The Withers-Maguire House and the History Ocoee Now Tells Out Loud
The 1888 citrus-era house on Starke Lake preserves Ocoee’s early story — and the city’s public reckoning with the 1920 massacre is the other, necessary half of its history.
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Starke Lake
The Best Things to Do in Ocoee, From Starke Lake to the West Orange Trail
A 22-mile rail trail, a championship golf course with no houses on it, spring blueberry picking and a lakefront festival lawn — the case for stopping in Ocoee, made stop by stop.
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Bill Breeze Park: Ocoee’s Living Room on Starke Lake
Food Truck Fridays, Movies in the Park, a 40,000-person music festival and quiet sunset fishing on the same lawn — Bill Breeze Park is where Ocoee gathers, all year.
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Ocoee, Properly: Starke Lake, a Small Downtown and the Region’s Best Barbershop
A 225-acre lake in the middle of town, a two-block historic downtown in mid-renaissance, and the No. 1 barbershop in the region — Ocoee rewards the visitors who stop instead of driving through.
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