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Being lakeside is not just a location – it’s a lifestyle here in Winter Haven . With 24 canal-connected lakes, 55 lakes that touch the City of Winter Haven borders, and 554 lakes in Polk County, there is pretty much a lake everywhere you look . You can travel from one side of Winter Haven to the other without ever leaving your boat . Canal connectivity means countless hours of water skiing, boating, fishing, paddleboarding, kayaking, tubing, flyboarding, and wakeboarding . Since 1922, water skiers have been leaving their mark on Winter

Haven history for all to see . In 1936, when Dick Pope opened Cypress Gardens theme park, one of the main attractions was the show skiers Today, LEGOLAND® Florida Resort carries on that tradition with several LEGO® themed shows per day on Lake Eloise . In February 2021, they launched the brandnew Brickbeard’s Watersport Stunt Show

In 2012, Mark Voisard, a former show skier for Cypress Gardens, started the Cypress Gardens Water Ski team to help carry on Winter

Haven’s legacy of the sport . Today, this troupe of athletes performs a free show every third Saturday of every month on Lake Silver in downtown Winter Haven

If you want to slow down from the fast-paced water recreation, you can take peaceful tours of the lakes with Living Water Boat Cruises Rue and Sharlene Denton have endless knowledge about the history, wildlife, and plant life that inhabit our lakes . They offer various tour options that are perfect for visitors and residents . You can also

rent a boat from Marine Supply of Winter Haven on Lake May .

The lakeside lifestyle doesn’t stop at water recreation Winter Haven offers several waterfront restaurants with seamless views of our beautiful orange, purple, and red sunset skies . We have 91 miles of shoreline in Winter Haven, some developed as residential living and commercial properties, with plenty of public spaces on the lakes too The Lake Howard Walking Trail is the most recent addition, which starts on West Central Avenue and