Mount Dora, Florida

3 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 3 T he City of Mount Dora is one of those golden Florida treasures that sometimes feels more like a New England-style fishing village than an Old Southern lakefront town. Relaxed and laidback, with 19th-century clapboard houses and a towering canopy of oak trees, it earned its nickname “Someplace Special” by being notoriously quaint. As cute little towns go, it’s ripe for exploring. Officially named after Dora Ann Drawdy, who was an early settler of the town in the mid- 1880s, the ‘Mount’ in Mount Dora reflects the fact that the town’s hills rise as high as 184 feet above sea level – one of the highest elevations in the entire State of Florida. The city was also built around the sparkling Lake Dora – part of the Harris Chain of Lakes – which adds to the locale’s considerable charm. In its darling town centre, you’ll find Mount Dora, Florida “Someplace Special”