Watching "Ulee's Gold" on Jackie's birthday. Ulee (Peter Fonda) is a widowed beekeeper in the Florida panhandle town of Wewahitchka where he produces Tupelo Honey.
Jackie lived in Wewahitchka for several years before moving north to find me.
I thought the story was that Jackie knew Ulee but Ulee is a fictional character. However, Jackie did know the Lanier family who served as advisors and extras and who's land and beekeeping operation were used in the film. This was Jackie's home town and her neighbors.
Tupelo Honey is produced from the tupelo gum tree which grows profusely along the Chipola and Apalachicola rivers of northwest Florida. This river valley is the only place in the world where Tupelo Honey is produced commercially.
At our next "Live At Miss Jackie's House" (coming soon), I'll be giving out some small jars of Tupelo Honey directly from the Lanier family in Wewahitchka ...
... because she truly was as sweet as tupelo honey.