Punta Gorda (PG) - Florida, host of the 2009 conference of the SouthEastern Outdoor Press Association, is a small city that sits on an expansive body of water known as Charlotte Harbor. The Peace River and the Mayakka River flow together to form the harbor that is nine miles wide and twenty-two miles long. The waterfront Best Western serves as the hub for the meeting and an adjacent city conference facility hosts the many writer's workshops that discuss subjects from Archery in Schools Program to when is the best time to write an outdoor book. Jennifer Hubert of the Charlotte County CVB has been present at nearly every step of the way (even at the gun range event today sponsored by Smith & Wesson) to ensure a successful presentation for the city of Punta Gorda. Dinner at the harborside Laishley's crabhouse was one of the side trips into downtown PG.
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Photos By Jeff Dennis: photo of the GIANT crab at Laishley's, believe it or not this is only ONE Big banyon tree in Punta Gorda, a yellow-crowned night heron patrols the mangroves, tropical flowers bloom in the tropical heat of Florida
It was a pleasure having you in our neck of the woods!
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, SW Florida was a great setting for our annual meeting!
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