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PHOTOS History vs. code enforcement: Collier leaders give a break to Smallwood’s store
Published 11/14/2009 at 2:02 p.m. 0 comments
Collier County Code Enforcement staff cited the historic Chokoloskee Island store – open since 1906 and listed on the national register since 1974 – for putting up an off-premise sign. Chokoloskee is on the western edge of the Everglades, about ...
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Collier shifts around tourism money, eliminates threat museums will close
Published 10/27/2009 at 7:05 p.m. 0 comments
On Tuesday, Collier County commissioners voted unanimously against a subcommittee’s recommendation to ween the museums off the tourist tax by 2013. The money would have been redirected to tourism promotion. Commissioners on Tuesday approved another $2.1 million for marketing this ...
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30 Years Ago in the Eagle ...
Published 10/20/2009 at 7:53 p.m. 0 comments
Optimists not withstanding, the final decision on Deltona Corp.’s revised development plan for its Marco Island community will not be coming for a long time.
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History in Motion
Published 10/20/2009 at 7:45 p.m. 0 comments
Change is inevitable. As an example, the Marriott used to have a restaurant called the Voyager, on Collier Boulevard, now replaced by new construction.
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Marya Repko chronicles life in Everglades City
Published 10/15/2009 at 8:38 p.m. 0 comments
Marya Repko did not set out to become a publishing magnate. “I came to publishing from the back door,” she said. “When I finally retired, I floated around Southwest Florida. I found Everglades City, fell in love with it, and ...
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30 Years Ago in the Eagle ...
Published 10/13/2009 at 7:43 p.m. 0 comments
A record fleet of 90 sailboats are scheduled to weigh anchor on Sunday, Oct. 13 in the 14th annual Summerset Regatta, a two-day, 41.5-mile race from Fort Myers Beach to Marco Island.
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History in Motion: Marco has produced significant discoveries
Published 10/13/2009 at 7:37 p.m. 0 comments
Did you know that the Calusa Indians, who used to live here, produced one of the most world-renowned artifacts in the realm of archaeology?
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30 Years Ago in the Eagle ...
Published 10/6/2009 at 8:55 p.m. 0 comments
Find out what was happening on Marco Island 30 years ago?
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History in Motion: Historical field trip planned
Published 10/6/2009 at 8:49 p.m. 0 comments
Did you know that Florida was inhabited around 12,000 years ago? These people left little evidence, except for some pottery shards and bone fragments.
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Eagle i: Local author to make appearance
Published 10/1/2009 at 9:55 p.m. 0 comments
The Marco Island Historical Society is pleased to announce that noted local author Tom Williams will be the speaker for their next monthly meeting, 7 p.m., Oct. 6 at Mackle Park. The program is preceded by refreshments and a brief ...
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30 Years Ago in the Eagle ...
Published 9/29/2009 at 8:07 p.m. 0 comments
Members of the Lely High School band are preparing for their spring trip to the 9th Annual Invitational Band Festival in Mexico City. They will participate in presentations and concerts at the Mexico City Conservatory of Music.
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History in Motion: Depot Museum charts Naples history
Published 9/29/2009 at 8:00 p.m. 0 comments
The Naples Depot Museum began life in 1927 as a railroad station for the Seaboard Line, and was sold to the Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) in the 1930s. During World War II, the building was home to USO shows for ...
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VIDEO: Enthusiasm for Marco museum is not history as grand opening remains on-schedule
Published 9/25/2009 at 1:34 p.m. 0 comments
“Build it and they will come” has been the motto for the Marco Island Historical Museum for about seven years. Now, “Build some and they will come. Build some more and they will come again,” may be more reflective of ...
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30 Years Ago in the Eagle ...
Published 9/22/2009 at 8:39 p.m. 0 comments
Find out what was happening on Marco Island 30 years ago?
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History in Motion: Florida historian asks, “Where’s the beef?”
Published 9/22/2009 at 8:26 p.m. 0 comments
The first cattle in North America were brought ashore in Sarasota by the Spaniards in 1521– they also introduced pigs and horses to this area. Large land holdings in Alachua County and near Tallahassee were devoted to raising Andalusia cattle. ...
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