Time & Location
Sep 21, 2023, 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Bok Tower Gardens, 1151 Tower Blvd, Lake Wales, FL 33853, USA
About the event
Greetings Fellow Sharks,
Let’s get our cars out on the road for a leisurely drive along scenic roads to visit Bok Tower Gardens located in Lake Wales, FL. The founder of Bok Tower Gardens, Edward W. Bok, was born in the Netherlands in 1863. He immigrated to Brooklyn New York with his parents at the age of six. In 1889, he became editor of The Ladies Home Journal. He continued his publishing career until 1919 when he retired and devoted himself to philanthropic causes.
In 1921, he established a winter residence at Mountain Lake where he fell in love with the surrounding area, especially, Iron Mountain, the highest hill in Florida at 298 feet above sea level. In 1922, he purchased 14 acres atop Iron Mountain and hired famed landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr to turn it into a spot of beauty for all to enjoy.
At the…