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One day last winter, I was chatting with a friend, Jamie Jones, about sailing, writing and a myriad of other topics when he suggested that I add to my nautical book review series with an article about single-handed around-the-world sailing adventure books. We spent a fun half hour regaling each other with our individual favorites, […]

In 2026, the Cape Coral Dragon Boat Club will celebrate a remarkable milestone: 20 years of paddling, racing, teamwork, and community spirit. The club began in 2006, when a small group of friends in Burnt Store Marina formed the Charlotte Harbor Paddlers. As the team grew, and its activities shifted to the Burnt Store Boat […]

January, as the first month of the new year, gives us a chance to start over. Forget the bad, and cultivate last year’s good into great. New Year’s Day is the most celebrated holiday around the world – a time for new ideas, new friends, new activities and challenges. Make every day in January a […]

The Tricolored Heron is mostly blue, with a white belly and a brownish back. Sometimes the white extends up the underside of its throat. At 26” the Tricolored Heron is slightly longer than the more common Little Blue Heron. It has several hunting techniques that make it unique. It will fly over shallow water, dragging […]

Many anglers who fish Charlotte Harbor prefer to fish with live bait. Excluding harbor shrimp, there are fifteen species of bait fish that roam the harbor. The following bait fish have been identified as spending some part of their life cycle in Charlotte Harbor. Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission have sampled the harbor to identify […]

Like many wintertime Florida residents, my early years of fishing were spent trailering fishing boats around the Great Lakes in pursuit of salmon, walleye, bass, and perch – with great success, I might add, bringing countless hours of enjoyment over the last 60 years or so. Well, then, what could be so different about fishing […]

BSM Blood Drive Schedule for 2026 Mark Your Calendar – January 19 and March 23, 2026, Always on Monday 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. Wow! Monday, November 10 was a great day for blood donations. The Big Red Bus was quite busy collecting 29 units of blood, which marks a very successful blood drive for […]

Well, it’s January and you know what that means, RESOLUTIONS! Yours may be to exercise more, lose weight, eat healthier, or any one of the many things we tell ourselves we are going to do better. If your resolution is to eat healthier, but you still need your chocolate fix, these brownies, from CookingKatyLady.com, are […]

Are you thinking about updating your home? Any changes to the exterior of residences in Burnt Store Marina (BSM) are required to have Architectural Review Committee (ARC) approval. This applies to all homes, as well as homes in a condo association. If this approval is not granted through ARC, you may be asked to modify […]

It is a Lee County law, as well as a Burnt Store Marina rule, that all dogs are to be on leashes whenever outside residences. The open lot at the corner of Cape Cole and Matecumbe is not a dog park. The Commodore residents own the whole part that is landscaped. Please keep your dogs […]