Dawne Lagergren's Blog

The new Pinellas Bayway Bridge is under construction with an expected completion date in the Fall of 2014.  The current work is to construct the eastbound bridge which is expected to be completed in the Spring of 2013.  Once this section is completed, all traffic will be diverted to the new span ...

If you live in Tampa Bay or plan on visiting the area don’t miss seeing The Dali Museum, the new landmark of St Petersburg, Florida.  The new building, nicknamed “The Glass Enigma,” at a cost of $36 million was designed by the famous architect Yann Weymouth.  It’s located in downtown St Petersbur...

Our recent  trip to the Grand Canyon included a drive about two hours south to Sedona, Arizona where we visited a lovely city surrounded by red-rock sandstone formations.  Residents have given the formations names such as Coffeepot Rock, Cathedral Rock, Bell Rock, Snoopy and Thunder Mountain.  Th...

We visited the Grand Canyon National Park South Rim recently and stayed at the El Tovar Hotel, located on the Canyon rim.  El Tovar is a registered National Historic Landmark.  Just outside the hotel, overlooking the canyon is a 1.3 mile Trail of Time which has markers showing the sections of roc...

We visited Las Vegas, Nevada recently and walked up and down the 4.2 mile strip to see as much as possible, taking photos which you can see below. Las Vegas was established in 1905.  Elevation is a bit over 2000 ft and it's surrounded by mountains.  The climate is high desert with low humidity, o...

We went to Legoland, Winter Haven in Florida with our 3 and 7 year old grandsons and had a wonderful time.  The kids enjoyed the driving schools ( complete with a driver's license after passing the school exam), roller coasters, boats and numerous exhibits which included duplicates of skylines of...

Lowry Park Zoo is located in Tampa, FL and has more than 1,500 animal residents. It’s been named the #1 Zoo in the U.S. by Parents Magazine. This zoo is fabulous. It's very scenic and exciting to see so many animals within the nicely designed and easily explored park. The zoo is divided into eig...

The IndyCar Honda Grand Prix of St Petersburg was held this weekend (March 23-25) in downtown St Petersburg.   This 1.8 mile, challenging street course along the waterfront, with 14 turns, is probably one of the most beautifully situated courses in the world.   St Petersburg honored Dan Wheldon w...

The tropical island community of Isla del Sol offers a wide range of condo styles: townhomes, high rises, low rises, some waterfront and some overlooking the golf course.  This vacation haven is close to a number of our sugar white sand beaches and some communities even have their own beaches.  V...

The wonderful weather last weekend enabled us to enjoy a leisurely boat trip around Pass-A-Grille.  It's quite interesting to see the wide variety of home styles fronting the waterfront channel and view properties overlooking the Gulf of Mexico.  After rounding the point we dropped anchor off  th...