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🌱 How LEGOLAND Florida preserved Cypress Gardens inside a modern theme park.
Also, don't miss Dundee - Snail Friend Craft - All Day Drop-In on the Cypress Gardens Patch calendar
Good day Cypress Gardens! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How LEGOLAND Florida preserved Cypress Gardens inside a modern theme park.
Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 91 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: A stray afternoon t-shower, temps: high: 89, low: 72.
- Thursday: Humid; heavy p.m. t-storms, with a high of 87 and low of 72 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• A Tour of Every LEGOLAND Park Around the World (parametric-architecture.com) — LEGOLAND Florida in Winter Haven now incorporates the historic Cypress Gardens grounds, preserving about 30 acres of the original botanical attraction, banyan tree, and iconic Florida-shaped pool. The feature explains how designers wove these gardens into the park's core circulation, contrasting this uniquely Floridian approach with other LEGOLAND parks worldwide and highlighting the architectural thinking behind each location. 
📸 Around Cypress Gardens
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cypress Gardens
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- Dundee - Snail Friend Craft - All Day Drop-In
Dundee Public Library, 202 E Main St, Dundee - Bartow - Homeschool Hour
Kathryn L. Smith Memorial Library, 2150 S Broadway Ave, Bartow
10:00 am - Fort Meade - Inspirational Reads Book Club - Adults
Fort Meade Public Library, 75 E Broadway St, Fort Meade
10:00 am - Mulberry_Pop Up Literacy
Kathryn L. Smith Memorial Library, 325 Avenue A NW, Winter Haven
2:30 pm - Winter Haven Main_ Bookish Craft Series
Kathryn L. Smith Memorial Library, 325 Avenue A NW, Winter Haven
3:00 pm - Bartow - Full Steam Ahead
Bartow Public Library, 2150 S Broadway Ave, Bartow
4:30 pm - Fort Meade - Junk Journaling - All Ages
Fort Meade Public Library, 75 E Broadway St, Fort Meade
10:00 am - Winter Haven Main_WH Writers
Kathryn L. Smith Memorial Library, 325 Avenue A NW, Winter Haven
12:30 pm - Winter Haven Main_Sensory Story Time
Kathryn L. Smith Memorial Library, 325 Avenue A NW, Winter Haven
1:00 pm - Winter Haven Rec_Chess Meet-Up
Kathryn L. Smith Memorial Library, 325 Avenue A NW, Winter Haven
3:30 pm - Mulberry_Explor-a-Story
Kathryn L. Smith Memorial Library, 325 Avenue A NW, Winter Haven
3:30 pm - Dundee - Freida McFadden Book Club - Adults
Dundee Public Library, 202 E Main St, Dundee
4:30 pm
Wednesday September 16
Thursday September 17
📣 Cypress Gardens Shout Outs!
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🗞 Nearby News
Winter Haven
- For Winter Haven builder of SouthState HQ, it's family before business (theledger.com)
- California State Teachers Retirement System Has $1.14 Billion Holdings in SouthState Bank Corporation $SSB (marketbeat.com)
- Former Florida Dept of Ed leader joins Polk State College (wftv.com)
Lake Wales
- New Downtown Apartments Rising Rapidly in Lake Wales (lakewalesnews.net)
- Polk County initiative to transform State Road 60 into tourist destination (baynews9.com)
Lakeland
- Barefoot 8-Year-Old Found Crossing Highway Alone In Lakeland: Watch (patch.com)
Ok Cypress Gardens! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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