Gulf Access in Bonita Springs Yesterday, my phone rang and one of my friends asked me if I wanted to got for an evening boat ride down the Imperial River. The answer was an easy yes. First, this is not the boat we were on. These folks passed us and I thought their set up [...]
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Gulf Access Real Estate – Back Yard Boating in Bonita One of the many benefits of owning waterfront Bonita Springs or Estero Florida Real estate is the option to purchase gulf access property. While Estero offers a limited amount of gulf access real estate there are a few river front and canal front homes that [...]
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More to Look Forward to in Olde Bonita If you didn’t know, the town of Bonita Springs was once named Survey, back in the day. I believe it was named Survey because the engineering crews who originally surveyed land of south Florida were stationed here. I guess when the Nelson’s were thinking of a name [...]
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A Back in the Day Mailbox & Post Office Did you know that the halls and walls of the Liles Hotel at Riverside Park are lined with old photos of Bonita Springs, Florida. I mean way old photos. The kind of photos you see in those books and think to yourself, boy, how did they [...]
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Imperial River at Sun Set Riverside Park
The Alternative to Gulf Access Real Estate If you’re like many of the local residents and vacationers, you get one good look at the turquoise waters and you start thinking boat. The ultimate dream in Bonita Springs, Florida is to own real estate on a canal so that your own boat is floating in your [...]
Found Old Bonita Springs, By Surprise A few weeks ago I stopped by a yard sale in the name streets of Bonita Springs. The name streets are in Old Bonita Springs, as in where the older charming homes are with character. The streets were all named after founding fathers and developers of our city. Goodwin, [...]
Lumberjack’s Canoe Tours Friday afternoon my darling son Lumberjack called and asked me to help him find a canoe on Craigslist. In ten minutes I texted him a number. In an hour he pulled up with a canoe. Its bright yellow and looks like a banana. It could be worse. He’d be a funny looking [...]
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Bonita Springs Boat Parade Sign Up 2008 Folks are looking for the date, time and deadline to sign up for the Bonita Springs Holiday Boat Parade. The Boat Parade Captain’s party is on Wednesday, November 19th from 6-8:00p.m. The Captains Dinner is at Fitzgerald’s Pub. Captains, bring your first mate for dinner and your $35 [...]
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There’s been flooding post Fay in Bonita Springs. Manna Christian in East Bonita Springs has gotten the worst of it. Over 300 families have been displaces and left their homes with little more than what was on their backs and what they could carry in an arm load. Bonita Springs Rotary is collecting clothing and [...]
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Gull Haven and Bonita Farms For some reason I just keep hearing, “Mommy, where are my Lincoln logs”? I’m just glad I found a mailbox that wasn’t a fish shape, again. Hey, I’m a little bored looking at only fish mailboxes, too. This cute mailbox was found in Gull Haven or Bonita Farms in Bonita [...]
A Tale of Pricing Riverfront Gulf Access Homes Sometimes when homes don’t sell as fast as expected the homeowner becomes frustrated. The current state of the Bonita Springs real estate market has brought sales to some home sellers while other homes remain unsold. The only thing that is obvious about the current real estate market [...]
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Bonita Springs Mailbox Series Did you ever see such a patriotic Manatee mailbox? Me either. Bonita Springs has a ton of manatee mailboxes, by the way. They’re right up their with dolphin mailboxes. This is what a manatee is if you didn’t know: West Indian Manatee Facts. Last week one of my readers, the mysterious [...]
When you have the opportunity, take a drive down Pennsylvania Avenue in Bonita Springs, Florida. Where Oak Creek meets Pennsylvania, an architect by the name of Christian Busk has salvaged and preserved historic homes. Founders and influential residents of Bonita Springs and the SW Florida area have often had their homes fall into disrepair due to age, [...]
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