By Theodore B. Vanltallie • Photos from Beacon archives
This article was excerpted from a lecture given in Punta Gorda in 1999,
with special help and advice provided by the late Captain Walter
“Homer” Monson (Charlotte Harbor's last run boat captain) and his wife,
Norma, as well as George Luer, Charles Blanchard, Richard Fifer, Bob Edic,
Lindsey Williams and Eunice Albritton.