As an Ambassador for the South Lake County Chamber of Commerce, I had the privilege of touring the Historic Village when it first opened. That was the first time I had the honor of meeting Mrs. Dolores Walker. She delighted me with a magical trip back in time to the early 1900′s.
“As a guide for the Historic Village, Mrs. Walker
has a very important role to play.”
She not only has to know everything about “the Townsend House“, the old train station and “the Kern House“…
she has to find ways to captivate her audiences again and again she guides them, sometimes in temperatures over 90 degrees.
“Dolores Walker must have been born with the gift of story telling
because the minute you step through the door of James & Sallie’s home,
you feel like you have stepped through the looking glass & into history.”
Since my 1st visit the the Historic Village,
I’ve become so captivated by it that I bought a
copy of the book “CLERMONT: Gem of the Hills 1884-1984″
just to learn more about this amazing little community
I now live in. Dolores opened my eyes to how hard
the people that lived here must have worked, how many changes have our community
has seen & how much such a seemingly TINY CITY has accomplished in such a short time.
“From “hogs ad fleas galore”, digging the Monte Vista Canal,
Movie Industry, Danish Invasion, Citrus Industry,
Bovingdon’s Castle to modern day
Triathlon Capitol of the WORLD…
Clermont really is the ideal setting for the IDEAL COMMUNITY.”
South Lake County Historical Society helps us all remember that & preserve that HISTORY before time & failing memories can steal them away forever…one guided tour (back through time) at a time:D
*Kisses Kimber
