FEATURES
Tarpon: The Lure and the Lore By Gwenda Hiett-Clements The Silver King has long been a powerful draw for anglers. Both man and fish are driven to the waters of Southwest Florida every spring to do battle.	38
The Alternative Miami By Thomas E. Whittingslow Beyond the art deco and neon of South Beach lie reminders of a different Miami, a city of old-guard opulence, embodied in the Biltmore Hotel and Vizcaya Museum.	44
Women of the Islands By Anne Hirschfeld The real estate professionals, the ladies who lunch, the jockettes, the natives, the beach moms, and the shellers-you may know women, or you may be one yourself.	50
The New Captiva By Libby Boren McMillan The real estate boom on captiva is a reflection of a healthy U.S. economy and the nationwide urge for bigness. Will the island implode under the weight of its own sucess?	54

DEPARTMENTS		TREASURES
EDITORIAL 6 Waterfront Economics		FINDS 86 A Cook's Tour
LETTERS AND POSTCARDS 8 Comments from our readers.		CONCIERGE 80 Fore!
MAKING WAVES 12 Catalogue backdrops, dark skies, and cycling the refuge		GOURMET 74 How Sweet It Is
ISLAND STYLE 17 tropical Flower Arranging By Libby Boren McMillan		EXPLORER 88 The Naturalist's View of North Captiva
HABITATS 23 A Tropical Cottage By Libby Boren McMillan		GETAWAYS 92 Five-Fathom Room Service
ISLAND CUISINE 33 Tropical Hors'd oeuvres By Jan Campbell CALENDAR 66 ADVERTISER'S INDEX 95 ISLAND JOURNAL 96