Shangri-La Springs Celebrates Centennial

PARENTHOOD. FOR WGCU NEWS TEDDY BYRNE. >> PERHAPS ONE WAY TO DEAL WITH AN EMPTY NEST TO IS TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE AND ENJOY STAYCATION FOR ANYONE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. THAT MAY INCLUDE THE SHANGRI-LA SPRINGS. AND THIS YEAR, THE BONITA SPRINGS LANDMARK IS CELEBRATING A MAJOR MILESTONE WGCUS GAVIN WHIDDEN JOINED IN ON THE CELEBRATION. >> HIDDEN BEHIND THE GREEN DURING OFF OLD 41 STAND. SHANGRI-LA SPRINGS, A HISTORIC GEM IN THE HEART OF BENITA SPRINGS. THIS WEEK. PEOPLE LIKE SALVATORE TABASCO GATHER TO CELEBRATE 100 YEARS OF HISTORY AT THIS HISTORIC TIME. >> WE KNEW THAT SAYING WITH HAND HISTORY. BUT WE HAD IN WE HADN'T REALLY HAD INCLUDE HAS SO MUCH HISTORY. >> THE HISTORY OF SHANGRI-LA STARTS IN THE 1920'S. THE PROPERTY WAS BOUGHT BY KILLER HEITMANN A PROMINENT FIGURE IN BONITA SPRINGS. THE TIME IN 1926. THE BONITA HOTEL OPENED AS A PLACE TO STAY FOR BUYERS WHETHER HOMES ARE BEING BUILT NEARBY. PEOPLE IN THE GENERAL MANAGER, SINGER OFFSPRING'S SHARED MORE OF THE HISTORY. >> OVER THE YEARS, THE PROPERTY OF ALL FROM THE VIDEO HOTEL, THE BELLE OF INDIA, THE SHANGRI-LA HEALTH RESORT AND EVENTUALLY SHANGRI-LA SPRINGS. A LOT OF CHANGE THAN 100 YEARS. BUT THE STORY BUILDINGS, BEAUTIFUL GROUNDS AND THE MIDDLE OF SPRING AND SPELL SO CHARACTER OF THIS PLACE HAS A DOOR. AND TODAY WE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE, THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT CENTURY. >> SHANGRI-LA SPRINGS WITH ITS NATURAL BEAUTY REMAINS AN INSPIRATIONAL CENTERPIECE OF THE TOWN. IT CAUSED THEM. THE NEW SPRINGS RESIDENT RACE AND EQUITY ARE I >> VINNY, THIS RACE IS UNIQUE IN THAT. IT'S GOT ONTO IT. >> AND AGAIN, COMING FROM THE SMALL TOWNS, YOU DON'T WANT TO NEVER LOSE IT. >> FOR WGCU I'M GAVIN