Committee News

Ava and Anthony Naccarato with parents Caroline and AR Caputo. “How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days.” ~John Burroughs What a joy it was to find this story in my email in September. I share it with joy as it was presented by Caroline Caputo. AR and […]

Windjammer’s Labor Day party was lots of fun. Thirty people celebrated Labor Day at Windjammer’s pool area. Good friendship, music, great food, margaritas and cornhole were featured. Dennis Clark hosted another amazing party. Congratulations to Kevin Hill and Dennis Clark for winning the cornhole tournament. Elevator Remodel Project Spearheaded by Mark and Hillary Combs, the […]

Greetings all. It is still very quiet here in the Cove. We are anticipating the arrival of several neighbors, soon. Harley Benner was blessed with a visit from his son, Todd, from Texas and his granddaughter, Faith, who is currently living in Jacksonville. It was a very special treat and surprise for him. And our […]

The Wheelhouse has recently rolled out a new menu available daily and invites members to stop in and check out some new items. We want to remind members to please sign your dining chits before leaving and include a gratuity if you so choose. We’re pushing the service staff to get your dining checks to […]

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, […]