I grew up near Sanford, FL and attended middle school and high school there. I remember trying to skateboard near the historic student museum on 7th Avenue and watching the 4th of July fireworks along Lake Monroe. In my band days I marched down First Street playing Jingle Bells. Sanford has been near and dear to …
Category: small town adventures
Small Town Adventures – Winter Garden, FL
The next installment of Small Town Adventures brought us to the up-and-coming town of Winter Garden. I’ve enjoyed the small downtown area a few times in the past but was able to visit the new-ish Plant Street Market just up the street. We started our day off in a nearby tiny town called Gotha where …
Small Town Adventures – DeLand
House-hunting has brought M. and me out of our noisy Orlando neighborhood and into some small towns just a short drive away. Our first visit was to historic downtown DeLand. DeLand is the first city in which M. lived when his family moved to Florida back in the day. In fact, his 91-year-old grandmother still …
