When I learned that Galt Preserve was cutting the ribbon and opening the trails to the public I decided to organize a girls daycation. Dill, my fearless pooch, was left behind and my one year old granddaughter, Madison, did her best to fill his tiny …
This month’s trip was inspired by the recommendation of Willie on The Bonita Springs Community Group on Facebook. As soon as he posted that The Gordon River Greenway was open I went to www.GordonRiverGreenway.org to verify that it was pet friendly. Minutes later l picked …
Just north of the Caloosahatchee River is a great little park called Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve (East). Caloosahatchee Creeks East is a little over a mile east of I-75 just off of Bayshore Road. I originally noticed this park when I visited Echo Global …
In case you found this old page, the 2015-2016 Calendar is located here: Downtown Bonita Springs 2015 -16 Calendar of Events
Here’s the 2014-2015 calendar events for everything happening in Downtown Bonita Springs winter of 2014-2015. Events include festivals, Taste of Bonita, Movies in the Park, Riverfest, Fruit Tree Sales, Drum …
Full disclosure: I am not a gamer. As a matter of fact, I wasn’t even born with the gene to be able to play games. While it’s hilarious to watch …
The last few weekend adventures have included crisscrossing the Everglades on US 41. I made a point to stop more than once at Big Cypress Bend Boardwalk at Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park. It’s on US 41 about seventeen miles west of …
Did you know that Southwest Florida offers several off lead dog parks and a dog beach? Even if you’re not a dog owner keep reading because I can guarantee you a boat load of free entertainment by just visiting the parks …
The Downtown Bonita Springs 4th of July events are held at Riverside Park in Downtown Bonita Springs, Florida. Admission is free and parking is free. Entertainment is being provided by Railhead and the Sarah Hadeka Band. The Liles Hotel and Artists Cottages …
The Great Calusa Blueway is one of southwest Florida’s largest outdoor activity resources, hidden in plain sight. Since it’s on the water, you do have go out on the bays and rivers see it. If you’ve been on Estero Bay you may have …
Recently, I had the opportunity to play tour guide with winter house guests. Besides seeing the usual southwest Florida sites I thought it would be interesting to finally tour Janes Memorial Scenic Drive. If you’re not aware, Janes is an eleven mile primitive road that was once a logging trail …