MOUNT DORA — Residents and visitors will kick off the holidays on Sunday with Light Up Mount Dora and then celebrate further with events that will take place Friday and Dec. 2.Light Up Mount ...

Perhaps the most iconic landmark in Mount Dora is its candy-striped lighthouse. This 35-foot-tall structure was completed in 1988 and stands on the tip of Grantham Point Park.

Mount Dora is also known as "The Festival City" for good reason. The town celebrates blueberries, beer, and bicycles at various events throughout the year, and that's just the tip of the iceberg. You ...

MOUNT DORA, Fla. — City leaders decided to cancel this year's Light Up Mount Dora because of concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. The annual event attracted a record crowd last year. “Last ...

Mount Dora Lighthouse. Julie Fletcher/Visit Florida. For a window on Old Florida, look no further than Mount Dora, a popular winter destination for Northerners in the early twentieth century.

MOUNT DORA, Fla. — Mount Dora City Council is looking at ways to improve parking, especially overcrowding down by the marina. A gorgeous scene with boating, fishing, and even some wildlife. That ...

“Old Joe” the Mount Dora alligator cost $52,000 to design, sculpt and bronze, an expense split between two private donors, dentist Loyd “Mike” Kiernan and Richard MacSherry, a ...

Reptilian behemoth “Old Joe” stretches 15 feet from nose to tail, weighs about 1,200 pounds and boasts a menacing mouth of teeth.

Foundry makes bronze gator to 'guard' Mount Dora lighthouse Stephen Hudak, The Associated Press SANFORD — Reptilian behemoth "Old Joe" stretches 15 feet from nose to tail, weighs about 1,200 ...