The City of Orlando's largest community park, Bill Frederick Park spans an impressive one hundred and seventy eight acres. Located on the quiet shores of Turkey Lake, the park provides numerous amenities and activities. Bill Frederick Park is conveniently located near the Florida Turnpike, area shopping, Orlando Theme Parks, and is just a short drive from some of the finest Dr. Phillips Real Estate and Windermere, FL Real Estate in the area.

First opened to the public in 1978, the park originally had a producing orange grove with over 2000 orange trees.  In 1980 plans were in place to develop a campground facility on the grounds. The orange trees were successfully relocated, and the campground was opened in 1981.

The Bill Frederick Campground offers

Exciting news for Windermere, FL area residents!!!  The Town of Windermere is home to a weekly Farmers Market!

The Windermere Farmers Market is held every Friday from 8:00am - 1:00pm. Central Florida vendors showcase a variety of produce, honey, homemade pasta, plants, holistic pet food, and more!

The weekly Farmer's Market is conveniently located just off of Main Street, in front of the Windermere Town Hall.

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Join in on the community celebration! Being held in Windermere, on April 14-15, 2012 at the Pines at Windermere - Camp Down Park.

Festival events include: a carnival, wake board competition, boat show, craft market, student art competition, amazing food & drinks, jazz concert, and much more!

Charitable beneficiaries to include: Health Central School Nurse Program, Edgewood Children's Ranch, and the Habitat for Humanity (Home at Last Project).

Festival Times: Saturday 10am - 9pm / Sunday 10am - 6pm ~ Festival

Location: 3409 Maguire Road Windermere, FL 34786

For more information, please email: chairman@festivalamongthelakes.org

Windermere and Dr. Phillips residents are surrounded by one of Florida's most spectacular inland lake systems. Providing the most breathtaking Orlando lake front real estate, the Butler Chain of Lakes are perfect for boating, fishing, picnicking, or just enjoying a relaxing evening sunset. Together, the chain of lakes make-up over 5000 acres of land. 

Butler Chain of Lakes Information

• Lake Butler: Surface Area: 1700 acres • Mean Depth: 14.1 feet
• Lake Blanche: Surface Area: 122 acres • Mean Depth: 26.9 feet
• Lake Chase: Surface Area: 142 acres • Mean Depth: 20.7 feet
• Lake Down: Surface Area: 911 acres • Mean Depth: 19.7 feet
• Lake Isleworth: Surface Area: 56 acres • Mean Depth: 16.7 feet
• Lake Louise: Surface Area: 151 acres • Mean

The 2012 Windermere, FL 8th Annual Holiday Boat Parade will take place on Saturday December 22, 2012 starting at 5:00pm.

Holiday themed decorations will adorn locals boats as they parade along the shores of Lake Butler and Wausan Bay, touring around some of Central Florida's most prestigious real estate. The route will continue around Wauseon Bay and Bird Island. For more information, you can visit the official Windermere Boat Parade site.

The Great Wheel Corp. has purchased a piece of property near the Orange County Convention Center. This property, which sits on thirty-seven acres, was bought for thirty-eight million dollars.

UPDATE: Read our I-Drive 360 / Orlando Eye Blog Post

This purchase contributed to a three-way deal. The land was first sold to Shamanand “Sham” Maharaj’s Buena Vista Corp. by Westwood Boulevard Ltd. They then sold the property to Great Orlando Wheel.

Great Wheel purchased the property so they could build a rotating observation wheel. This wheel would be part of an International Drive resort complex, reports Orlando Business Journal. The wheel will have a 960-person capacity and these visitors will be taken on rides in pods that have been equipped with air