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Central Florida Dragon Boat Festival |
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Visitors to Tavares' Wooten Park on the
weekend of April 8-10 would have experienced unusual sights and sounds,
including the steady beating of drums, and large, colorful dragon boats
racing across Lake Dora.
It was the Third Annual Central Florida
Dragon Boat Festival, in which a long list of teams competed with one
another. One of the teams, the Blazing Paddlers, was made up of 22 of
Pringle Development's owners. Each team consists of a drummer, a steers
person and 20 paddlers working in unison to propel a long, 700-pound
Chinese boat.
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Those Who've Come Before You... |
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For Lee and Pat Black, Legacy of Leesburg's nature concept is what
attracted them to settle there. They saw that many of the features they
enjoyed in Michigan were also found in Central Florida, such as the
gentle rolling hills and lush vegetation, and the friendliness of the
people. They also liked that this area is close to Orlando's many
attractions, and that one can visit the beaches of the Atlantic coast or
the Gulf of Mexico in a relatively short amount of time.
Lee was born in Highland Park, while Pat was born in Dearborn, both in
Michigan. They met in Junior High, and later settled in Wayne, Michigan,
when they were married. Afterwards, they resided in Maumee, Ohio, before
moving to Legacy in January 2001.
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Looking Back To Florida's Citrus Industry |
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As you
drive along the local roads in Central Florida, you will notice many
areas with orange trees still producing their fruit. These areas
represent the large tracts of land which were the original citrus groves
that made Florida an important source of oranges, grapefruits,
tangerines, lemons, and other delicious and healthy fruit. Although
freezes in the past have reduced the size of the citrus industry in
Central Florida, some of those groves are still active today.
Lake
County's citrus industry actually began before the formation of the
county itself, which was created by the Florida Legislature in 1887.
Early settlers were pioneers and ranchers who came seeking the
adventures of frontier life. Orange growing was secondary to cattle
raising, as cattlemen took to maintaining small plots of sweet seedling
orange trees on the pinelands surrounding their pastures.
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Culinary Couple: Mount Dora's Eduardo's Station |
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Not many can claim to frequent a restaurant that was first established
in 1591.
According to the history listed on the menu at Eduardo's Station, this
area of Mount Dora was discovered during an expedition while searching
for the Fountain of Youth for Ponce DeLeon. The captain leading this
search was Don Eduardo Juan Pedro Luis Martin Del Guacamole y Zanhoria,
who named the town after his fiancee, Dorotea, hence Mount Dora.
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Moving Notice |
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Have You Heard? Our Corporate Office is Moving to a New Location!
See next month's issue for our new address and more information...
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