LONG BEFORE THEME PARKS REDEFINED CENTRAL FLORIDA TOURISM, TRAVELERS CRUISING ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 27 WOULD PULL OFF THE ROAD FOR A DIFFERENT KIND OF SPECTACLE: A TOWERING ORANGE-AND-WHITE BEACON RISING ...

CLERMONT, Fla. — Florida's iconic Citrus Tower, once known as the Castle in the Sky, provides breathtaking panoramic views from 226 feet above Lake County — just 80 feet shorter than the Statue of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Citrus was such a major industry in Florida, it became entwined with the state's history and culture. Not anymore. (Photo title ...

Trump's proposed 50% tariff on Brazilian imports could significantly impact Florida's orange juice industry, potentially raising prices and disrupting the supply chain. Brazil is Florida's largest ...

BARTOW, FL – Citrus was a cornerstone of Florida's economy and identity for more than a century, but a decades-long decline driven by an invasive predator and relentless hurricanes leaves some ...

The Citrus Tower is a 226-foot landmark west of Orlando, the famous tourist city known not just for theme parks but also ...

Sept. 26 -- Lake County commissioners on Tuesday approved the construction of a new Public Safety radio tower on a small lot in the Sorrento-Mount Plymouth area, a location widely opposed by local ...

National travel media have highlighted Lake County, Florida, with its 1,000 lakes and unique attractions like the Citrus Tower, and Ohio's Wolf Run State Park, a peaceful retreat known mostly to ...

TALLAHASSEE — Citrus growers called on lawmakers Tuesday to continue providing research and advertising money to help an industry that has seen production drop more than 90 percent in less than three ...

In a Central Florida field, out in the wind and the sun and near a pen holding baby goats, sit two symbols of Florida’s citrus industry. They were school buses in the 1970s and sometime later were ...

Written By Catherine Walters // Mixed media collage by Milena Garces. As a native Floridian, I feel like it is my duty to introduce you to these still-standing old Florida roadside attractions. Some ...

Florida Citrus Mutual CEO and Executive Vice President Matt Joyner speaks Tuesday to the Senate Agriculture Committee about why research funding is key in the fight against citrus greening. (Courtesy ...