By Dalia Colon Where: In Central Florida just west of Orlando, stretching from Mount Dora down to Winter Garden. Length: 19 miles. How to get around: Car, bicycle or motorcycle. Best time to visit: October to March is known as Central Florida’s festival season, with events including the Wings and…
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By Gary McKechnie I remember one time in the middle of the depths of the recession (or depression, depending on how badly you were affected) that I was sitting on a bench in a store with a book (I always carry one with me) when someone passed by and said, “Now there’s a very rich man.” I looked up…
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BY DALIA COLÓN, SPARK Explore a Central Florida corn maze with Dalia Colón and her family as they take a trip to Long & Scott Farms in Mount Dora…
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By Diane Daniel Mount Dora is looking prettier than ever. After a three-year-long streetscape project, the already-charming historic downtown area now boasts new lighting fixtures, gleaming and attractive street signs, and wider sidewalks. Those larger walkways are needed to give ample space to…
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Antiquing, shopping, and dining are popular pastimes in Winter Park, Mount Dora, and DeLand. With its stately old-growth trees, quaint brick-lined streets and spectacular homes, Winter Park is reminiscent of an old New England town without the accompanying wintertime blues. This charming city…
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