77th Congress of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America Accommodations & Restaurants Accommodations Balmoral Resort • 124 Kenny Blvd, Haines City (866) 584-5527 • 2-6 bedroom homes, most bedrooms with en suite bathroom • Rate: $104-220/night + taxes & fees 30% discount! • Distance: 18 miles, ~27 min from BTG • Amenities: Newly built, kitchen, garage, washer/dryer, private screened-in pool, food basket delivery, restaurant delivery Club house with restaurant/bar, pool, water slides, 77th CONGRESScabanas, OFtheatre, THE GCNA game room, golf Balmoral Resort 77th CONGRESS OF THE GCNA Accommodations Holiday Inn Express, Lake Wales • 2953 Ridge Way #6805, Lake Wales (863) 949-4800 • Rate: ~$104/night + tax • Distance: 7.8 miles, ~16 min from BTG • Amenities: Free breakfast, pool, gym 77th CONGRESS OF THE GCNA Accommodations Additional hotel options • Hampton Inn 7 miles, ~13 min • Three Oaks Beds & Breakfast 3.5 miles, ~9 min. • Prince of Wales Motel 4.3 miles, ~11 min • Budget Inn 4.3 miles, ~11 min • Green Gables Inn 7.3 miles, ~14 min • Legoland Florida Resort 12.8 miles, ~22 min • Legoland Beach Retreat 12.9 miles, ~23 min • Holiday Inn, Winter Haven 16 miles, ~30 min • Hampton Inn, Winter Haven 16 miles, ~30 min • 77th CONGRESS OF THE GCNA AirBnB Nearby Restaurants Lake Wales Winter Haven ▪ L’incontro Italian Restaurant ▪ Thai Haven ▪ Crazy Fish Bar & Grill ▪ ▪ Arabella’s Ristorante Norby’s Steak & Seafood ▪ ▪ El Olivo Mexican Restaurant Cherry Pocket Steak & Seafood Shak ▪ ▪ Central Tavern Anita’s Mexican Restaurant ▪ ▪ Giorgio’s Harry’s Old Place ▪ ▪ Carter’s BBQ & Soul food Harborside 77th CONGRESS OF THE GCNA Attractions Nearby Attractions ▪ Spook Hill! ▪ Lake Wailes Park ▪ Bok Tower Pine Ridge Preserve Trail ▪ Florida’s Natural Grove House ▪ Lake Kissimmee State Park ▪ Circle B Bar Reserve ▪ Highlands Hammock State Park 77th CONGRESS OF THE GCNA Nearby Attractions ▪ Legoland ▪ Disney World ▪ Universal Studios ▪ Kennedy Space Center ▪ Sea World & Aquatica ▪ Busch Gardens ▪ Dinosaur World ▪ 77th CONGRESS OF THE GCNA Gatorland About Bok Tower Gardens . Founder: Edward W. Bok . Born Netherlands, emigrate to US age 6 . Editor of The Ladies’ Home Journal . Pulitzer Prize for autobiography The Americanization of Edward Bok . Gardens . 50+ acres, now more than 250 acres . Landscape design: Fredrick Law Olmsted, Jr. Dedicated by President Calvin Coolidge . Concert by Anton Brees . Feb 1, 1929 Bok Tower Gardens’ 90th Anniversary!! About the Singing Tower & Carillon What’s Inside? ▪ Bell chamber (8) ▪ Playing cabin (7) ▪ Collins Carillonneur Studio (6) ▪ Practice Keyboard (5.5) ▪ Anton Brees Carillon Library (5) ▪ Maintenance workshop (4) ▪ Storage (formerly water cisterns) (3) ▪ Chao Research Center & Archives (2) ▪ The Founder’s Room (1) About Bok Tower Gardens’ Carillon ▪ John Taylor Bell Foundry, Loughborough, England ▪ 60 Bells ▪ 5 octaves, F, G – F ▪ Bourdon: 12 tons ▪ Smallest: 16 lbs ▪ Total: ~62 tons 77th CONGRESS OF THE GCNA 77th CONGRESS OF THE GCNA About Bok Tower Gardens’ Carillon ▪ S.S. Wildwood ▪ Liverpool, England to Jacksonville, FL ▪ September 10, 1928 ▪ Atlantic Coast Line Railroad ▪ Jacksonville, FL to Lake Wales 77th CONGRESS OF THE GCNA 77th CONGRESS OF THE GCNA About Bok Tower Gardens’ Carillon ▪ Keyboard ▪ built by Taylor, 1987 ▪ Practice keyboard ▪ Identical to playing keyboard ▪ Viewing area with CCTV 77th CONGRESS OF THE GCNA Logistics, etc. Logistics ▪ Recommend to pack ▪ Hat ▪ Sunscreen ▪ Insect repellant ▪ Bathing Suit ▪ Leave room in your suitcase for goodies 77th CONGRESS OF THE GCNA Why You Should Come! ▪ Wonderful concerts ▪ Interesting presentations ▪ An opportunity to tour the Bok Singing Tower and historic Pinewood Estate ▪ Boost your vitamin D levels with some Florida sunshine! ▪ Delicious meals catered by the Blue Palmetto Café 77th CONGRESS OF THE GCNA Why You Should Come! ▪ Exciting evening activities! ▪ Welcome cocktail party at Pinewood Estate ▪ Poolside pizza party at Balmoral Resort ▪ Banquet featuring an auction to benefit the Milford Myhre viewing area! 77th CONGRESS OF THE GCNA Paradise for the #CarillonNerd! .