BY BRENT MCCONNELL
Landscape designers can be impressive at their craft. They understand sunlight, soil, drainage, home design and maintenance. In Southwest Florida, they also have to plan for su…
Saturday evening was wet, but the Whidden’s 100 anniversary fish fry was great.
It was wonderful to see locals of all ages gathered to celebrate Whidden’s Marina’s century celebration. The Boca G…
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
The back country fishing this last week has been lights out with lots of really nice sized snook, redfish and trout chasing bait on the flats!
Along with the snook, re…
BY ERNIE VANDERWALT
We all have our routines. Coffee, first thing in the morning. Brush your teeth, last thing at night, glasses off, plug in the phone. And everything in between.
There’s a wa…
El Nino can have intense atmospheric and oceanographic effects, such as increased precipitation, flooding, and warmer ocean temperatures, with observable impacts on marine ecosystems for months or e…
Above, the USS Nourmahal in Havana during World War II. The photo is from the National Archives, and was after she was requisitioned by the Navy as PG 72. Before that the Nourmahal was used by the U…
“Brutality to an animal is cruelty to mankind — it is only the difference in the victim.”
Alphonse de Lamartine (1790–1869)
French poet, historian, statesman and leading figure in the 1848 Fre…
BY CAPT. CATHY EAGLE
On a typical day on the water in Pine Island Sound, I see a lot of splashing, thrashing, tail slapping, and dolphins tossing fish in the air. This is most often a sign of dol…
BY PATRICK WOOD
This week, newspapers across the country pause to mark National Newspaper Week. The theme this year is simple but it carries weight: rooted in community, committed to truth. Those…
“ We should pay more attention. We’re just mistreating Mother Nature–that’s like being ugly to your mama.”
Dolly Parton, 1/19/46–8/25/26, American singer, songwriter, actress, philanthropist and…
