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Originally Posted by mntlblok (Post 2238665)

Sez 614 miles and NC. Oops. Beech Mt. is with two e's. . .

I spelled it right you however didn't get it. it's Ski BEACH it's in Leesburg.

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Originally Posted by daca55 (Post 2238516)

Hi, I take it that Dory Canal is near Mount Dora? Sounds like fun.

Yes about 15 minutes west of it.

SILVER SPRINGS GLASS BOTTOM BOATS , they’ve been around since my Mom was a kid …

heading west on 44, half hour or so

the cove pub n grub
nice size clean good food decent prices tons of beer taps

coaches pub inverness
nice large tip: sit at the bar for a reduced size n cost menu

pine street pub
small cool little place has about 4-5 hundred different tap handles hanging from the ceiling

crumps
neat, can sit on the water large very organized good food

big bass grill
outdoor ambiance on the water decent food band thur thru sat

Outside of Eatons Beach I've never seen one. I think that it Is the alligator issue. No beaches. Even homes don't have them

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Originally Posted by portferraro (Post 2238294)

We are looking for recommendations of beaches, restaurants, and other entertainment venues within 20 miles +/- of the Villages.

Thank you

Check out the village’s gourmet club for restaurants

I have two great suggestions for you. To the north, go to the World Equestrian Center in Ocala - 300 acres, horses, stables, shows, food, all terrific. To the south, visit the Yahala Bakery for lunch and goodies; you'll love it.

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Originally Posted by La lamy (Post 2238499)

Eaton's Beach is very close and it has a restaurant/bar/beach/water crafts to rent.

There are alligators in the water at Eaton’s Beach. I would not recommend swimming there.

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Originally Posted by midiwiz (Post 2238823)

Hey some of the asks here and on other social are best found by using a search engine as I tend to watch so many people never answer the question directly. by the time you're a page in the subject changed. Yet the truth is this is what it is and yes this is the middle of nothing. It's fabricated etc. That's the truth, it's not even the friendliest as it claims. I was honest, go look for what you want, don't bother asking as the answers eventually become off topic and ridiculous, and by all means quit expecting whatever you were sold to exist. Just like I see the NYers wonder where their deli is etc. Sorry this is Florida not like anywhere else the reality is you aren't getting what you used to have. I got over it after years of searching and that goes the same for every one else moving here.

Sorry you guys don't like reality, but I get it if you don't live in it you don't like it

Wow! I have been here for 20+ years and still find new, fun, and interesting things to do. I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

We try everything at least once. Pick a direction, stay on that path and explore. You will find something of interest. Let yourself go and open yourself up to new adventures. As far as I am concrned, there is something fun on every corner.

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Originally Posted by midiwiz (Post 2238519)

I'll just throw in Ski Beach, but your request is extremely limiting as it's been already said - NOTHING. Perhaps you should do some google searches for what you are particularly looking for before you ask us? Maybe you didn't do your research before you moved here?

Whichever it is, you moved to the middle of nothing, just a bubble that looks like something... that's it.

You sound like a real jerk!

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Originally Posted by midiwiz (Post 2238824)

sorry i forgot no one in TV likes honesty

I honestly think The Villages is a great place to live.......so much to do, beautifully kept landscape and infrastructure for for golf carting just about everywhere in The Villages, Oh, did I mention there is so much to do?

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Originally Posted by midiwiz (Post 2238519)

Again which part of The Villages do you live in?

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Originally Posted by dewilson58 (Post 2238315)

The Freezer Box.

Agree, but I would not write home about the ambiance.

World Equestrian Center in Ocala.