COASTE CONTENTS
July - September 2017
on the cover The Clark family on Captiva enjoying time at South Seas Island Resort. Photography by Milissa Sprecher.
in this issue
features
18
TAKE FIVE Meet Laura Ruane. As business reporter for the News-Press , she’s watch tourism become the engine that drives our economy. WELCOME HOME Here’s another inside look at living the good life in Southwest Florida.
1 2 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE Laitham Haddad is a true diamond in the rough — a superior environmental photographer just waiting for his moment in the sun.
26
20 ATTRACTIONS
34
Here comes Southwest Florida’s up close and personal music festival: the Island Hopper Songwriter Fest. Get your toes tappin’!
ROOMWITH A VIEW Come visit one of our favorite places to relax, rest and reconnect. COASTE CALENDAR It’s Southwest Florida’s premier calendar of events, so mark your calendar for all the entertainment, electricity and fun headed your way.
36
28 PERSONALITIES
Pam Rambo loves, loves, loves shells — and thanks to her, so thousands of others have fallen in love with Southwest Florida and our shelling.
Made with FlippingBook - Online Brochure Maker