Through the Bayan Punta Gorda Elks

Shop with a Cop for Christmas Today Sheriff Bill Prummel and Chief Tom Lewis

Founders Day Chess Tournament

 

Mike Haymans moves giant chess pieces as Charles Peck and Bob Armstrong contemplate next moves.

Christmas at the History Park

Christmas Season is Here

Budweiser Horses Prance Through Downtown Punta Gorda

Hector Square Christmas Tree Ready For Lighting Thursday Night

Vive La France!

Mayor Rachel Keesling and Council Member Tom Cavanaugh with their Shovels at Vietnam Wall Groundbreaking

Mayor Rachel Keesling with Council Member Tom Cavanaugh at Vietnam Memorial Wall Groundbreaking 

Traffic Jam Punta Gorda Style

Two Thrifty Girls Cafe and Boutique Opening on Taylor.

Cheyney Brothers Has Grand Opening In Punta Gorda

Bruce Laishley with Governor Scott peaking over his shoulder welcomes Cheyney Brothers to Punta Gorda.   (Photo courtesy T. Duffy)

New Viennese Cafe and Bakery Coming to town on Taylor

New Tina's Cafe coming to Taylor near Olympia.  

Carolyn Freeland's Last Council Meeting as Mayor

Exercise in the Park

Fitness Equipment at the linear park near Fishermens Village off Marian Avenue.  

Punta Gorda Incorporation Sign on City Hall

Panorama of the new terminal at Punta Gorda Airport

Another Side of Punta Gorda - Entry to a Punta Gorda Ranch

The Boardwalk into the Wilds at the Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center

"I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberately.." Thoreau 

Police Chief Tom Lewis and Officer Katy Heck are Celebrity Waiters at Relay for Life Event Thursday

Slip Not Maybe Last Look

At the Top of the Wyvern

Misting the Garden at Powell's Nursery

Through the Banyan Tree - Punta Gorda Elks Lodge

View to the Elks Lodge through the Huge Banyan Tree 

The Summer Rains of Punta Gorda

You can see a faint rainbow to the left.  

Storm over the Peace

For Flag Day - A Lineup of Flags on the Elks Dock

In a Garden

Dramatic Rain Over the Peace River

Sandhill Cranes Cruising the Neighborhood

Clouds Brighten the Punta Gorda Sky at Dusk

Taken from Jones Loops Road going North

Along Alligator Creek Old Florida Goes On

Cheney Brothers Distribution Center Rises near the Airport

Spectacular Sahara Sunset

Gorgeous Blue Flower Peaking out of Bromeliad

Officer Joe Angelini Bill Dryburgh and Mike Riley of the Boogiemen Singing Together at Isles Yacht Club Event Tonight

Punta Gorda Mayor at the Come Back to Hotel Charlotte Harbor Event

Mayor Caryolyn  Freeland with Derek and David Dunn-Rankin in Old Time Jail put together by Punta Gorda Police.  Officer Jonathan Mendel in foreground poses as policeman of old.  

Look Who Brought Breakfast This Morning - Eagle Protecting his Meal

Photo of eagle on canal front by S. Miskell

The Hauntingly Beautiful Sandlin House of Punta Gorda

The historic Sandlin House on Retta Esplanade was built in 1893 by James and Mary Sandlin.  Sandlin was a member of the first Punta Gorda City Council.  He came to Punta Gorda to engage in the mercantile, citrus and shipping industries and built the widow's walk to check ships at the dock at the harbor across from his home.

Punta Gorda Airport Expands - Construction of New Terminal Underway

As Snowbirds Head Home a Fun Directional Sign at the TikiBar to Guide the Way

Here comes the Easter Bunny Punta Gorda Style - Manatee Mailbox decorated for Easter

Twilight over Charlotte Harbor on Good Friday

One More Thing to Love about Punta Gorda - Beautiful Backyards

Turtle Club Cuts The Ribbon -- Official Chamber Opening

Look Who Has Moved In - Dove Nesting in Alcove Doves

Doves here - two at a time - a family - tend to select a house to hang around, live by.  They typically roost on the roof or in a nearby tree.  This family has picked a safer location inside the alcove of a home.  

St. Paddy's Day Message on Local Sign

Snapped last night 

Another Stunning Sunset on Charlotte Harbor

A View Through A Stairwell of a Splendid Sunset

John Wright at the Punta Gorda Short Film Festival