| Page Views: 8,311 Last Visit to Mount Dora: - | Welcome to Mt Dora by Michael_D - last update: Nov 27, 2006 |
Colonial Florida with New England flair This is home. I live 4mi from Mt D. In many respects it is a perfectly preserved 1850s Florida village built to resemble the northern towns where the early settlers canme from.
Mt Dora has many parks, several dozen upscale restaurants, you can take a carriage ride, shop at antique boutiques along cobblestoned Main Street or sit in a rocking chair on the porch of the Lakeside Inn as the sun sets over Lake Dora..
My fav is Palm Island Nature preserve for bird-watching...or better yet gator watching!. |
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Donnelly House was built in Queen Anne style, with an octagonal turret and wraparound porch that became the Masonic Temple Lodge in 1930.
It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. |
Festival events galore Decembers big event is the annual Christmas Walk, without the snow, of course.
Nearby is Renninger's Twin Markets, antique center and farmers & flea market has been ranked in the Top 10 Flea Markets by Family Money magazine.
Mount Dora's Bicycle Festival October attracts over 1000 cyclists and is reputed to be Florida's oldest and largest bicycle event.
Mount Dora Arts Festival First is the first weekend in February and is sponsored by The Mount Dora Center for the Arts.
Jewels and Junque 4th weekend in March A long standing popular Mount Dora event sponsored by the successful Mount Dora Theatre Company.
There is also an Antique Boat Festival 4th weekend of March Sponsored by Cris Craft. | | |
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| Pros: | "alot to do packed in a small area;-)" | | Cons: | " can get crowded during festivals" | | In A Nutshell: | "Its home and its charming;-)" |
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Maria250 Sat Jan 26, 2008 19:01 UTC
Great Off The Beaten Path tips on Sunset Island etc. !!! | keeweechic Sat Dec 15, 2007 14:10 UTC
Thanks for the update... good to hear things are going great and you're happy. Wishing you a very happy Christmas.. and all good things for the New Year. | Pawtuxet Mon Apr 30, 2007 01:44 UTC
Hey Michael! Just got back from Mt. Dora, Sanford, Deland, Lake Helen...Cassadaga. Thought of you a lot, but no computer access. I probably photographed many of your haunts. Be well. talk soon. | nixca316 Thu Mar 22, 2007 04:53 UTC
Advance happy birthday, Michael! It's great to learn about Mt. Dora. I'll be back. |
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