Join us in the streets of historic Mount Dora, FL for the 50th Annual Mount Dora Arts Festival featuring 300 of the finest artists from around the country. Saturday, February 1st - 9am to pm, Sunday, February 2nd - 9am to 4pm. Sponsored by Visit Mount Dora, Inc. & GoMountDora.com | Mount Dora

A journey to Old Florida with CatBoat Adventure Tours in Mount Dora, FL. | Mount Dora

🚨 FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY – EUSTIS & MOUNT DORA, FLORIDA 🚨 A cinematic look at one of Florida’s most dangerous flood events in recent memory. Torrential rain — over 15 to 18 inches — has submerged entire neighborhoods across Eustis, Mount Dora, Tavares, and Umatilla, with more rainfall on the way. This 15-second AI-generated awareness video recreates the unfolding chaos: submerged streets, rescue boats navigating neighborhoods, and overflowing lakes swallowing roads. It’s a stark reminder of how

THE VAN GOGH HOUSE IN FLORIDA Follow me for more unique Florida history. In Mount Dora, Florida, there’s a house painted entirely in Van Gogh’s Starry Night. In 2017, Nancy Nemhauser and Lubek Jastrzebski had a mural painted on their boundary wall by artist Richard Barrenechea after noticing their adult son, who has autism, was repeatedly drawn to Starry Night. It was meant as a beacon so if he wandered off, he could tell people, “I live at the Van Gogh house.” City officials initially called th