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It’s time again to give thanks for all the things we love about the community we all call home.

Readers offered hundreds of suggestions for the 15th annual installment of “101 Things to Love about Central Florida.” Some are old favorites. Some are new entries. All help make Central Florida unique.

Among the many things Central Floridians enjoy …

Art festivals in Maitland, Mount Dora and Winter Park.

Birds that winter here, including white pelicans, warblers and the occasional painted bunting.

Giant oaks that shade our yards and frame our roads … when they’re not falling on our homes during hurricane season anyway.

The end of hurricane season.

The Asian lantern festival at Sanford zoo.

The Festival of Trees at the Orlando Museum of Art.

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