The Interesting History of Lake Eola: The Heart of Orlando Began with a Collapse

The iconic Lake Eola fountain stands before the downtown Orlando skyline, with the Walt Disney Amphitheater visible along the shoreline of Lake Eola Park.

Some places become part of your story before you ever learn theirs. For me, Lake Eola has always been one of those places. Long before I knew anything about sinkholes, cattle barons, mysterious names, or iconic fountains, I simply knew it as somewhere my mom liked to take me. We’d walk laps around the lake … Read more