If living or vacationing close to the beach fits your lifestyle, then the East Coast of FL will be a treasure for you. Whether living, working or vacationing, your calendar will be filled with a perfect mix of relaxation, recreation,
and great shopping and dining. Best known beaches at Central FL East Coast..Cocoa Beach, Satelite Beach, Melbourne Beach, Floridana Beach, Wabasso Beach and Vero Beach www.indianriverlagoonbyway.com This is a wonderful introduction to the area.
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Major cities in this area include Cape Canaveral, Melbourne, Sebastian, Vero Beach and Fort Pierce.
The Chamber of Commerce in each of these areas will send you a wealth of information to begin your
Florida East Coast journey. Come enjoy the best of FL.
BOK TOWER, a National Historic Landmark, 205 ft high with 60 magnificent bells from 6 to 24,000 lbs.
Building began in 1927 and was completed and dedicated February 1, 1929. Bok Tower and Gardens is located between Tampa and Orlando in Lake wales, FL. Built by Edward Bok, the singing tower was the missing piece of glorious sounds remembered by Bok from his native Netherlands. The Architect he hired was inspired by the Gothic towers and churches in Europe and the characteristics of the Florida Landscape. Elaborate marble sculpture also adorns the Singing Tower.
This video was taken one week ago, March 2012.
INSIDE THE TOWER...
Level 1 The Founders Room, Mr. Bok's Private Study
Level 2 / 3 Mechanical equipment
Level 4 The Curators workshop
Level 5 The Anton Brees Carillion Library,
the largest in the world
Between levels 5 and 6 is a practice keyboard
Level 6 The Carillioneurs studio
Level 7 The 60 bell Carillion
There are 211 steps from Level 1 to the Bell Chamber
and an elevator to level 6.
EVENTS: March 17, 1 to 3, Singing Carillion performs "Irish Favorites"
March 18, 7:30 to 10 pm Acoustic Concert Series
March 25, 5 to 7 Braun and Wolf Concert Series
March 31 to May 31, Central FL Watercolor SocietyArt Exhibit
April 3, 7:30 to 10 pm, Moonlight Carillion Concert
Grown not only in the US but right here in Florida.....Florida's Natural, Simply Orange and Minute Maid OJ.
In 1933 this co-op was organized by growers who had a personal interest in the best possible product to market. Today they are the largest FL citrus co-ops with a base of 13 grower associations made up of more than 1,000 grower members who run more than 50,000 acres of fine citrus groves here in Florida.
Florida's Natural is made and packaged right here in the US/FL, making it always fresh and never imported. At the Grove House, located across from the Florida Natural World Headquarters, Rt 27 Lake Wales, FL you can learn more about their history and process, plus sample all their varieties on their juice bar
Celebrating 79 years and counting, Florida's Natural always has a "Use by date", contains 350 milligrams of calcium per 8 oz glass and 100% pure...no sugars or preservatives added. As Floridians, we can really say "homegrown".
Florida's Natural has been the recipient of Polk Works 2009/2010 Best Places to Work Award. Their job line is 1-877-842-9891
LAKE WALES IS CALLED THE "CROWN JEWEL OF THE RIDGE"
BECAUSE AT 298 FEET BOASTS THE HIGHEST POINT IN FL
Tour charming Main Street, Walk the beautiful gardens at Historic Bok
Tower, take in a Rodeo, enjoy fishing, boating, air boat rides, water skiing,
sailing, golf, tennis and para-sailing. As spectator or participant, you will
love the atmosphere and area.
Visit Florida's Natural Visitor Center to sample real FL Orange juice, shop
and watch an excellent video. Spook Hill defies all logic while a visit to
Kissimmee State Park shows off nature at it's best. Shop at nearby Eagle
Ridge Mall, bowl and eat at the Mall or take the free shuttle to FL's newest
theme park, Legoland.
Florida's newest theme park is LEGOLAND in Winter Haven, FL about 30 miles S of Orlando. Shuttle from Orlando: Round trip only .....from Orlando Premier Outlets, $10 pp + tax Must make reservation OR Drive to Eagle Ridge Mall, Lake Wales, Park N Ride FREE
CHECK OUT: Birthday Parties, Preferred Hotel Vacation Packages Educational Field trips at Google search, Legoland Florida
RIDES: Granny's Jalopies, Big Rig Rally, Dragon and train rides, Coaster- saurus, Beetle Bounce, and Lost Kingdom Adventure
DUPLO VILLAGE: For Toddlers
DUPLO FARM: Special play area with friendly farm animalss
MINILAND USA - Themed areas from Key West to Bok Tower, Kennedy Space Center and Daytona International Speedway where guests can race LEGO brick cars
MORE: Ford Jr Driving School, Flying School, Imagination Zone, Kid Power Tower, Jr Fire Academy, Forestman's Hideout
EAT AT: Castle Burger, City Stage Snack Bar, Fun Town Pizza/Pasta Buffet
THEATER: Wells Fargo Fun Town 4D theater seating 700
HISTORIC Cypress Botanical Gardens: Stroll through 30 acres of beautiful landscaping and lush vegetation
COMING SOON: March 28, 2012 - Debut of Fresh from FL Greenhouse to showcase how FL fresh fruits and vegetables are grown, harvested and cleaned before market
May 26, 2012 - LEGO Waterpark with wave pool, tube slides and Build a raft Visit my Pinterest Picture Board for Legoland at pinterest.com/lovingfl/legoland will say ERROR but if you hit GO BACK you will see pins.
Beaches are a big part of Florida Tourism and a wonderful part of recreation if a FL resident. The closest beaches to Orlando are Cocoa Beach on the Atlantic side and Clearwater Beach on the Gulf side. Here are a few more to wet your appetite for a beach vacation or week-end...
SOUTH BEACH Located in Miami and backdrop for Miami Vice in the 80's
Changed over the past 25 years
Now...nice cars, richly dressed
Lincoln Road is where to check out the bustling
PANAMA CITY Salty breezes from the Gulf
Best seafood in the country
Local bands
Miles of sandy white beaches, parks and water sports
Great for families...Gulf World
Gold, tennis and sunset cruises await you
CLEARWATER Excellent marina, half day fishing trips, charters
If you are visiting our beautiful state for Spring Training, you may want to take
some time for GOLF.
Here are a few suggestions:
CENTRAL FLORIDA:
Falcon's Fire Hawk's Landing & Grande Pines by Marriott
Orange Cty National Grande Cypress designed by Jack Nicholas
Mystic Dunes Palm and Magnolia close to Disney
Southern Dunes Bay Hill by Arnold Palmer
VALUE COURSES:
Orange Lakes Resort, Ridgewood Lakes, Metro West, and Highland's Reserve
FL's EAST COAST:
Duran Golf Club Baytree National
Viera East Habitat
Through March 11th, 2012, the 100th Central FL Fair will be up and running.
The Venue includes:
Daily Shows Camel and Pony Rides Creative Arts
Food Arts Petting Zoo Livestock Events
Celebrity Hypnotist
Location: 4603 W Colonial Dr To view calendar for time
Orlando, FL, 32808 and Ticket information
407-295-2082 Google: Central Florida Fair
Grapefruit League, Spring Training across the state...
Atlanta Braves Disney World Baltimore Orioles Sarasota
Boston Red Sox Fort Myers Detroit Tigers Lakeland
Houston Astros Kissimmee Miami Marlins Jupiter
MN Twins Fort Myes NY Mets Port St. Lucie
NY Yankees Tampa Philadelphia Phillies Clearwater
Pittsburgh Pirates Bradenton St Louis Cardinals Jupiter
Tampa Bay Rays Port Charlotte Toronto Blue Jays Dunedin
Washington Nat Vierra
Today starts the Bartow Bloomin Arts Festival in downtown Bartow. This is the 41st year which draws over 10,000. The artists must be qualified to enter and whoever wins Best In Show wins $2,500.00.
There will also be: A Car Show, Flower Show, Quilt Show, Food Vendors, Live Music and Children's Face Painting by Mosaic Co
Another good reason to live in FL. SOOOOO much to do while enjoying wonderful March weather.
The strawberry festival in Plant City, FL is off to a great start. 2012 is the 77th annual celebration of this event. Great FL weather lets visitors enjoy the games, rides, concerts and booths as well as all the strawberry desserts. The festival runs through March 11th. Google FL strawberry festival for more details.
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