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John Machett and Maralyn Belliveau found a bench to sit and watch as the sun set over Charlotte Harbor recently in Gilchrist Park in Punta Gorda.

SUN PHOTO BY BETSY WILLIAMS
Three-year-old Lindsey Alexis and her mother Oreline preferred playing in the children’s area.

SUN PHOTO BY BETSY WILLIAMS
Sharon Poore and Joe Shaffer brush up on their pickleball skills.

SUN PHOTO BY BETSY WILLIAMS
Two-and-half-year-old Nicholas Rodriguez and his mother Anna stroll the pier to watch the sunset over Charlotte Harbor.

SUN PHOTO BY BETSY WILLIAMS
Riding backward on her sister’s stroller, 4-year-old Alexis Trainor could watch her younger sister, 8-month-old Melanie, while their mother Rachel does all the hard work.

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Angela Earle and Mark Toteat walk out on the pier for a closer encounter with the sunset view over Charlotte Harbor.

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Renee Sargent, Ashley Paradise and her mother Renee hang out at the kids swings waiting for the sunset.

SUN PHOTO BY BETSY WILLIAMS
Catching only four stingrays, but nothing to keep and eat, Tom Jarrell calls it a day and heads home.

SUN PHOTO BY BETSY WILLIAMS
Even the birds line up along the stone wall in Gilchrist Park to watch the sunsets.