Why Windermere, Florida Feels Like a Town Built to Be Outside
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The history behind Windermere’s parks, paths, and lake access
Blog Author: Jeffrey Funk | Co-Founder, The Funk Collection, Brokered by eXP Realty | ICON Agent
Windermere, Florida, is often described as a small lake town in Central Florida. That part is true. Much of daily life here quietly revolves around parks, paths, courts, and water access, and that has been the case for a long time
Long before Windermere became a place people actively searched for when planning a move, parks and recreation were already part of the town’s thinking. Not as extras. Not as leftover land. As part of how the town worked.
Parks Showed Up Early, Not After Growth
Fernwood Park was formally designated in 1920, when Windermere was still very small. By the…
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