News from MCKENZIE CASSIDY the Islander newspaper, Captiva Currant:
Visitors to Captiva can now experience what it was like to ride on the historic Santiva while learning about the island’s unique past.
The Captiva History Gallery, a replica of the old Santiva — the mail and supply boat used by islanders before the construction of the causeway — opened to the public with a reception on March 26.
Its construction coincided with updates to the Captiva Memorial Library that started last fall. The library agreed to donate part of its space to the Captiva Island Historical Society, which has been busy archiving over 3,000 documents and photographs, as well as producing the “Captiva Memories” DVD series.
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