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Southwest Florida

Tropical Storm Bonnie and a Night on Bonita Beach

July 24, 2010

Tropical Storm Bonnie blew in and blew out yesterday. Southwest Florida just got a lot of rain with only a small amount of localized flooding. Pretty weak as far as storms go. As the storm passed, the skies opened to let the last rays of sun touch the coast before saying good night. The transition [...]

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3 Pirate Treasures Never Found off the West Coast of Florida

April 20, 2010

The following characters are no Captain Jack Sparrow, they are the real deal. Taking Spanish treasure by force and hiding it in the sand for later use. Turns out they have to ditch the booty or get killed before they can bask in their spoils. Their lose, our gain! • Calico Jack Rackham was another [...]

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Black Caesar’s Sanibel Island Treasure

April 13, 2010

Today Sanibel Island is a lush tropical vacation destination. 300 years ago the island was still lush but home to aggressive blood shedding pirates. One in particular was Black Ceasar. Black Caesar was an 18th century African pirate. For nearly a decade, he raided shipping from the Florida Keys and later served as one of [...]

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Millions in Buried Gold and Silver Somewhere in the Fort Myers Area

April 6, 2010

The journey is the prize when searching for treasure. Here is a tale of a magnificent Indian treasure thought to be in the Charlotte Harbor or Fort Myers area. (Story via treasurelore.com) During the period between 1519 and 1617, when the Calusa Indians were at the height of their power, the King of Spain’s “plate [...]

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Florida’s Fabulous Pirate Treasures

March 11, 2010

I was doing some reading on the different coast names for Florida. My area is called the Sun Coast, but it use to have a more sinister name…the Pirate Coast. This filled the sails of my imagination and put me on course to find some fascinating stories about buried treasure, pirates and the Florida coast. [...]

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Going Green, Top 5 Tropical Plants That Make Me Smile

March 6, 2010

I was going to write a post about all the different types of palms trees. I thought the number would be around 20 or so but as I started to do a little research and the number begun to get out of hand. That, and do you really want to read about 20 different palm [...]

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Kansas Boy Turned South Florida Beach Pirate

February 11, 2010

Put me on the coast of somewhere beautiful. The story of how I ended up in Southwest Florida is a good one that has yet been told. So here we go. The year was 2000 and I was in my second senior year at Pittsburg State University in SE Kansas. Yes I was on the [...]

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Unique Beach House Mailboxes

January 14, 2010

I’ve lived in Bonita Springs, Florida for over 6 years now. Bonita has a fantastic beach. It’s white sand beaches are clean and the calm Gulf of Mexico is picture perfect. The small island that is Bonita Beach is called Little Hickory Island. It’s doesn’t have any mega resorts or high-rise condo buildings. It’s lined [...]

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Call the Doc I need a Beer!

November 28, 2009

Yes sir, this doc’s office serves up cold beer, some of the best pizza in town and ocean vistas to die for. I’m of course talking about Doc’s Beach House on Bonita Beach in sunny southwest Florida. Doc’s is the place to be on Bonita Beach. It offers great people watching, an assortment of activities [...]

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