May 2018 – You Me and the Dock

Tony Scopel Posted onMay 21, 2018June 8, 2018 Comments are off

When you think ‘Time Square”, what is the first thought that crosses your mind? There’s no doubt that New York immediately comes to mind. And why wouldn’t it! New York City’s Time Square is a well known landmark around the world. However, there is another Time Square only known to the locals. It resides…

Tony Scopel Posted onMay 14, 2018May 22, 2018 Comments are off

Ft Myers Beach’s downtown district is divided into several sections. There is the Estero Blvd that travels the length of the island – north to south, Time Square which leads out to the pier, and Old San Carlos Blvd. In 1921 a toll bridge was established to bring visitors to and from Crescent Beach – known…

Tony Scopel Posted onMay 4, 2018May 22, 2018 Comments are off

Bowditch Point Park resides on the northern tip of SW Florida’s Estero Island – the city of Ft Myers Beach. This seventeen acre regional park and nature preserve was used for depositing dredged waste coming from the boating lanes leading though the Matanzas Pass. The sea bed’s waste created the highest elevation on the island….