September/October 1999 Issue

FEATURES

Cast in Art By Chelle Koster Walton
Fishing has always been Pine Island’s raison d’être, but in the recent past a new group has established a stronghold on the quiet island. Artists have found inspiration and success here in an enclave of galleries and studios.

Tropical Thirst Quenchers By Libby Grimm
Drinking habits change when you arrive on the islands. You may usually order up a dry martini, but suddenly after a day at the beach, you feel like a mango margarita. It’s enough to make hard-drinkin’ northerners toss their olives.

Keys to the Future By Rick Poley
Restoration and cleanup plans for the Everglades and South Florida could help save the fragile marine ecosystem of the Florida Keys, under siege by years of questionable environmental practices in the rest of the state.

Keys to the Future

HABITATS
The Colorful World of Nanelle By Libby Boren McMillan

EXPLORER
Nature on Display By Libby Grimm

GETAWAYS
Jamaica Elementary By Chelle Koster Walton

ADVERTISERS INDEX

ISLAND JOURNAL
A diary of everyday life in paradise

FINDS
Pampering Your Pet