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Birthday letter to Whidden’s. It’s Americana at its finest

One hundred years of Whidden’s. I’ve been lucky to be a small part of that time BY JAKE POEPL Where do I begin? W…
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A business incubator that gave this captain a start back in 1981

Whidden’s Marina has given more to our traditions and heritage than we can ever repay. It provided the home port for genera…
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The extended family of Isabelle Whidden Joiner

We have been fortunate enough to know four generations of this true southern fisher family. A family full of heart, traditi…

Hurricane memory

BY JEFF GAINES III When Hurricane Andrew was moving west towards…
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The Maritime Museum: Red Gill Fish House

Old Red Gill lives on as a museum BY BETSY JOINER The Gasparil…

A love for animals, including Chico the Monkey

Above, has Barbara looking as Chico checks Isabelle’s hair. BY KAREN GRACE Sam Whidden is remembered as a man who wh…
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Where Time Stands Still: A Century of Family, Fishing & Memories

BY BETSY JOINER Whidden’s Marina is the longest-running family-owned business on Gasparilla Island. Its story began with…
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Grandmother and grandson team up to write school mystery

What began as a writing project between a grandmother and her transgender grandson has become a published young adult myste…
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Where Boca Grande’s past remains, right here in the present 

World War I veteran created a legacy on Gasparilla Island Above, the Red Gill Fish House, c 1935 BY KAREN GRACE, BOCA…
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Why Whidden’s matters: The landscape of Florida’s seaside

A notable place is not just a physical building. It is a building connected to a community and a group of people. Whidde…