Pinewood Trail Park, Pine Island

Signage

Trail

     Pinewood Trail Park  is located at 5901 Pine Island Rd. NW,Bookela, Pine Island.  It ie a relatively new park. It opened in 2016.  It is 8 acres.  There are slash pine trees, Palmetto prairie salt marsh and mangroves.

     There are two trails.  Pine Loop is paved and is 1/3 mile.  There are informational signs along this trail. Holly Way is an off shoot of Pine Loop Trail.  It is 1/4 mile long.  It is an unpaved primitive trail

Signage

Signage

Signage

Trail Markers

Signage

Signage

Shelter with picnic table

Signage

Tuttle Residence 

    The Tuttle Residence is a house designed by Paul Rudolph Sarasota School of Architecture) in 1984.  Construction was completed in 1986.  It is located at 652o Swan Creek Road in Rockhill, Maryland.  The house was built for Wylie F.L. Tuttle, an American real estate developer.

     Th house is located on a 240 acre site.  It overlooks Chesapeake Bay.  In addition to the house, there is a swimming pool, a private beach, and  a horse stud farm.

     The residence is 12,500 square feet.  The exterior is brick.  The roof is copper. The house has a custom laminated wooden structural frame with a trapezoidal shape.

     There are two main living spaces connected by a passageway that serves an art gallery.  There are 7 bedrooms and 6.5 baths spread across a 3 level floor plan.  There are two fireplaces and a three car garage.

     The residence is currently for sale.

Tuttle Residence

View of Chesapeake Bay

Tuttle Residence

Port Charlotte Beach Park

    This park was built in 1972 and is located at 4500 Harbor Boulevard, Port Charlotte, Florida.  It was renovated in 2013.  It is a 16 acre beach park.  The construction project was funded by the 1998 Sales Tax and Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program Grant.

     The park includes sheltered waters, boardwalk, fishing pier, boat ramp, canoe and kayak launch, basketball courts,n tennis courts, volleyball court, playground area, shelters with picnic tables, heated swimming pool and recreation center.

Fishing Pier

Fishing Pier

Fishing Pier

Same as above

Boardwalk

Boardwalk

Playground

Covered Shelter for picnic tables

Same as above

Same as above

Picnic Shelter

Beach

Beach

Beach

Same as above

Beach

Same as above

Basketball Court

Basketball Court

Tennis Courts

Same as above

Basketball and Volleyball Courts

Parking lot

Hotel Three Oaks, Alva, Florida

 This hotel was located at the Caloosahatchee River near Pearl and Broadway Streets.    It was a wooden two structure.  There were wrap around porches.  At the time of its opening, there was another hotel named the Wade Inn. The Hotel Three Oaks first opened for business in 1903.  The original owner was Henry A. Lee.  He was also the Alva Bridge tender.

Hotel Three Oaks

Flea Market in North Fort Myers on Tamiami Trail Closes After Years in Operation

Sign for flea market (also old drive in sign)

Old Drive In Movie Screen

Refreshment Stand

Grounds of Old Drive In (also flea market)ft Myers 

    Across from the Shell Factory on Tamiami Trail in north Fort Myers at one time was a drive in.  Its address is 2521 N. Tamiami Trail.  It opened in 1949 as the Fort Myers Drive In. After a history of closures, it later opened as the Northside Drive In.  This closed after years of operation.

    While the drive In was active and later after it closed, a flea market was operating at the site.  For a while, it operated 5 days a week.    It was in business for over 60 years.

     Now recently, it was announced the the flea market would no longer be operating after May, 2021 at the drive in site.  Apparently the property was recently sold.  It is thought that it would be used for boat and RV storage.

     Fortunately, the flea market operation will.be transferring to the Shell Factory