Snowbirds of a Feather Flock Together
Are you a colder-climate resident looking for a part-time, seasonal or new full-time Florida home? You might be a “snowbird” — someone who eschews cold weather and migrates south for the winter, like real birds. We’d do the same if we weren’t Floridians, so we’re here to aid your search for a warmer roost. Perhaps you’d like to relocate near friends and neighbors who already took the plunge as part-time or seasonal Florida residents. You’re hardly alone. Folks from other areas of the United States or abroad who flee nasty winters tend to congregate in similar, seasonal Florida communities. Below are a few illustrations.
The German Heritage in Cape Coral
Snowbirds of German descent have landed …show more content…
Cape Coral’s German American Social Club celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2014.
Oh, Canada in Tampa-St. Petersburg
According to a 2005 study by University of Florida researchers Stanley K. House and Mark House, 82 percent of Florida’s international snowbird population comes from Canada. The Tampa-St. Petersburg area is a major destination for Canadian snowbirds. Another substantial Canadian community alights on the Atlantic Coast —Quebecois snowbirds in Hollywood, north of Miami. Here’s one reason Canadians may favor the Gulf Coast, aside from glorious winter weather: the Canadian Snowbird Association sponsors the Snowbird Extravaganza each January at the 80,000-square-foot Lakeland Center in Lakeland, Florida, which is only 35 miles (38 minutes) east of Tampa.
The New York Connection in South Florida
This likely is Florida’s best-known snowbird installation. It’s rooted in Henry Flagler’s 1930s Florida East Coast Railroad, which helped open the state to early tourist travel. Intrastate 95 also is a major factor, having funneled generations of New Yorkers, New Jersey and Connecticut residents south to winter homes in Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale and
Are you a colder-climate resident looking for a part-time, seasonal or new full-time Florida home? You might be a “snowbird” — someone who eschews cold weather and migrates south for the winter, like real birds. We’d do the same if we weren’t Floridians, so we’re here to aid your search for a warmer roost. Perhaps you’d like to relocate near friends and neighbors who already took the plunge as part-time or seasonal Florida residents. You’re hardly alone. Folks from other areas of the United States or abroad who flee nasty winters tend to congregate in similar, seasonal Florida communities. Below are a few illustrations.
The German Heritage in Cape Coral
Snowbirds of German descent have landed …show more content…
Cape Coral’s German American Social Club celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2014.
Oh, Canada in Tampa-St. Petersburg
According to a 2005 study by University of Florida researchers Stanley K. House and Mark House, 82 percent of Florida’s international snowbird population comes from Canada. The Tampa-St. Petersburg area is a major destination for Canadian snowbirds. Another substantial Canadian community alights on the Atlantic Coast —Quebecois snowbirds in Hollywood, north of Miami. Here’s one reason Canadians may favor the Gulf Coast, aside from glorious winter weather: the Canadian Snowbird Association sponsors the Snowbird Extravaganza each January at the 80,000-square-foot Lakeland Center in Lakeland, Florida, which is only 35 miles (38 minutes) east of Tampa.
The New York Connection in South Florida
This likely is Florida’s best-known snowbird installation. It’s rooted in Henry Flagler’s 1930s Florida East Coast Railroad, which helped open the state to early tourist travel. Intrastate 95 also is a major factor, having funneled generations of New Yorkers, New Jersey and Connecticut residents south to winter homes in Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale and