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Mead Botanical Garden is located in Winter Park, FL just north east of the Orlando Science Center. It is 48-acres of park – forest, gardens, ampitheaters, paths, ponds, bridges, etc. with plenty of birds, insects, and reptiles to find. Here is a thorough history timeline of the gardens. It is open 7 days a week,…
Bok Tower Gardens is located near Lake Wales, FL, about an hour drive southwest of Orlando. The “Singing Tower” itself is an 8-story, 205-foot, beautifully designed and ornately tiled Gothic Revival structure at the top of a very large hill (for Florida). It is called the Singing Tower because it houses one of the few…
Today I took my father-in-law fishing at Mosquito Lagoon (more info), part of Canaveral National Seashore. I chartered Captain Don Hutson, recommended by a friend, and I couldn’t have picked a better man! He is absolutely the greatest fisherman I have ever met in my life, and is probably one of the best in the…