Central Florida · Lake County
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Mount Dora is a historic small city in Lake County on the northeast shore of Lake Dora, part of the Harris Chain of Lakes. Its walkable 19th-century downtown is one of Florida's best-known festival settings, anchored by the Mount Dora Arts Festival each February and a major fall craft fair, alongside an antique-shopping scene led by Renninger's. At Grantham Point, a 35-foot lighthouse built in 1988 marks the entrance to the city's freshwater port, and the town itself climbs genuine hills, unusual terrain for central Florida.
- Festival weekends year-round
- Historic downtown shopping district
- The freshwater lighthouse at Grantham Point
- Antiques at Renninger's
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Why Mount Dora
Who it suits
Suits people who plan weekends around festivals, antique hunting, waterfront dining, and boating on a connected chain of lakes, all reachable from a compact walkable downtown.
More about living here- Festival weekends year-round
- Historic downtown shopping district
- The freshwater lighthouse at Grantham Point
- Antiques at Renninger's
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