Lake Eola Park

This guide to Lake Eola Park in Orlando centers on Billy, a swan who ruled this lake decades ago and whose stuffed body still sits in a case at Orlando's history museum. It follows his bond with his mate Sally, his temper toward walkers and children reaching for bread, and how the city chose to remember him rather than simply let him go. Swans have shared these waters since around 1910, when the city first brought in breeding pairs.