Marco Island, Florida's Gulf Playground - Softcover

Michael Coleman

9781495106309: Marco Island, Florida's Gulf Playground

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ISBN 10: 1495106306 ISBN 13: 9781495106309

Publisher: Marco Island Ink, 2017

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How did an alligator-infested swamp transform into America's No. 1 island travel destination? It wasn't easy! In Marco Island, Florida's Gulf Playground (second edition), author Michael Coleman and his editorial team triumphantly capture the very essence of an island paradise centuries in the making. The compelling 110-page editorial and photographic narrative showcases the island's miraculous conversion from sacred Indian ground and backwater trading post to the posh, world-class resort/leisure community it is today. From curses, a kidnapping and buried gold treasure to sun-drenched beaches, savvy global marketing and million dollar mansions on perfectly carved man-made canals, the book reads more like a novel as opposed to the fact-based account portrayed by the author. But, as you'll soon learn flipping through the pages of Marco Island, Florida's Gulf Playground, there's more to this remarkable gem than meets the eye . . . much more!

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About the Author

His endless wanderlust has taken him to over 100 of the world's most fascinating countries but it is on Marco Island where he feels most at home. Hailing from a newspaper and television news background, Coleman parlayed his media experience to become Press Secretary to Canada's Minister of Tourism, an Executive Editor at the Marco Island Eagle, and Cruise Travel Columnist at the Marco Island Sun Times. He authored his first book, Marco Island Culture & History, in 1995. The seeds for Marco Island, Florida's Gulf Playground, in celebration of the modern era's 50th birthday in 2015, were sewn a couple of years ago as he flipped through the pages of an inspiring history publication at a bookstore a world away from Marco in, of all places, Dubai. The city was celebrating the 40th birthday of its modern era.

Review

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the new Marco Island, Michael Coleman has assembled an attractive volume that blends history, colorful personalities, the island's many attractions and a generous assortment of photographs illustrating the natural and manmade beauties of the place named by TripAdvisor as the number one U.S. island travel destination. --Phil Jason, Book Review Columnist, Florida Weekly

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