Groene Gordon - Romantic Getaways in Central & Northern Florida

Romantic Weekends in Central & Northern Florida

Hunter Publishing, Inc.

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2011 Janet Groene & Gordon Groene

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About The Authors

Janet Groene began her writing career when she was hired as a stringer for her hometown newspaper while still in junior high school. Since then she has written thousands of newspaper and magazine pieces, and more than a dozen books. When Janet and her husband Gordon sold their home and furniture and headed south, her typewriter and his cameras came along. It was the start of their new life as a travel writer and photographer team. After traveling full-time for 10 years in their sailboat and RV, they settled in Central Florida . Janet is a member of the Society of American Travel Writers; Gordon belongs to the North American Travel Journalists Association. Both are members of the American Society of Journalists & Authors.

Acknowledgments

Special thanks to Lori Chester of the Tampa/Hillsborough Convention & Visitors Association; Danielle Courtenay of the Orlando Convention & Visitors Bureau; Geiger Associates of Tallahassee; Maureen Gonzalez of the Orlando Peabody Alliance for Arts and Culture (OPAAC); Bert Lacey and Robyn DeRidder of Cypress Gardens; Brian Parrish of FLA-USA; Charlotte Luer of PCI; Angel Passailaigue of Jacksonville and the Beaches; Steve Sprecht of Silver Springs; Ed Stone of Ed Stone Associates; Susan McLain and Tangela Boyd of the Daytona Beach Area Convention & Visitors Association; Wayne Vaughn of the Central Florida Convention & Visitors Bureau; Bill Voliva of SHE Tours; Rene Wente of the DeLand Chamber of Commerce and West Volusia Tourism Authority; and the Zimmerman Agency, Tallahassee.

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Contents

• Introduction
• • What We Cover
  • A Little History
  • The Weather Picture
  • Getting Here & Getting Around
  • What to Pack
  • Rating the Rates
  • Other Helpful Information
  • Information Sources
  • Visitor Information
• Northeast Florida
• • Introduction
  • • For More Information
    • Major Annual Events
    • Amelia Island
    • Sweet Dreams
    • Tables For Two
    • Things To Do
  • Jacksonville
  • • Getting Here & Getting Around
    • Sweet Dreams
    • Tables For Two
    • Things To Do
  • Ponte Vedra Beach
  • • Sweet Dreams
    • Tables For Two
  • St. Augustine
  • • Sweet Dreams
    • Tables For Two
    • Things To Do
  • Palm Coast Area
  • • Sweet Dreams
    • Tables For Two
    • Things To Do
• Central East Florida
• • Introduction
  • • Getting Here & Getting Around
    • For More Information
    • Major Annual Events
  • Daytona Beach Area
  • • Sweet Dreams
    • Tables For Two
    • Things To Do
  • DeLand
  • • Sweet Dreams
    • Tables For Two
    • Things To Do
  • The Space Coast
  • • Sweet Dreams
    • Tables For Two
    • Things To Do
  • Vero Beach
  • • Sweet Dreams
    • Tables For Two
    • Things To Do
• Central Florida
• • Introduction
  • • Getting Here & Getting Around
  • Greater Orlando
  • • About Theme Park Resorts
    • For More Information
    • Major Annual Events
    • Walt Disney World
    • Sweet Dreams
    • Tables For Two
    • Things To Do
    • International Drive & Downtown
    • Sweet Dreams
    • Tables For Two
    • Things To Do
  • Just Outside Orlando
  • • Sweet Dreams
    • Kissimmee
    • Maitland
    • Winter Garden
    • Winter Park
    • Tables For Two
    • Things To Do
  • Beyond Orlando
  • • For More Information
    • Major Annual Events
    • Lakeland Area
    • Ocala
    • Sanford-Lake Mary
• Central West Florida
• • Introduction
  • • Getting Here & Getting Around
    • • For More Information
      • Major Annual Events
    • Bradenton-Sarasota
    • • Sweet Dreams
      • Tables For Two
      • Things To Do
    • Cape Haze
    • • Sweet Dreams
      • Tables For Two
    • St. Petersburg-Clearwater
    • • Sweet Dreams
      • Tables For Two
      • Things To Do
    • Tampa
    • • Sweet Dreams
      • Tables For Two
      • Things To Do
• Northwest Florida
• • Introduction
  • • For More Information
    • Major Annual Events
  • Apalachicola Area
  • • Sweet Dreams
    • Tables For Two
    • Things To Do
  • Beaches of South Walton, Fort Walton Beach
  • • Sweet Dreams
    • Tables For Two
    • Things To Do
  • DeFuniak Springs
  • • Sweet Dreams
    • Tables For Two
    • Things To Do
  • Panama City Beach
  • • Sweet Dreams
    • Tables For Two
  • Pensacola
  • • Sweet Dreams
    • Tables For Two
    • Things To Do
• North Central Florida
• • Introduction
  • • Getting Here & Getting Around
    • For More Information
    • Major Annual Events
  • Cedar Key
  • • Sweet Dreams
    • Tables For Two
  • Gainesville
  • • Sweet Dreams
    • Tables For Two
    • Things To Do
  • High Springs
  • • Sweet Dreams
    • Tables For Two
  • Micanopy
  • • Sweet Dreams
  • Steinhatchee
  • • Sweet Dreams
  • Tallahassee
  • • Sweet Dreams
    • Tables For Two
    • Things To Do