Reviews | Tarpon Lodge - Part 5

The Quaint and Quirky Lodge

Posted on June 24, 2013
By Parent & Child Magazine: Local Getaways Off the Beaten Path
Tarpon Lodge Reviews

Originally built in 1926, the Tarpon Lodge on Pine Island retains much of its “Old Florida” charm and yet offers all the right amenities to appeal to today’s modern families. Nestled off the beaten path and right on Pine Island Sound, the waterfront views and laid back atmosphere will almost make you remember a time before cell phones and computer games.

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In The Kitchen: Chef Albert at Tarpon Lodge

Posted on June 20, 2013
By Special to news-press.com
Restaurant Reviews

Albert Keijl lives in Cape Coral and is a father of four. He has worked at Tarpon Lodge for a year and a half. The restaurant opened to the public in 2000 at 13771 Waterfront Drive, Bokeelia; 283-3999 or tarponlodge.com.

      • Age: 37
      • Birthplace: Oldebroek, Netherlands
      • Culinary training: Four years of chef’s training in the Netherlands; three years of special training for talented chefs in the Netherlands; special training for cold kitchen, warm kitchen, pastry and advanced pastry in Netherlands

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AllWays Florida

Posted on June 18, 2013
By Ashley Gibbins
Pine Island, Tarpon Lodge Reviews

Pine Island

Pine Island, which is a very short drive away, is different altogether. This is a long-standing, close knit, island community where everyone knows everyone and where everyone cares about everyone. That goes for visitors as well. You are made to feel special as soon as you arrive. Even the local supermarket, a Winn Dixie, gives its produce to the less fortunate as soon as the sell by date passes. Pine Island residents take pride in living here without fuss – or traffic lights or fast food outlets for that matter.

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Welcome To Paradise

Posted on March 1, 2013
By Prestige International Magazine
Pine Island, Tarpon Lodge Reviews

(page 196) …. you can drive or sail to Pine Island, an even wilder island where fishing boats abound especially in front of … Tarpon Lodge, the only real 4* establishment on the island. Walk through the entrance into a sophisticated atmosphere with no ostentatious features but true understated luxury: century old waxed wood floors, pictures and trophies that reflect the love of fishing and the sea. With a dozen ultra cozy rooms and fantastic views, it’s so peaceful here that you can watch time go by. Have lunch and dinner in the 1926 historic Lodge … with its unique cocktail bar …. Take a trip on the water and visit the many surrounding islands …. a treat and moments of pure joy when you are in the area!

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Go Fishing at Pine Island

Posted on February 16, 2013
By Florida Travel & Life
Cabbage Key, Fishing, Restaurant Reviews

The Weekend: Go Fishing at Pine Island
 Pine Island may not have a single beach, but you’ll hardly notice while napping on a hammock or fishing along the 17-mile island’s coast.

Start Here: An old-school fishing lodge with upscale trimmings, Tarpon Lodge provides comfort; we love the island house, a building on stilts with views of Pine Island Sound. (You’re so close that the waves will lull you to sleep.) Get fortified with a complimentary continental breakfast at the 1926-built historic lodge building before heading out for the day.

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Five Places In Florida That Time Forgot

Posted on February 2, 2013
By Diane Bair and Pamela Wright, Globe correspondents
Pine Island, Tarpon Lodge Reviews

If you think the Sunshine State is nothing but strip malls and over-the-top amusement parks, you haven’t seen the real Florida. Yes, it still exists — enchanting pockets where the local fishing pier is a happening zone, and sandy trails lead to lush jungles of live oak, strangler fig, and gumbo limbo trees. Exit off the interstate and explore a world of tiny islands and powdery beaches you can sleep on, with time out to paddle under a canopy of mangroves in the company of manatees. Hesitant as we are to share, here are five favorite slices of old Florida:

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Thanksgiving Weekend Redfish a Worthy Feast!

Posted on December 26, 2012
By Florida Sportsman
Fishing, Restaurant Reviews

Twas the day after Thanksgiving, so we gave the turkeys a break and invited these twin 24-inch redfish in to a four-star dinner at the Tarpon Lodge and Restaurant on Pine Island.

From boat to table in two hours, the reds somehow equaled the previous day’s holiday feast in the opinions of Ralph Hudson and me and wives Kay and Sheila.

Capt. Erik Flett had orchestrated the capture of the redfish along a mangrove shoreline a mile south of the Tarpon Lodge.


Charlotte Harbor & The Gulf Islands, FL

Posted on October 3, 2012
Awards

The nation’s premier regional outdoor communicator’s organization, the Southeastern Outdoor Press Association, awarded the Charlotte Harbor Visitor & Convention Bureau the Second Place Excellence in Craft Award in the Industry Public Relations category during the organization’s Awards Banquet in Johnson City, Tenn., Sept. 29. The honor recognized the Bureau’s “The Big Year Birding Weekend Media Trip” held last October in which six Florida-based travel journalists and bloggers migrated to Charlotte Harbor & the Gulf Islands to take advantage of the area’s good nature and share their experiences with readers …..

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Escape to Tarpon Lodge

Posted on September 26, 2012
By Jan S. Maizler, CyberAngler.com
Fishing, Tarpon Lodge Reviews

I’ve always liked to think of Southwest Florida as my second home. So many of my angling travels relied on and reveled in Gulfside resort towns like Naples, Sanibel, and Sarasota. But there was one jewel missing in this “journey crown” that demanded installation- and that was the historic five-star Tarpon Lodge nestled on the green expanses of Pine Island, west of North Fort Myers. Before making reservations and enjoying a delightful stay at the Lodge, I embarked on the research about this destination, which in itself-for me- actually begins the journey.

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