THE COOLIDGE CONNECTION

Not to be confused with St. Tropez or St. Barts, Mount Dora used to attract its share of V.I.P.s   
In the 1920's and 30's President Calvin Coolidge and his wife, Grace, frequented the town with lengthy stays at the Lakeside Inn. 
During the dedication ceremony of the Mount Dora Community Building in 1930, the reportedly extroverted Grace Coolidge is pictured above helping to plant a tree.

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