I had been in Spanish Springs for the parade and about 5:30 decided to head back to Lake Sumpter Landing to see what festivities were going on there for Oktoberfest. First thing I noticed was that the stop lights were out as I got into the area around LSL. Thought that strange but didn't think too much of it. Then as I was parking behind TooJay's I saw a lot of people leaving and more walking to their cars or carts saying they were headed up to Spanish Springs. The stores at LSL were all closed and had signs in their windows that they closed becasue of power outage. Several managers and/or clerks where out on the sidewalk talking on cell phones I think trying to go ahead and just leave. Most of the Oktoberfest vendors were still operational because they had generators. The food vendors were very busy since most area restaurants had closed or were only serving drinks no food. After about 30 minutes the power came back on and many stores had reopened by the time I left at 7. It was a wonderful evening to be outside. I had great fun at both Spanish Springs and LSL.
Suzanne
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