More than 10 years ago, I had the pleasure of guiding on a charter boat with the board of directors of Sarasota-based Mote Marine Laboratory. We left Captiva to go to a nearby island in Pine Island Sound, where a Mote Marine field station was located. On the return trip, a woman asked—with a sparkle in her eye—“Where is Palmetto Island?”
Read the full article I wrote for the May/June 2018 issue of Times Of The Islands Media, go here-
Great article.