Fort Myers Beach at a Crossroads“Fort Myers Beach is at a crossroads. In two decades, it has gone from a sleepy fishing village where everybody knew everybody to a popular…Dec 14, 2024Dec 14, 2024
1921 Tampa Hurricane and MiltonAs we prepare to run from another hurricane, it might be helpful to reflect upon the 1921 “Tampa Bay” hurricane which hit the Tarpon…Oct 8, 2024Oct 8, 2024
Who Was Jack De Lysle?Who was Jack DeLysle? I had been reading about him in different articles as I was doing research on the early days on the island. I had…Sep 1, 2024Sep 1, 2024
The Great Labor Day Hurricane of 1935In the late summer of 1935, the citizens of the Florida Keys were in the depths of the Great Depression. Key West, once a prosperous port…Sep 1, 2024Sep 1, 2024
Mysterious Monkey Islands in the KeysFor many years, I heard stories of an island off the Florida Keys that was filled with monkeys. Since I just completed an article on the…Jul 17, 2024Jul 17, 2024
The Monkeys of Silver SpringsSilver Springs is well known as the site of the classic film Creature from the Black Lagoon. One of the first tourist attractions in the…Jul 12, 2024Jul 12, 2024
As we are all still recovering from Hurricane Ian, the news from NOAA that was released this week…Now let’s look at the history of hurricanes and other storms that have affected Florida. Looking at 1880–2020 we find once again that…Jun 26, 2024Jun 26, 2024
Estero Bay Aquatic Preserve: A Treasure Worth ProtectingRecently, I came across a quote in the News-Press that was written in the late 1970s and seems to bring the past and the future together…May 8, 2024May 8, 2024
How Did Estero Get Its Name?In an earlier blog, I wrote about the days when Fort Myers Beach was known as Crescent Beach. In this article, I am going to address the…Oct 26, 2023Oct 26, 2023
