A Day in Mount Dora, Florida | Lake Dora | Parks
Hey everyone this is Orlando Streets and today we are driving to Mount Dora Florida which is 46 minutes drive from Downtown Orlando.
Approximately 13,000 people live in Mount Dora. Mount Dora retains the flavor of a small town with many historic buildings and large canopy trees.
The town is also known for its variety of antique specialty shops and numerous special events throughout the year.
Mount Dora's annual events draw thousands of visitors including the Mount Dora Arts Festival in February, Spring Fest in March, Sail Boat Regatta in early April, Independence Day Parade on July 4th, Bicycle festival in early October, Craft Fair in late October and the Annual Christmas festival from November thru December.
Mount Dora also overlooks Lake Dora. Lake Dora is approximately 6 miles long covering 4,500 acres of water. Lake Dora has some of the most expensive real estate in Lake County.
Mount Dora is home to many parks. My favorites are along the Lake Dora shoreline namely; Elizabeth Evans Park, Granthum Park and Palm Island Park.
My favorites are Granthum Park and Palm Island Park.
Palm Island Park has a raised boardwalk about a third of mile long. There is lots of wildlife to see along the boardwalk and plenty of places to sit down and just enjoy the view. The Spanish moss is beautiful at sunset and the area usually isn't too crowded.
The Alexander House opened in 1883 – a two-story hotel with 10 rooms. A popular winter retreat for hunters, fishermen, and boaters. The Alexander House was renamed Lakeside Inn and remains in operation today. President Coolidge, President Eisenhower, Thomas Edison, and Henry Ford have visited this iconic hotel.
I hope you enjoyed our visit to Mount Dora.
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MARCH 2015 Events in Mt Dora, FL - Around the Lake
This is the video line up of events in Mount Dora, FL for MARCH 2015. Filmed at the MSL Mardi Gras building at 5th and Donnelly St during the Mount Dora Arts Festival. Featuring the Florida Storyfest, Community Building events, Best of Broadway, Just US2, Marty Stuart, Boots and Denim Taste of Mount Dora, Mount Dora Village Market,and the Mount Dora Spring Collectibles and Crafts Show. Get updates and more info at WhatToDoInMountDora.com
MARCH 2016 Events in Mt Dora, FL - Around the Lake
This is the video line up of events in Mount Dora, FL for MARCH 2016. Filmed in downtown Mount Dora, FL at the Community Building, Donnelly House and in Sunset Park. Featuring DISTRX, a new mobile app that gives a voice tour of historic places downtown. Shows in the Community building include Best of Broadway,Rob Caudill as Rod Stewart, Carla Delvillaggio as Barbara Streisand, Sinatra tribute A very good year, the Scribe and the Irish Dance spectacular plus events like the Mount Dora Spring Collectibles and Crafts show and Taste in Mount Dora and the Storyteller Festival. Get updates and more info at WhatToDoInMountDora.com
The Goblin Market, Mount Dora Florida
One of Mount Dora's favorites the Goblin Market as seen on Style TV
Waterman Village Retirement Community, Mount Dora, Florida: Central - Orlando - Leesburg - FL area 2
Continuing its tradition of quality care and living since 1989, Waterman Village Retirement Community in Central, Mount Dora, Lake County, Florida, just NW of Orlando and E of Leesburg, is one of Florida's leading full-service / progressive living retirement communities that offers: independent living, assisted living, short-term nursing rehabilitation, long-term care, in-home care, a campus pharmacy, and an outpatient rehabilitation center. Mount Dora, Florida was selected as the #1 RANKED small town in Florida to retire to. And best of all, you can move into a single story villa home, WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY AN ENTRANCE FEE. As our residents say, it's one of the best values a person can find for this type of complete/total community. Ministry driven: Lake County Florida's only community that offers all three levels of living, that's both not-for-profit owned, and, not-for-profit managed.
Floral City: The Real Old Florida.. Show # 11...Part 1
A real time look at a small town in Florida that is a slice of the real old Florida. Shannon takes you through the town and explores the businesses of Floral City, as well as the history, preservation, education and the hearts of the community. The Floral City Merchants Association sponsors this quaint and fun little show about our little town.
Oviedo Car Show, Florida
Oviedo Car Show was celebrated 01,21,2017 at the facilities of Oviedo Mall
Driving through Downtown Tourist area St. Augustine, Florida
Driving through downtown St. Augustine, Florida. I'm on Hwy. 1 here in beautiful downtown St. Augustine. #driving, #tourist, #StAugustine #florida, #AnastasiaIsland
Florida's biggest hill! Summiting Sugarloaf Mountain
Alex and I decided to drive out to Clermont to climb Florida's biggest hill, known as Sugarloaf mountain. This would be a pretty average hill anywhere else, but we couldn't resist the novelty. Surprisingly it's almost a 15% grade in some places, and goes on for about a half mile. If you've been to Florida you'll find this pretty amusing.
Transcript:
If you spend enough time on Wikipedia, it’s easy to get sucked into the wormhole. Recently I came across a list of the biggest hills—in Florida. This is only interesting because Florida is known for being flat everywhere.
Alex and I set out to climb the biggest of these hills on our bikes, and naturally treated the whole endeavor like one big joke. The hill in this picture doesn’t look bad at all, but then again, nothing does on the screen of your iPhone.
Sugarloaf mountain is the most prominent point in Florida, at 245 feet above the surrounding land. The elevation at the summit is 312—hardly a snow capped peak, but still pretty unusual for the sunshine state. In fact, it bests the biggest hills in both Louisiana and Delaware.
I’ve shown videos riding the North Shore of Long Island New York, which is known for being hilly. Clermont is hillier than that in most places.
For some reason we decided to tackle Sugarloaf mountain in the wrong order, descending it first before climbing back up. Alex was wearing flip flops and had his arm in a sling, and I was on a 36 pound fat tire BMX.
That was a hill.
Those who live by the sword, must die by the sword. It was time to pedal this monster back to the summit.
The climb took about five minutes, and it wasn’t that bad, but we were still amazed. Imagine seeing a palm tree in Denver, or a snowflake in Miami. Imagine seeing a rabbi at a Nascar race. I guess what I’m trying to say is that some things are interesting because they’re unexpected. Sugarloaf mountain definitely falls under this category, and so does this whole area North of Orlando.
Naturally, you’d wonder if there are any bike trails around these parts, and there are. Mount Dora has trails, and so does Ocala, with over 85 miles of singletrack and a huge freeride section built in an old quarry. As for Clermont, many road cyclists frequent the area for year round riding and a little taste of elevation.
If you’re from Florida and you ride bikes, Sugarloaf mountain should be on your bucket list, just to say you did. As for Alex and I, it was worth the drive just for the laughs. We were definitely not expecting to see a legitimate hill in Florida. Thanks for riding with me today and I’ll see you next time.
2010 Lake County Folk Festival - Lake County Podcast Episode 27
Lake County Folk Festival is a free two-day family-friendly festival of traditional and original music featuring celtic, bluegrass, gospel, jazz and more, suitable for all tastes. The Festival is held on the second weekend of October each year in downtown Eustis businesses and Ferran Park located on the Lake Eustis shore. The 2010 Lake County Folk Festival will be held October 9-10, 2010. Visit lakecountyfolkfest.com for details.
What's New At Disney Springs & Watching Wishes From Our Balcony
After attending my best friend's bridal shower in Mount Dora, we stopped in Orlando for the night. We stayed at the Best Western Lake Buena Vista Resort Hotel which was located within walking distant to Disney Springs. Come check out what's new at Disney Springs with me and watch the wishes firework show from our hotel balcony.
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PART 3 - LSMPO 2012 Horizon Awards (Celebrates 2011 Accomplishments)
Begin Annual Awards Recognizing Efforts During 2011
(1) Keep Lake Moving: Presented by Amye King
Past Winners:
2008 - Lake County Public Works
2009 - Lake County Public Works
2010 - Lake County Public Transportation
2011 - Lake County Growth Management
2012 Honorable Mentions:
Lake County Growth Management for Remote Permitting Initiative
Lake County Growth Management for Lake County Enterprise Zones
Lake County Parks and Trails for North Shore Restoration Trail and Overlook
And the winner is:
Lake County Public Works for Construction of Hooks Street, Phase 4B (Jim Stivender)
(2) Keep Sumter Moving: Presented by Sumter County Chairman/2012 MPO Chair Don Burgess
Past Winners:
2008 - Sumter County Planning
2009-Sumter County Transit
2010-Sumter County Administration
2011-Sumter County Administration & Planning -- Interlocal Service Boundary Agreements with four municipalities
2012 Honorable Mentions:
Sumter County Administration, Bradley Arnold for Performance and Operations (submitted by Dick Lastowka)
Sumter County Transit for Improving Efficiency of Operations
And the winner is:
Sumter County Public Works for development of new Pavement Management Program (Scott Cottrell)
(3)Small Municipality: Presented by Mayor Michael Radzik
Past Winners:
2008-City of Wildwood
2009-City of Fruitland Park
2010-City of Bushnell
2011-City of Groveland -- Leading the SR 50 Realignment Study
2011 Honorable Mentions:
Town of Howey-in-the-Hills for Planning Efforts toward SR 19
City of Umatilla for SR 19 & CR 452 Intersection Improvements
City of Webster for leadership on the Scenic Sumter Heritage Byway Efforts
And the winner is:
City of Mascotte for Commitment of City Seed Funds for Transit along SR 50 (Council Member Tony Rosado)
(4)Large Municipality: Presented by Eustis Commissioner and BPAC Chairman William Ferree
Past Winners:
2008-City of Tavares
2009-City of Mount Dora
2010-City of Leesburg
2011-City of Eustis -- Construction of Downtown Streetscape
2011 Honorable Mentions:
City of Mount Dora for Planning and programming the Tremain Street Greenway
City of Eustis for Construction of Downtown Storm water Project
Town of Lady Lake for Construction of sidewalks through the Safe Routes to School Program
And the winner is:
City of Minneola for Completion of US 27 Park & Ride Facility (City Manager Mark Johnson)
(5)Exemplary Planning Policy:
2011 Honorable Mentions:
City of Bushnell - Rewriting the Comprehensive Plan
Lake County Public Transportation Division - Updates to the 2020 Transit Development Plan
Lake County Growth Management Department - State approval of Enterprise Zones
And the winner is:
City of Mount Dora - Envision Mount Dora
(6)Exemplary Planning Project:
2011 Honorable Mentions:
MPO's Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee -- Coordination of Safe School Access Transportation Study
City of Leesburg - Planning of the Florida Energy & Aerospace Technology Park
And the winners (plural) are:
FDOT D5 - development of the SR 50 Multi-Modal Corridor Study (John Moore)
And a second winner:
South Lake Chamber of Commerce -- engagement in and promotion of the SR 50 Multi-Modal Corridor Study (Mike Bucher & Ray SanFratello)
(7)Volunteer of the Year: Presented by Mike Bucher
Past Winners:
2008 - Steve Ferrell
2009 - Mary Link Bennett
2009 - Susy Gibson
2010 -- Scot Hartle
2011 - Mike Bucher
2011 Honorable Mentions:
Bill Calhoun (will be in attendance) - consistent participation in the MPO process in addition to his roll on the MPO's Citizen Advisory Committee
Egor Emery (will be in attendance) - consistent participation in the MPO's Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee
Rich Dunkel (will be in attendance, 3rd nomination) -- leading study on the economic impacts of trails
And the winner is:
Dick Lastowka -- engagement in the public process: MPO, Sumter County and The Villages
(8)Regional Partner:
Past Winners:
2008 - METROPLAN ORLANDO
2009 - Florida Department of Transportation District 5
2010 -- Florida Central Railroad
2011- Orange County Commissioner Fred Brummer
2011 Honorable Mentions:
Florida's Turnpike Enterprise - coordination on interchange planning, future interchanges at Minneola and The Villages
FDOT D5 for support on US 441 Alternatives Analysis, aka Orange Blossom Express
And the winner is:
Sumter County Chamber of Commerce -- engaging the business community in transportation issues (Andy Cripps, executive director)
And the other winner is:
Chamber Alliance of Lake County -- engaging the business community in transportation issues (2011 chairman Susan Brooks, 2012 chairman Kelly Pisciotta)
(9)Leadership: Presented by T.J. Fish
Past Winners:
2008 - James Yatsuk
2009 - Michael Francis
2010 - Elaine Renick
2011 -- Ray Goodgame
Winner is - the Lake~Sumter MPO presents this year's Horizon Award for Leadership to Jennifer Hill.
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Inside Central Florida's VegFest: One of the Biggest Vegetarian Festivals in the Country
Each year, Vegetarians of Central Florida hosts VegFest, which has become one the biggest and best vegetarian festivals in the country! Going into its 10th year, VegFest offers something fun for everyone. There are great speakers, hands-on food demonstrations, an animal haven, live music, and they even have a veggie kids zone. This year's event will be held on Saturday, October 24, at Orlando Festival Park from 10 am to 6 pm.
In this video, I do lots of eating! With some of Central Florida's best vegan and vegetarian eateries in one place, I had a great time.
Here are the places I visited:
- Dixie Dharma:
- Vegan Hot Dog Cart:
- Khasiyat Indian Restaurant:
For more information, be sure to visit me at Nicole-Eats.com.