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Hartwood Marsh Road dropping toward Lake Minnehaha, Clermont. Photo: Jared, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Hills, a chain of lakes, a 1956 tower and a downtown that trains Olympians: Clermont is the least flat place in peninsular Florida. Our research-led guide to doing it properly — tower first, lake second, market on Sunday.

Donnelly Street in downtown Mount Dora, with the One Flight Up Cafe on the left. Photo: MediaProMan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Neighborhoods

November 14, 2026 Staff Reports

Mount Dora, Explained: The Antique Town on the Lake, Done Properly

Forty minutes from downtown Orlando, Mount Dora runs on a different clock: an 1883 inn, a freshwater lighthouse, antique shops on Donnelly Street and a festival nearly every month. How the town works, and how to do it well.