflandchamber.com/by-land.php#festivals|url-status=live|website=Greater Chiefland Area Chamber of Commerce|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321090047/http://chieflandchamber.com:80/by-land.php |archive-date=2020-03-21 }}</ref>

The Levy County Quilt Museum, founded by the Log Cabin Quilters club, is the only registered quilting museum in the state of Florida. Twice a year quilters organize a Quilt Show for local quilters to exhibit their work at the museum. The museum is open throughout the year and the collection contains unique items like a quilt made from the ties of two former Presidents, [[Jimmy Carter]] and [[Gerald Ford]]. Open on Tuesday—Saturday, the museum is free to enter and is located just off of [[U.S. Route 27 Alternate (Williston-Perry, Florida)|Highway Alt 27]] on [[County Road 134 (Levy County, Florida)|CR 134]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Museum|first=Levy County Quilt|title=Welcome to Levy County Quilt Museum|url=https://levycountyquiltmuseum.org/|access-date=2021-04-24|website=Levy County Quilt Museum|language=en-US}}</ref>

Chief Theatre, home to the Suwannee Valley Players, is located off of Main Street and E, Park Avenue in downtown Chiefland. The theatre was built in 1948 as a movie theater till 1984. In 1998, the building was purchased and reopened as a Playhouse due to a historic preservation grant.<ref>{{Cite web|author=WCJB Staff|title=Chief Theatre in need of donations to remain open|url=https://www.wcjb.com/content/news/Chief-Theatre-in-need-of-donations-to-remain-open-571305771.html|access-date=2021-04-24|website=www.wcjb.com|date=17 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref> The Suwannee Valley Players, the oldest community theater troupe in Levy and its adjacent counties, has performed at Chief Theatre for over 37 years. The local theater group presents a new play around every 3 months, these plays include well known titles such as ''The Importance of Being Earnest'' and ''Into the Woods'' to original plays written by local writers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chief Theatre: Home of the Suwannee Valley Players Community Theatre|url=https://www.chieftheatre.org/index.html|access-date=2021-04-24|website=www.chieftheatre.org}}</ref>