Lakeland offers an entrancing mix of urban, rural, and historic aspects that earn it the title of "e; Florida's Best Town. "e; Munnville, Rome City, and Redbug were just a few of the suggested names for the small Central Florida community that would come to be known as Lakeland. Not long after its founding, other descriptive monikers-"e; Lovely City of Lakes"e; and "e; Highest, Healthiest, Busiest"e; -would be applied. Recently ranked as the tenth "e; Best Place to Live"e; of medium-sized cities in the South, Lakeland today offers an entrancing combination of contrasting elements that all work well together. Fields of strawberries and rolling hills covered with citrus groves surround a growing city comprised of a mixture of structures, both new and old, modern and beautifully preserved. Commercial entities join with cultural organizations in mutually beneficial relationships to produce a quality of life that many other cities only hope to attain. Lakeland may well be as it was advertised in 1905-"e; Florida's Best Town. "e;
