| East Lake made headlines a few years back when it | | | | in the area. Lansbrook Golf Course and Tarpon |
| applied for a post office address of its own only to | | | | Woods Golf are the two popular and challenging |
| find that there's already an East Lake post office | | | | courses that are sure to please even the most skilled |
| over in Hillsborough County. The St. Petersburg Times | | | | golfer. |
| reported on the 'postal confusion' and it's been picked | | | | But there's more to living than recreation - and East |
| up and repeated over and over. There's no confusion | | | | Lake shines in those departments as well. The |
| in Pinellas County, where East Lake is the well-known | | | | recently adopted school choice plan opens many |
| seat of sports, outdoor recreation, upscale family | | | | different educational options for East Lake students, |
| living. East Lake Real Estate has some of the most | | | | including magnet schools that focus on specialized |
| sought after communities in all of Tampa Bay. | | | | curricula and fundamental schools that concentrate on |
| Whether you're outdoor pleasures tend toward lazing | | | | teaching the fundamentals of education. For high |
| in the sun, hiking through the Central Florida inland, or | | | | schoolers, there are Career Academies that let |
| teeing off on the green, East Lake has the perfect | | | | students get a jump on a chosen career path. The |
| spot for you. The area boasts the nation's second | | | | economy in Pinellas County is solid, with the |
| most beautiful natural beach just fifteen minutes | | | | unemployment rate well below the national average, |
| away at Caladesi Island State Park, as well as other | | | | and the neighborhoods are stable - 43% of those |
| beaches on Honeymoon Island and at Fred H. | | | | living in East Lake were living in the same house five |
| Howard Park in next door Tarpon Springs. If you | | | | years ago. |
| prefer your water fresh, East Lake is located right on | | | | If living in East Lake sounds appealing, there's more |
| Lake Tarpon, with 2500 acres of surface and well | | | | good news. The recent shifts in the real estate |
| over five miles of coastline. Lake Tarpon is the | | | | market on the Gulf Coast have brought real estate |
| largest lake in Pinellas County, and offers fishing, | | | | prices down slightly in and around East Lake. And, |
| boating, and water sports to residents and visitors as | | | | there are many choices as well because inventory is |
| well as many fine waterfront homes. | | | | at an all time high. Buying a new home in East Lake is |
| Lake Tarpon is accessible from John Chesnut Sr. | | | | surprisingly affordable - but it won't stay that way |
| Park, which offers boat ramp access as well as a | | | | long. If you're looking for an upscale lifestyle or a |
| fishing pier and the Peggy Park Trail, voted one of | | | | home on fresh water at affordable prices and you |
| the best hiking trails in Florida. Golfers can tee off | | | | want to be choosey, the time to buy is now. |
| from any one of two public and three private greens | | | | |