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The Gulf Harbour Book Club met in August to discuss The Queens of Crime. None of us was impressed with the book. It was written by Marie Benedict who has never disappointed prior to this. We abandoned the discussion of the book and ended up with a good laugh among us. Here is important information […]

The Continental Women’s Club will hold its monthly luncheon meeting on Thursday, October 2 at 11:30 a.m. Our speaker will be Christopher Balzano who is a writer, researcher, folklorist and current host of the podcast Tripping on Legends. His interesting presentation will focus on documentation of the paranormal and urban legends. The meetings are being […]

We’ve just wrapped up another two weeks of real progress—and yes, this is really happening! In my last update, I shared that the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) was not an obstacle for our project. That remains true, but the permitting process with Lee County turned out to be more complicated than anticipated. A […]

Doc and Merrie put down stakes in East Greenwich in 1968, where they lived for more than 30 years From the family Gardner “Doc” White passed away on August 6. Born on February 28, 1934, Doc grew up in Island Park on Long Island, New York, coming from humble beginnings out of the ashes of […]

SECURING EXTERIOR DOORS An estimated 34% of residential burglars enter through a home’s front door. While I was unable to locate documentation regarding side and rear door entries, they, too, are frequent targets. Additionally, a fairly recent and ongoing TikTok “challenge” that encourages youngsters to kick in the front doors of unknown homes prompts me […]

SEPTEMBER ON THE WATER With the arrival of September, the end of summer is in sight as we gradually break away from long, hot, muggy days, and slowly transition to shorter, cooler days of autumn. This is welcoming news for anglers fishing around Southwest Florida. Days become less humid with a slight drop in temperature, […]

The Gulf Harbour Book Club met on June 2 to discuss An Unfinished Love Story by Doris Kearns Goodwin. There were 16 of us in attendance in person and on Zoom. This month we did not have the author on Zoom. The book is so amazing that we actually ran over the hour allotted to […]

We’re thrilled to share more exciting progress as we continue building the future of Gulf Harbour. STAFF OFFICE RELOCATIONS AND TRAILERS IN PLACE Our dedicated staff has begun transitioning to their new temporary office locations: It’s official—Administration and Accounting have relocated to their new temporary digs … just steps away from the Golf Shoppe parking […]

Researching the history of plants takes me down many roads, and the most interesting paths include the trials and tribulations of special people who are driven by an obsession, a desire or simply a need to advance knowledge for the rest of us. This is a story about two people, born nearly 100 years apart […]