First up let us visit a great fishing pier that just "ain't"...It ain't because the powers to be on marco island don't want it to be...I loved fishing off this pier the last few years. It is or was a great "equalizer" in that those of us without boat, could get out into the channel and fish maybe not as good as those with boats but close. But the hurricane a couple years back lifted one of the sections off the pilings on the Marco Island end of the bridge. It did not damage the pier on the east side of the bridge but they came in and lifted the section allowing access off the pilings thus closing it down for now...even the Marco end there was no reason to close it they could have just as easy baracaded the end where the section was missing and most of the pier could have been used....It is big money talking as far as I can see, the residents of Marco Island do not use it and thus it don't get fixed. But this Collier County has money for everything desired and this project should be fixed and reopened..I took my grandson Lucas there to fish last week and was deeply disappointed that this pier was not accessable any longer... .This writer has taken up the cause with a letter to the editor...the paper asked for pictures that I provided..Hopefully they will take up the cause.
The Tree and Me picture to the right. Well about 1993 or 94 my wife Linda and I owned that lot and planted that tree. We found a nice looking coconut under a tall coconut tree next to the hardware store on the Tamiami trail (US 41). We placed it beside the big rock on our lot half way in the sand and half way out lying on its side if I remember right..the next year we were excited with a 18 inch shoot shot up out of the coconut and each year tremendous growth was noted...Now it stands as maybe the healthiest coconut tree in Silver Lakes RV Park. It is tall and loaded with coconuts as you may see..has a great shape as you would want a coconut tree to have...Only thing is parking under it can be dangerous on windy days...those nuts are heavy...I should have planted it in the back of the lot hanging out over the water...Could of, should of, and would of, like selling stocks a couple years ago...
NOTE: Been at this gig for a year now, it all started last year on Feb. 2nd...
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