PG Isles Civic
Association turns 50
SUN PHOTO BY AL HEMINGWAY
One of the dragon boats rows by the bandstand behind Laishley Park in Punta Gorda as it takes part in Punta Gorda Isles Civic Association's 50th anniversary celebration Saturday.
SUN PHOTO BY AL HEMINGWAY
Tracey Norwood, Janine Silvaroli and Amanda Frankowski, members of the Punta Gorda Isles Yacht Club, man a table at the event.
SUN PHOTO BY AL HEMINGWAY
One of more than 200 participating boats positions itself in the harbor for the aerial shot.
SUN PHOTO BY AL HEMINGWAY
Members of the human sculpture representing the letter "A" wait for the plane and helicopter to take their photograph Saturday.
PUNTA GORDA — When Bob Peterson relocated to Punta Gorda Isles in 1997, he knew he had found paradise. With boating, scuba diving and golfing as his hobbies, it was a sure fit for him. Now, 17 years later, as one of the co-chairmen of the Planning Committee for the 50th birthday of the Punta Gorda Isles Civic Association, he is giving back to the place he calls a “boater’s dream.”
On Saturday, more than 200 boats of all shapes and sizes were positioned behind the Laishley Crab House to be part of a historic event — having their photograph taken from a small plane circling overhead. The small aircraft also took aerial shots of 300 to 400 people at the park who had formed the letters P, G, I, C, A — for the Punta Gorda Isles Civic Association. A Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office helicopter flew over to take photographs as well.
