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Catalog Number |
2014-03-066 |
Description |
1-page cut-out from a magazine or booklet. One side features four different people's quotes about Marco Island. Title text reads "What Others Say About Marco Island." Rest of the text reads "What Others Say About Marco Island. "Well, I live part of every year on Marco Island and as far as Carmen and I are concerned it's the only place in the world we'd really like to live forever. On my last trip there was great excitement over a porpoise - the Marco River is loaded with porpoise, but it was thought this one might have escaped from a porpoise training school in the Keys. It practically became an island pet. He would pop up alongside docks and boats from handouts - a la bears in Yellowstone Park.," Tony Weitzel, Travel Editor, Chicago Daily News. "The island in the sun master plan assures buyers protection against future traffic or adverse encroachments. Homes are clustered around leisure interests...golf, beaches, boating, wild life retirement activities.," Professional Builder Magazine. "There is excellent surf fishing on Marco Beach where snook, tarpon, redfish and spotted trout are often taken. The beach is also noted for its fine shelling. It is probably the loveliest natural beach in Florida that can be reached by automobile. It is one of the most beautiful in the United States.," New York Times. "I stepped out of my hotel room that night and I was surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico, a sky solid with stars and a beach well defined by both. It was a sort of loneliness a city man could use a great deal more of.," Jack Griffin, Publishers Hall Syndicate, Sports Columnist." Opposite side features a color sketch of fishing equipment. Text includes information about Marco Island. Title text reads "All the Allure of the "South Seas" on an Island you can drive to!" Rest of the text reads "All the Allure of the "South Seas" on an Island you can drive to! A toll-free bridge carries you to enchanting Marco Island. And too, for those who prefer air travel, there is a 4,000 foot paved airstrip serving both private planes and regularly scheduled air service from Miami and Naples. Yachtsmen can cruise to Marco Island by way of the Intracoastal Waterway or the Gulf of Mexico. A drive of only 27 miles from Naples, or 104 miles from Miami brings you to this exciting and pleasing tropical Utopia. New Bridge, Construction is under way on a new bridge connecting the northern part of Marco Island with the Florida mainland via Route 951." |
Date |
ca. 1970 |
People |
Griffin, Jack Weitzel, Edwin Anthony "Tony" |
Search Terms |
Jolley Bridge |
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