Lake Apopka

Lake Apopka

At over 48 square miles (125 km2), today Lake Apopka is the fourth largest lake in Florida and is spring fed from the Gourd Neck Spring. It is considered the headwater of the Harris Chain of Lakes and water from the lake flows northwards through the Apopka-Beauclair canal into Lake Beauclair and Lake Dora, eventually…

Winter Garden

Winter Garden

Located around 14 miles west of downtown Orlando on the shores of Lake Apopka, the approach to Winter Garden along State Road 535 is not very inspiring but as soon as you hit Plant Street, everything changes. The Winter Garden Downtown Historic District straddles Plant Street and Main Street with the imposing brick-built First Baptist…