When Jim and Alexandra Gunderson bought the Lakeside Inn in Mount Dora 10 years ago, the historic hotel was in danger of closing. “It was a mess,” Jim Gunderson said recently.

Visitors to Mount Dora’s Lakeside Inn relax in rocking chairs on the hotel’s 200-foot-long veranda, enjoying warm Florida breezes. People have been doing this since 1883.

Mount Dora is also known as "The Festival City" for good reason. The town celebrates blueberries, beer, and bicycles at various events throughout the year, and that's just the tip of the iceberg. You ...

Although Mount Dora has a number of boutique hotels and bed-and-breakfast houses, the Lakeside Inn, with its vintage vernacular architecture, gracious lobby and outstanding restaurant, the ...

The Lakeside Inn is a 132-year old property in the historic town of Mount Dora, Florida, USA. It was first built as a 10-room, 2-story wooden structure called the Alexander House by John Alexander, ...

Florida Buildings I Love, No. 6: Lakeside Inn, 1883/1930, Mount Dora 100 Alexander St. ... Although Mount Dora has a number of boutique hotels and bed-and-breakfast houses, ...

Ellison Ketchum, manager of the newly renovated Lakeside Inn, didn’t hesitate when he spotted a group of paintings among the hundreds at a Fort Lauderdale art festival. “His first words were ...

MOUNT DORA — For five years, Alexandra and Jim Gunderson have practically torn the long-neglected Lakeside Inn apart and put it back together again.“The first year and a half were rough ...

The Mount Dora Craft Fair returns this weekend. ... Oct. 29, at 8:30 p.m.Charles Street will remain open for traffic to both the Lakeside Inn and Mount Dora Marina.

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