Discovering Punta Gorda with tours
HERALD PHOTO BY BARBARA BEAN-MELLINGER
George and Jean Costain, shown on left, Mary Lou and John Myers and Linda and Chris Fockler took the Punta Gorda Chamber of Commerce Discovery Punta Gorda combo tour on Nov. 16. The group started out on the Hibiscus Trolley and ended on a boat from King Fisher Fleet.
HERALD PHOTO BY BARBARA BEAN-MELLINGER
Laura and Scott Wisser, who recently bought a home in Punta Gorda, brought Terry and Joe Ocampa, who were visiting from Michigan, on the Discovery Punta Gorda tour. While on board the boat, Laura Wisser, who was celebrating her birthday, won the drawing for a boat trip to Cabbage Key.
HERALD PHOTO BY BARBARA BEAN-MELLINGER
Patty and John Kiernan thought the boat tour would be a good activity to take Johns mother, Irene Morgan, who was visiting from Ohio.
By BARBARA BEAN-MELLINGER
Correspondent
It’s unusual to see plaid, wool capes and zipped jackets any time in Punta Gorda, and especially in what is normally balmy November weather. But during the Nov. 16 Discovery Punta Gorda tours put on by the Punta Gorda Chamber of Commerce, customers had a welcome break from the heat.
The tours offer marker sightings on board the Hibiscus Trolley and a water tour with the help of King Fisher Fleet. Both help deliver tidbits about Punta Gorda’s wild and quirky history.
