These posts are related to the history of Fort Myers Beach
The FMB Fire Department has been the pride of our island since 1949 when the Beach Volunteer Fire Department was born at “Jenk’s Bar” on San Carlos Island.
Fort Myers Beach Fire Department Has a Long Successful History Read More »
Yesterday I was surfing the Internet, and I came across an article about haunted restaurants. This article mentioned the Whale (formerly the Beached Whale and before that the Mermaid Club) as being haunted by the ghosts of Jim and Mary Galloway (I covered their murder in an earlier posting). Suddenly, I remembered reading about another
Haunted Restaurants of FMB? Read More »
For the past eleven months, the ball fields at Bay Oaks have been taken over by dump trucks and land movers as the clean up after Ian continued. Recently, however, it was announced that the ball fields will be back in operation by the end of the month. This will come as welcome news to
The Boys of Summer–1956– Little League Comes to the Beach Read More »
For the past eleven months, the ball fields at Bay Oaks have been taken over by dump trucks and land movers as the clean up after Ian continued. Recently, however, it was announced that the ball fields will be back in operation by the end of the month. This will come as welcomed news to
The Boys of Summer-1956 Read More »
In an earlier blog, I wrote about the days when Fort Myers Beach was known as Crescent Beach. In this article, I am going to address the origin of the name “Estero.” As I was growing up on the island, there was always a controversary over the name Fort Myers Beach. Many residents preferred to
Did Ponce de Leon name Estero Island? Read More »