Fort Myers reveals another world to a new paddler Apr 13, 2008
Gulf Coast Kayak 4530 Pine Island Road, Matlacha. 239-283-1125. (Boston Globe)
Paddler's paradise Apr 12, 2008
The second part, marked and mapped in 2005, lines coasts and estuaries on Pine Island Sound and Matlacha Pass, including part of Tarpon Bay and the edge of the Ding Darling refuge off Sanibel Island. The third section, which just was just mapped and launched in October, are routes on the Caloosahatchee River and its tributaries. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
At the 500: Anxiety in the infield for Tent City folks Feb 16, 2008
" "Basically, the blue-collar fan is being shoved out," said Scott Hager, a Pinnellas Park resident. "They'd rather have $100,000 motor homes in here," said Matlacha resident George Susce, another fan who has been coming for 15 years. "I think they want to shed this image. They want more upper-echelon fans. (Florida Times-Union)
Save the planet Apr 27, 2007
In Florida, look for hotels that have the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Green Lodging Program certification, such as the Breakers Hotel, Palm Beach; the Tradewinds Island Grand Resort; the Four Seasons Hotel, Miami; WaterColor Inn, Santa Rosa Beach; Bridge Water Inn, Matlacha; Colony Hotel ntilde;a Club, Delray Beach, and others. (Visit www. (The Palm Beach Post)
Fishing, farming, and making art on a Florida isle Apr 15, 2007
She bought a "falling-down shack" in an old fishing village on Pine Island and opened the Matlacha Art Gallery to sell her work ... Today, some 500 people pass daily through the gallery in season, Lovegrove said, and monthly art nights in Matlacha (pronounced mat-la-SHAY) draw up to 3,000 visitors ... There are 16 galleries and gift shops in the Pine Island Art Gallery Association, most of them clustered by the bridge in Matlacha, one of five villages on the island. (Boston Globe)
Go kayaking among the mangroves Jan 19, 2007
The trail meanders through Estero Bay from Bonita Springs north to Fort Myers, through Matlacha Pass between Cape Coral and Pine Island, and around Pine Island Sound to the barrier islands of Sanibel, Captiva, North Captiva and Cayo Costa. The Blueway is one of Florida's best gifts to vacationers. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Water enthusiasts: Hiking Club learns about paddling trail Jan 19, 2007
The Blueway, identified by a series of markers along the waterway, extends from the Imperial River in Bonita Springs north through Estero Bay, Matlacha Pass and Pine Island Sound, to Cayo Costa and Charlotte Harbor. The Alligator Amblers chapter serves Florida Trail members in Lee, Collier and Charlotte Counties, organizing hiking, paddling and camping trips and performing trail development and maintenance in the three-county area. (Marco Island Sun-Times, FL)
