Places to Go & Things to Do
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Slow the pace down an try a scenic Lake Cruise
Clermont's Sunshine Express, takes advantage of one of Lake County's strongest resources: its abundance of lakes. Based at the marina on Lake Susan
just off Hwy27 between lakes louisa and Minnehaha.
Sunshine Express operate a 42-foot pontoon boat that will cruise the Clermont chain which runs from Lake Louisa south of Clermont to Lake Emma in the Villa City area north of Groveland. There it connects to the Harris Chain of Lakes via the Palatlakaha River. The Clermont chain has been officially designated by the state as Outstanding Florida Waters. The major lakes in the chain are Lake Minneola, Lake Minnehaha and Lake Louisa.
The Sunshine Express cruises either head south to Lake Louisa, or north to Lake Minnehaha -- both directions for the longer cruises. The scenery ranges from unspoiled cypress shoreline to some high density boathouses and conventional homes. Sunset cruises run Wednesdays, Thusdays, Fridays and Sundays. Lunch cruises operate Wednesdays through Sundays, and dinner cruises are on Saturdays.
Sunset cruises in the Sunshine Express cost $10 per person. Lunch cruises are $20 and dinner cruises are $30. Sunshine Express is booking breakfast cruises at $17 per person.
For more information, call 352-243-9227.
Sunday, April 02, 2006
F1 USA Grand Prix may be held in Daytona from 2007
“The road course at Daytona is a perfect place for Formula One to call home in the U.S.,” said Formula One boss Ecclestone. “It also opens the F1 schedule to new possibilities due to the ability to hold the race during the warm Florida winter.”
Daytona is within easy driving distance from Orlando so why not bring the family and stay in one of our luxury homes where you will have all the theme parks, Golf and much more right on your doorstep. Orlando is the ideal location to stay and Orlando Homes To Rent have the perfect homes for you.
Check them out on our web site Orlando Homes To Rent www.orlandohomestorent.com
Saturday, February 25, 2006
Neiman Marcus to open outlet
Department store Neiman Marcus to open an outlet center at Prime Outlets in Orlando, according to mall owner Prime Retail Inc. The 28,000-square-foot outlet will be called Neiman Marcus Last Call Clearance Center and is expected to open in 2007. Neiman Marcus has a department store at Mall at Millenia.
Monday, February 13, 2006
New Wal Mart Super Store
204,000sq ft new store opens south of Clermont at 1450 Johns Lake Road.
Store features
• Full line of groceries, bakery goods, deli foods, frozen foods, meat and dairy products and fresh produce, apparel and accessories, fine
jewellery, lawn and garden center, health and beauty aids, full line of electronics, Tire & Lube Express, vision center, Blimpie restaurant, portrait studio, one-hour photo lab, pharmacy, Smart Style hair salon, Regal nail salon, SunTrust Bank branch, Murphy USA gasoline station and a Wal-Mart Connect Center
• Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week
• 22 full-service, eight express and four self check-out lanes
Thursday, December 29, 2005
Orange County Convention Center
2006 Calendar of Events
Why not add a couple of days to your trip and stay at one of our luxury vacation homes - Orlando Homes to Rent
May 2006
Mon 1 - Thu 4 McDONALD'S CORPORATION
Tue 16 - Thu 18 SAPPHIRE '06
Mon 22 - Wed 24 AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY
Fri 26 NISSAN CANADA DEALER MEETING
Tue 30 - Wed 31 WALKING IN VICTORY (Ends Jun 2,2006)
June 2006
Fri 2 FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF MORTGAGE BROKERS
Sun 4 - Wed 7 NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSN
Sun 11 - Thu 15 DAUGHTERS OF THE NILE
Sun 18 - Tue 20 NATIONAL SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION
Friday, November 11, 2005
What to see & do over Christmas
Celebration Market Street
November 25 - December 31 hourly from 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Now Snowing Nightly - Snow falls on MARKET STREET at 6, 7, 8 & 9 p.m.
Photos with Santa - Pet Photos with Santa on Wednesday evenings
Strolling Holiday Carollers and Holiday Entertainment
ICE at Gaylord Palms
November 19 - January 2. 10.00am to 8.30pm
CHILL OUT THIS CHRISTMAS
Put away the flipflops, this event is a chilly 9 degrees! But, don't worry, we've got plenty of parkas to keep you warm!
ICE! will be open daily, including holidays, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. The last ticket for the attraction will be sold promptly at 8:30 p.m. Tickets for ICE! are on sale now and can be purchased online or by calling the ICE! box office at 407-586-4-ICE.
NOTE: ICE! is kept at a frigid 9 degrees. Be sure to dress appropriately; closed toe shoes and long pants are required. Hooded parkas will be provided for your warmth and comfort inside the exhibit. There is a parking fee of $7 per vehicle.
Magic Kingdom
Selected dates between November 27 - December 20
Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party
Join in this festive extravaganza sure to put you in the Christmas spirit. Experience the enchantment of Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Parade and the excitement of an all-new fireworks spectacular, Holiday Wishes: Celebrate the Spirit of the Season. This sensational celebration also features live Disney Character stage shows, Character greetings throughout the Park, cookies and cocoa, and even snow on Main Street, U.S.A
Full details http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/wdw/parks/specialEventsDetail?id=MickeysVeryMerryChristmasPartySpecialEventPage
Thursday, June 30, 2005
Daytona Race Calender
Jan. 28-29, 2006 Rolex 24 At Daytona
February 11, 2006 Budweiser Shootout
February 12, 2006 DAYTONA 500 Pole Qualifying
February 16, 2006 Gatorade Duel At Daytona
February 17, 2006 Truck Series 250 IROC
February 18, 2006 Hershey's 300
February 19, 2006 DAYTONA 500
More details from Daytona http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com
Sunday, May 08, 2005
Launches at Kennedy Space Center
This launch schedule is unofficial and contains updates from several websites for Space Shuttle and rocket launches from Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Launch schedules are updated several times a day.
For more information, please visit the official NASA Kennedy Space Center Space Shuttle launch schedule and the official Patrick Air Force Base rocket launch schedule from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
http://www.kennedyspacecenter.com
The following are scheduled launches for the specified month range:
June 2005
6/1 - 6/30/2005 : Delta 2 Rocket Launch- GPS 2R M-1
6/23 : Delta 4 Rocket Launch- GOES N Satellite
July 2005
7/1 - 7/31/2005 : Delta 2 Rocket Launch - GPS 2R M-2
7/12 - 8/3/2005 : Space Shuttle Atlantis- STS 121 - ISS ULF1.1
7/12 - 7/31/2005 : Space Shuttle Return to Flight- STS-114 Discovery
August 2005
8/10 : Atlas 5 Rocket Launch - Mars Orbiter
September 2005
9/1 - 11/1/2005 : Delta 2 Rocket Launch - GPS 2R M-3
October 2005
10/28 : Delta 4-H Rocket Launch- DSP 23
November 2005
No scheduled events or launches at this time
December 2005
No scheduled events or launches at this time
January 2006
1/11 : Atlas 5 Rocket Launch- Pluto New Horizons
February 2006
No scheduled events or launches at this time
March 2006
3/1 - 3/31/2006 : Atlas 5-WGS 1
April 2006
No scheduled events or launches at this time
Saturday, October 30, 2004
Happy Halloweeeeen
- Carve your own Pumpkin
http://flashdepot.netfirms.com/129580_pumpkinSim[1].swf
Take a screen shot of your pumpkin and email it to me - we will post all the entries on this site.