Look and Tremble, sometimes known as Look and Tremble Shoals, or Look and Tremble Falls, is a

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. It lies south of the County Road 274 crossing of the Chipola (Willis Bridge) west of Altha in Calhoun County. The county's Look and Tremble Park is adjacent to the shoals. The Chipola River from the Florida Caverns State Park southward is a canoe trail. Look and Tremble is considered a class-one rapids (or "a mild class II on its best day".Fred Brown and Sherri M. L. Smith. ''The Riverkeeper's Guide to the Chattahoochee''. University of Georgia Press, 1997. p. 278. ) This is the lowest in the International Scale of River Difficulty scheme, but any rating of the rapids is unusual for the generally flat landscape of Florida around the waterway. The relative placidity has resulted in Look and Tremble also being called "Glance and Giggle" by local area residents. The area is also popular for tubing and swimming.Johnny Molloy, Elizabeth F. Carter, John Pearce, Lou Glaros, and Doug Sphar. ''A Canoeing & Kayaking Guide to Florida''. Menasha Ridge Press, 2005. p. 67. Holes in the

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bottom of the river at Look and Tremble are repositories for American Indian artifacts and animal

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s that have washed downstream. Look and Tremble is featured in the title of Jesse Earle Bowden's novel ''Look and Tremble: A Novel of West Florida'' (2000).

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External links

Chipola River Report
from Peacock Bridge to Lamb Eddy Landing including Look and Tremble *
Look and Tremble: A Novel of West Florida
' publisher's web page Bodies of water of Calhoun County, Florida Bodies of water of Florida Rapids of the United States {{CalhounCountyFL-geo-stub