Goodland News

The race's start is complicated by a powerboat running through the contestants. The third annual Goodland Canoe/Kayak Regatta took place Saturday afternoon, with a typically Goodland laidback atmosphere and an emphasis on fun.

An All too familiar sight:An Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Master Sgt.

Researchers are asking for the public's help in locating a rehabilitated and released manatee named Shorty whose tracking tag stopped transmitting two week ago.

The riders depart. Over 200 motorcyclists joined the Freedom Ride from the Harley-Davidson dealership to Stan's seafood restaurant in Goodland on Sunday morning, raising funds to support wounded veterans and their families.

Maureen St. Laurent was the BIG prize winner at the season's last BingoA game at JCMI on Monday night.

In this 2008 file photo, Scott Hopkins, then general manager of Cedar Bay Yacht Club on East Elkcam Circle on Marco Island, stands with the Team Ocean boat he donated as part of a volunteer effort to educate boaters about preserving Keewaydin Island.

Fluffy baby owls can be found peeking out of nests all over the island. As many as five to eight babies per nest have been spotted venturing out from their burrows recently to check their surroundings.

The following is the third quarter honor roll of Collier County District Schools in the Coastal Breeze coverage area.

Fishing was great on the Isles. This Snook catch was legal then. It would not be today.

It's a scene at a boat ramp anywhere. A guy is cleaning a nice catch and a interested bystander walks up and asks, "Nice fish ... where did you catch them?" The angler turns slowly, obviously annoyed at the intrusion, and responds, "In the mouth." Fishing has an unwritten decorum or code of conduct that forbids you to divulge where and how you ... (more)

Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill in to law earlier this month that voids local government restrictions on where beekeepers can set up shop.

As my personal interest in the history of Goodland has grown, I have heard some pretty interesting things about our fishing village.