Jiggs And Jigs “Bringing Up Father” was an American Comic Strip created by George McManus. The famous funny fights were between Jiggs, an Irish immigrant who won the lottery for $1 million dollars, and his wife Maggie who wanted to use the money to climb the social ladder. The cartoon strip ran in newspapers for […]

Bonnie Fritch with her big catch! After Friday morning play, I like to review all the winners, scores, and card draws. It seemed this season I would happily see fellow Steamboat Bend resident Bonnie Fritch’s name somewhere on that list. Bonnie and I both came to The Landings and started playing about the same time. […]

Happy Fall and welcome to the beginning of all LLGA-18 league play for 2025-2026. Renewals should have been sent to Cathy Steeves, our membership chair, and new folks can get information from the Pro shop. We are especially excited to meet our new members. It is time to sign up for the “Welcome Back,” our […]

The owners who live at Ariel year-round have enjoyed gathering for summer dinners at The Landings restaurants for several years. It gives owners a chance to let someone else cook dinner and helps support our restaurants and staff during the slower months of the year. Four summer dinners are held each year, with the first […]

Another month of celebrations, adventures, and, sadly, losses. The passing of both Fred and Jonnie Ockerlund within two months leaves a HUGE vacuum in the village. Due to unforeseen circumstances, I was blessed to have nearly daily contact with Jonnie this summer, moments filled with laughter, tears and adventures including her first pedicure in more […]

The Cove has been very quiet this month as many of our neighbors are either up north for the summer or traveling the country and abroad. Dan and Jean Hickey had a fun adventure touring the Bourbon Trail in Kentucky, along with several other couples from The Landings. They began their adventure in Lexington, KY […]

“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count, It is the life in your years.” ~Abraham Lincoln Fort Myers had a lot of rain during one of the hurricane weekends recently, so knowing that it was coming, Carol Donohue and Missy Fisher got down to the pool to get their water […]

As summer winds down and the new season is upon us, it’s a good time to share some updates and highlights from our neighbors and families before we turn to village business. Community Notes Rick and Heidi Camper welcomed their son Ben and his wife Camille for a three-week visit this summer, along with their […]

Eva and Paul Christian had just moved from East Mainmast Court to a beautiful new home on Windjammer Lane when they got ready to leave on a three-week trip to Denmark and Norway. They were celebrating the 40th anniversary of friendship with their friend Rikke. Eva and Paul had hosted Rikke, then 17 years old, […]