I KNOW I’M VERY late today, but I had items sell I had to go pick up my Christmas tree with my room mate and then come home wrap all those thing and go back out to put them in the mail and then home where I collapsed behind my desk where I proceeded to relist everything that had outdated and now I’m trying to catch up with you guys.
In 1821 the United States acquired the Florida region from Spain, however the Seminole Wars postponed the settlement of the territory. After the Indian battles were over, a large number of orange groves were established.
Honorable Mention:
St Johns River Steak and Seafood
Saint John River steak and seafood, they offer the bestview of the river (see top picture—that is all lake) and the best food for your relaxing time. Located near the historic downtown Sanford.
Went to Sanford this weekend for my Saturday Adventure (Sunday I adventured on the couch, sometimes even I have to rest). We ate here and loved it, it’s casual, the food is good (I feel a Trip Advisor review coming on) and the staff are friendly and check out the picture of their back yard below:
In 1870, General Henry Shelton Sanford purchased a vast acreage and laid out the city of Sanford. The city was incorporated in 1877.
A PLACE TO CONSIDER FOR AN ADVENTURE…
Dinosaur World
Harvey Tew Road
Plant City, Fl.
over 200 life size dinosaurs
Fossil Dig
Playground
Boneyard
over 20-acres
or
711 Mammoth Cave
Road Cave City, KY
or
1058 Park Road 59
Glen Rose, TX
Swedes were brought in to convert the wilderness landscape into a major citrus area.
Study play-list incudes Outlander Music
The region became one of the major suppliers of oranges in the world after the arrival of the railroad.
Hint walking along the river and taking pictures can be a great adventure and there are even benches and my favorite porch swings in case you’d just like to rest or contemplate for a while.
In 1942 the Naval Air Station at Sanford was constructed. It was closed in 1968 which harmed the local economy.
Walking along main street (in Sanford’s case First Ave) I like to stop and look at the Art Gallery’s wall there’s always something I hadn’t noticed before. The Building which holds rooms rented by different artist where they paint, discuss their art with perspective buyers and just gawkers like me and a larger room in the middle where they do shows. I love to wander about and meet the artists like Mark (below) who is working on a picture of Paul house now.
An art gallery (in this case
Jeannie Taylors http://www.jtfolkart.com/ ) is of course an adventure but when the artist is there…it’s even more fun cause a talk with a new and interesting person (Mark for instance likes the
Beatles of course as well as
Outlander) adds to your life–and of course isn’t that the goal of an adventure?
Tourists enjoy the cruises along the scenic St. John’s River which provide opportunities to see heron, osprey, eagles, manatee and other types of wildlife.
You meet the most interesting people—-this mysterious young lady agreed to a picture but wouldn’t let me do a full face—very pretty flower my dear.
People are the best part of most of my adventures From Yuly at the St. John’s Steak and Seafood who is the manager doing a great job with her restaurant to Mary the manger of the Art Gallery who shared an upcoming adventure and artist Melissa who is sharing her skills and vintage goodies to make the adventure—more on that tomorrow. I enjoyed swapping stories and learning new things —adventures can take place in the adventures of others as well as your own.
and what’s a trip to Sanford with out a little trip (or in this case dessert) to Germany.
The Willow Tree http://hollerbachs.com/ has been successful since its first day on the main street (or at least it seems that way to me). The place is always busy and bustling. There’s usually live music on the weekend and at night it’s Germann and includes drinking games. Now if eating real German food and drinking games aren’t adventuresome enough for you ….well you have a more exciting life than most—or your life really does need an adventure.
The Central Florida Zoo is located in Sanford
And of course there’s always
a walk through the old neighborhoods
and again taking some pictures to share so that your less active friends can get inspiration for their
Shield’s Environmental:
The company was founded by Gordon Shields in 1979. Focusing on the telecom sector he linked good environmental management practices to revenue return, becoming one of the first companies to provide a sound business case for environmental excellence.
- The company is headquartered in the UK and also has offices and facilities in the USA, France, Czech Republic and The Netherlands. The US headquarters is based in Sanford, Florida
At one time, Walt Disney wanted to build Disney World in Sanford, Florida. But his appeal to Sanford’s city council was declined. The citizens of Sanford did not want “the crime that was sure to come with tourism.”
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