Boat Ride in Winter Haven & Cypress Gardens with Lavender and Lace

Winter Haven Chain of Lakes plus crafts and holiday décor at the Barn, Stables and Lavender and Lace

Saturday, November 14th

Explore the best thing to do in Winter Haven on a Chain of lakes boat tour with The Living Water Boat Cruises! Experience true southern hospitality on one of our award-winning boat tours from Harborside restaurant. Take a guided historical wildlife one hour or two hour boat tour, a sunset cruise, propose on the water, rekindle your romance, impress visiting family, surprise someone on their birthday or anniversary! Explore the history and experience the beauty of the famous "Winter Haven Chain of Lakes" former Home of Cypress Gardens. See alligators, otters, turtles, bald eagles, Blue Herons, Pelicans, Anhingas, White Ibis and much more! We invite you to get the most out of your vacation or just vacation here at home! You will be taken on an adventure like no other narrated by local guides with more than 40 years experience on our lakes.

The Boat Ride is followed by Country Holiday Crafts in Rural Lake Alfred plus lunch at Lavender and Lace.

https://www.slideshare.net/Floridagreeters/lake-alfred

Pre-Holiday Shopping Trip and an option to lunch at the quaint and scenic Lavendar and Lace Tea House

Crafts, Unique Gifts, on the Return-For unique stuff in a great setting and two more gift and craft shops at the luncheon tea room

The Barn Antiques

In 1969, Ednamay Wales' dream of opening an antique shop became a reality in the form of a small, tin roofed building located on the edge of a horse pasture in rural Polk County, Florida. Today, The Barn Antiques has expanded into much larger quarters and involves all of the Wales family. Frequent trips abroad and extensive local buying allow us to personally examine and select each beautiful antique we offer at The Barn. Now in our fifth decade, we have grown into one of Florida's most popular destinations for quality antiques: armoires, sideboards, tables, chairs, beds, dressers, and more - pine, primitives, stained glass, cut glass, and art pottery. The Stable in the Stable, every nook and cranny is always filled with a lovely array of designer wreaths, flower arrangements, swags, and baskets. Avid shoppers are pleasantly overwhelmed by our wide range of items both quaint and sophisticated, including brass, prints, lamps, potpourri, and many other lovely accessories for your home. The Stable's "SEASONS" building changes with the holidays, FALL, HALLOWEEN, THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS, SPRING, and EASTER. All are celebrated with many special and unique decorations and themed items.

The Back-Yard Garden Shop- The Back Yard offers a wide selection of garden and lawn accessories in the latest styles, ranging from stepping stones all the way up to twelve-foot trellises and handsome lawn furniture. Come to shop or just to relax under our lush canopies of Confederate Jasmine, as the sound of trickling water mixes with the light tinkle of wind chimes to sweep your stresses away. From topiaries to sprinklers, from fountains to garden architecture, the Back Yard is sure to either help you find just the right improvement for your lawn or garden, or to inspire you to start on one of your own. As you walk from shop to shop, be sure to swing by the dock to feed the Blue Gills, Sunshine Bass, and Shellcrackers in Florida's picturesque Green Swamp.

The Tea House has a full luncheon including a light Chicken Curry dish and many other superb choices with two gift shops of their own

Members $90 Guests $95

Leave Red Ginger at 7 am and Palm Bay Road Walmart Murphy’s Gas Station @ 7:30am

With an approximate 6:30 pm return on a trip that recaptures old rural Florida