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Behind the Business: Sean and Shannon Murphy Take the Helm of Dora Queen

For Sean and Shannon Murphy, Dora Queen was not part of a long business plan. It was not something they set out to buy. It was not a carefully mapped-out next step. It was something Sean came across, felt drawn to, and could not stop thinking about. “I just stumbled across it and fell in love with it,” Sean said. Now, Sean and Shannon are the owners of Dora Queen, the 80-foot New Orleans-style paddlewheel boat that cruises across Lake Dora from Tavares Marina. Known for sunset cruises, afternoon rides,