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WHEN UNSUNG HEROES FILLED OUR SKIES
Thousands of servicemen took to the air over
Southwest Florida during World War II
Ponce de León, Thomas Edison, and Charles Lindbergh are just three of the many historic figures our region has attracted. But a whole host of not-so-famous folks have also come to these parts and made an impact on our local and national history, like the many men who prepared for World War II duties in Southwest Florida. Spanning just a little more than ninety miles were...

THE BEACH THAT'S GONE TO THE DOGS
This Bonita Springs spot is ideal
for some canine cavorting
Picture a white sandy beach with soft waves lapping on the shoreline. Imagine everywhere you turn, you see a dog running free, chasing a Frisbee, swimming in the shallow waters, and trotting happily with a pack of friendly buddies. To a dog, this is paradise. To its owner, it is just as heavenly, as nothing brings a dog owner more pleasure than watching his best friend...

HONORING BRAVERY, REMEMBERING THE PAST
Stirring artifacts abound at the
Military Heritage Museum in Punta Gorda
Tom Brokaw called them “the greatest generation.” The late writer Studs Terkel said they exhibited “fear, jubilance, misery, hope, and comradeship.” Both are apt descriptions of veterans of World War II, and judging by the wealth of personal artifacts at the Military Heritage Museum in Punta Gorda, they were and are extremely proud and generous...

A WHALE OF A REVELATION
It's no fish story: the Georgia Aquarium
really does live up to the hype
There’s a little-spoken truth about adults who have lived in Florida for a few years. Despite moving here for the sea—whether to fish, sunbathe, or shell—and despite their avid devotion to seafood, sunsets over the Gulf of Mexico, and manatee spotting, they don’t often think of aquariums as places to while away the hours. Maybe it’s the easy access to marine life...

A WILD VIEW
Where is the art in a swamp?
The answer to that question depends upon perspective. And perhaps no one has a clearer or more striking perspective on the subject than photographer Clyde Butcher. His black-and-white photos, taken with large-format cameras that allow him to capture details thirty-five-millimeter cameras just can’t get, hang in the statehouse in Tallahassee, a means to show people what the real Florida is like. He’s become the respected and eloquent chronicler and champion of...

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