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Info, & Things To Do!
Highlands County Family Fun Page
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great page!
Community
Events Schedule
Downtown Sebring Happenings
Local
Festivals
Avon Park Events
Lake Placid Events
FLA
USA.COM - Florida info, what's happening in FL
Action
for Animals -
"Highlands County Action for Animals (formerly Highlands County
Alliance for Animals) exists to provide a centralized resource for issues
concerning animals in Highlands County, Florida, as well as to promote
compassion towards all animals." Spay/Neuter, Adopt A Pet, Lost Pets,
Pet-Friendly Rentals,Action Alerts, Event Calendar,Links
Alpacas - Sunshine Alpacas
Airport-Sebring Airport-Go to the Runway Cafe for breakfast or lunch and let
the kids watch the planes coming and going! Also check out the Sport
Aviation Expo (airshow).
Archibold Biological Station -Archbold is an independent, non-profit organization and is
not part of a state or federal agency. Yet we encourage visitors to the station who are
eager to learn more about the Florida Scrub and our various research and education
programs. They also offer a summer
day camp for ages 7-12 and an Astronomy
program. Find K-12
environmental education here.
Avon Park Air Force Range - recreation information
Birding
locations
BMX-Highlands BMX info
Boat Corral Boat Rentals
Bowling-Royal Palms
Boy Scout Troop 818
-Sebring. Please email me if you have a local girl scout link.
Children's Museum of the
Highlands
D's Delights - Sweets So Good They Should Be Sinful, on the circle in Sebring. Yum!
-chocolates
D&S Cycling Center
-bicycles
Fairmount
Cinema Movie Schedule if this page
does not come up properly, go to this page and
scroll down to "N&S Fairmount Cinema" and click on it!
FDLRS Free screenings for Children 3-5 years old - Do you know a young child who may
have a problem with: Talking, Seeing, Hearing, Moving, Playing, Behavior - For information
please call 1-800-316-7057
Fishing Piers
Florida.com-
very handy site!
Florida National
Scenic Trail - Highlands Co. segment information. Part of it goes through the Hickory
Hammock trail in Highlands Co., here
is info on that.
Food For Thought - a supermarket of
natural foods & supplements
Friends of Lake Istokpoga
A nonprofit Florida
corporation dedicated to saving Lake Istokpoga from harm (membership starts at only $7 per
year!)
Gatorama! -Palmdale
Geocaching - After you read the main page to understand what this is, here is a
link to our local caches.
GingerSnaps
Originals-the place to purchase clay miniatures
Golfing page.
Harder Hall - historic resort, renovation info and photos
Heartland Chapter Florida Trail
Association - Heartland Trails
Henscratch Farms - vineyard
Hickory Hammock
Trail - Hickory Hammock trail map here.
Article on Hickory Hammock trail from GORP.com, .....Weekend Backpacker: Orlando
Hickory Hammock Trail
Highlands
County Family BMX
Highlands
County Genealogical Society
Highlands County Master
Gardeners - Have A
Gardening, Plant, Tree or Insect Question?
Highlands
County Pedalers Bicycling Club & much more Bicycling info
on this page!
Highlands
County Statistics
Highlands
Hammock State Park official website & another website featuring Highlands Hammock
State Park
Highlands Home Repair
Highlands Little Theatre
Highlands Stargazers-The Highlands Stargazers Astronomy Group is an observing
group of dedicated amateur astronomers in Highlands County, an area with great dark skies.
We also host Star Parties for the general public on a regular basis and during times of
special astronomical events such as eclipses and meteor showers, and the unexpected
appearance of bright comets, like Comets Hyakutake and Hale-Bopp. We especially enjoy
hosting Star Parties for young people, and have participated in summer science camps for
school children.
Highlands Today Newspaper
Hobby Country-We carry a full line of model airplanes, boats, trains,
rockets, and cars; as well as puzzles, games, doll houses, and collectibles.
Horseback Riding: Lakeside Stables, Canoe, and Boat
Rentals, 5000 US 98, Sebring, 655-2252
Humane Society
- You can check out the adoption list
online! Also, information on specific breeds that you may be interested in. Also
see
Action
for Animals.
Iris
& Butterflies, Inc. - fine
gifts for the home & garden
Jim's Pistol/Arrow
-
shooting/archery
Kenilworth Lodge
Lake
information - listing of county lakes and their conditions. "The table
...includes most of the lakes in Highlands County. Lakes with an asterisk by the
name have a public access boat ramp and lakes that are highlighted and underlined have
links to water quality data summaries and Bathymetric maps." Another
lake chart with size, ramps, and depths is here.
You can get your fishing license online here.
Lake June in Winter State Park
Lake Placid Business
Directory
Lake Placid Depot
Museum
Lake Placid
Historical Society
Lake Placid Mural
Map
Lakeshore Cinemas Movies Schedule
Lakeshore Mall
Lake Istokpoga Marina-bass
fishing HQ in Lake Placid, cottage rentals
Lake Jackson Guest House-B&B
on Lake Jackson
Library-Sebring
branch
Lind Shop-fine woodworking
Look up Health Licensee Information for health care
providers (license status, discipline, etc.), more FL Board of Medicine and licensee
info; locate a doctor, file a complaint, consumer info, etc.; see also Questionable
Doctors disciplined by state and federal governments
Look
up FL Restaurant Disciplinary Reports
Look up
FDLE sex offenders/predators
Look up all
kinds of other FL public records
Lost
& Found Pets
Mclane's Country Garden- a pretty Florida certified nursery & country garden at
Ridgewood & Lime Sts.
Movie Schedules - Lakeshore
& Fairmount
(if this one doesn't work go here & click
on "N&S Fairmount Cinema")
National
Register of Historic Places -Highlands Co. listings
News
Sun Newspaper
Primal Connection -
drum circle. "The Primal Connection is a
501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to using the drum as a
cross-disciplinary educational tool as well as a therapeutic aid in the
health care and geriatric fields. The Primal connection also supports a
multi-cultural, world rhythm, percussion ensemble dedicated to improving
cultural relations by using the universal language of rhythm to illustrate
our oneness of origin and unity of spirit."
Real Estate -access to
Highlands County Multiple Listing Service (search area homes for sale)
Recycling-local recycling
program information
Restaurant Reviews - Sebring area , you can add your review/add a
local restaurant!!!
Ridge Rangers - "Dedicated to saving the remaining fragments of
one of North America's most endangered ecosystems, the Ridge Ranger
volunteers do battle with invasive exotic species, catalog rare plants and
animals, monitor changes in habitats, build fences, conduct clerical work,
enter computer data and make good neighbors."
Royal Palms
Bowling Center, 800 US 27 South, Lake Placid, FL 33852,
(863) 699-0925
Satellite
Images of Sebring
Sebring Historical
Society & here's a link to old
postcards of the Sebring area
Sebring International Raceway -& 12 Hours of
Sebring Race America's great sports car classic gets the green flag each March. There is also
the Skip
Barber Racing School & Sebring International Raceway has also added the
Panoz Racing
School. Also
check out the Sebring Museum.
Sebring
Lakeside Golf Resort and Tea Room
South Florida Community College-Click on Events to see what's happening
Spa - Chateau Elan
Spring
Lake Golf Resort
Theatre - Highlands Little Theatre
Tiger Creek
Preserve has three hiking trails
that are open to the public. For more information about visiting Tiger Creek Preserve,
contact the Conservancy’s Lake Wales office at (863) 678-1551 or by e-mail here. See also Highlands Hammock State Park (link
above). Another link: Tiger
Creek Preserve
Toby
The Clown Foundation - & clown
college
Unwrap the Party - party
supplies & event planning
U-pick berries - strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, veggies, and
grapes
WWOJ Radio
WOCX
Channel 5
Accommodations:
Becky's Bed & Breakfast - Avon Park
Chateau Elan - Spa, Restaurant & Hotel
- Sebring (at the racetrack/airport) - it's nice.
Economy Inn - Sebring
Holiday Inn Express - Sebring
Inn on the Lakes -
Sebring
Kenilworth Lodge
Lake Brentwood Motel - Avon Park
Lake Placid accommodations - list
Pratt's Resort on Lake June (in Lake Placid)
Quality Inn
Sebring
Lakeside Golf Resort and Tea Room
Spring
Lake Golf Resort
Events:
12
Hours of Sebring Races - March
Barry's Local Events Page
Caladium Festival - each August in Lake Placid
Cracker Trail Ride
Drum Circle - Sunday afternoons from 3:00-5:00 p.m. at Highlands
Hammock State Park (call to verify first). Join local artist and musician
Fred Leavitt at the park's picnic area for an interactive musical
experience the whole family can enjoy. Fred and fellow musicians of
"Primal Connection" will lead participants in a
"drumming" experience. Bring any musical instrument you would
care to play, or use one of theirs. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit
on, and your sense of adventure! Dancing is encouraged and
all are welcomed. Contact Fred Leavitt at (863) 402-8238 for more
information.
Highlands
Hammock State Park events page -concerts,
tram tours (Tues.-Fri., 1pm, Sat.-Sun., 1pm, 2:30pm Tour tickets:
$4/adult; $2/child, 6-12 years,; children under age 6 ride free.), guided
walks (Mon., Nov.-April 30, 10am), ranger's choice program, campfire
programs: Sat. evenings, Nov.-April Sundown. Call the park for exact
times and locations (863) 386-6094.
Lake Placid Country Fair
Saturday Night Cruise
Sebring Events list
Highlands County Fair - February, 382-2255.
Restaurants:
Beef O'Brady's
Blue Lagoon Saloon
Chicanes
Java Junction - wi-fi hotspot/internet
Jaxson's - Lake Placid
Lake Placid area restaurants - list
RJ Gator's
Watering Hole
Schools:
Highlands County School Board
South Florida Community College
Avon Park
Avon Elementary School
Park Elementary School
Avon Park Middle School
Avon Park High School
Lake Placid
Lake Placid Elementary
Lake Country Elementary School
Lake
Placid Middle School
Lake Placid High School
Sebring
Cracker Trail Elementary School
Fred Wild Elementary School
Woodlawn Elementary School
Hill-Gustat Middle School
Sebring Middle School
Sebring High School
Government:
MyHighlandsCounty.com
Avon Park Police Department
Highlands County Economic Development
Commission
Highlands County Government
- County
Commission's Agenda
Highlands County Property
Appraiser
Highlands County Sheriff's Office
Highlands County Soil
and Water Conservation District
Highlands County Tax
Collector
Renew your Driver's
License or change the address on it
Renew your license
plate (vehicle registration)
Still looking for something to do?
Activities in neighboring counties:
Arcadia Rodeo
Bok Tower Gardens - With its majestic moss-covered oak trees
and sweeping vistas, Bok Tower Gardens offers an experience unlike any in Central Florida.
This National Historic Landmark, located on the peninsula's highest point, is invitingly
quiet and serene. Here, wildlife is unafraid and will not flee from you. The visual
centerpiece of this magnificent garden is Bok's Singing Tower, reaching 205' into the sky.
It was built to house a 57-bell carillon. Recitals are heard daily at 3 p.m. with clock
music on the half-hour starting at 10 a.m. The surrounding 157-acre woodland Gardens offer
a place of solitude and relaxation. Other facilities available include the Carillon Cafe,
The Tower & Garden Gift Shop, the Education and Visitor Center, several picnic areas,
public telephones, complimentary wheelchairs and strollers, rest rooms and rentable
mobility vehicles. HOURS: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, with admission until 5 p.m. Admission-
Adult: $6.00, Children 5-12: $2.00, Under age 5: Free, Members: Free, Saturday
admission 8-9 a.m.: Free!!!
Busch Gardens
Canoe
Outpost -Peace River
Canoe
Safari - Peace River
Disney World-somehow
the unofficial sites always seem to be more helpful with the "scoop" than the
official ones: All Ears,Unofficial WDW site,-all kinds of
Disney money saving ideas and info!
FLA
USA.COM - Florida info, what's happening in FL
Florida-Secrets.com
Florida State Fair - February in Tampa
Florida
Volkssport Association
Fossil /Shark Teeth Hunting on the Peace River
Great
Florida Birding Trail - I think some of the locations are in Highlands Co.
Indian Mounds
Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park
LakeRidge
Winery-in Clermont
Payne's Creek Historic State Park
Peace River Campground -camping,
paintball, canoeing
RoadsideAmerica.com -(search
FL sites)
Sea World
Solomon's Castle
Strawberry Festival - March, Plant City
Sun 'N Fun-
Did you know that Lakeland has one of the biggest air shows
of the year every Spring?!
Tampa Bay
Visitor's Bureau
TBO.com-Tampa Bay Online
Universal
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