{"product_id":"safe-boating-in-southwest-florida-cape-coral-edition-your-guide-to-the-many-channels-on-our-waterways-9798678415905","title":"Safe Boating in Southwest Florida: Cape Coral Edition: Your Guide to the Many Channels on Our Waterways","description":"Lee County Florida is the home to Florida's largest estuary. In the county are 50,000 registered recreational vessels that ply these waterways. Four unique waterways converge between Cape Coral, Fort Myers, and Pine Island. Here the Caloosahatchee River meets San Carlos Bay, Pine Island Sound, and Matlacha Pass. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoaters new to the waters around Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Pine Island, and the barrier islands of, Sanibel, Captiva, North Captiva, and Cayo Costa are surprised by how different these waters are to any they have experienced in other parts of the country. In our estuary, a Federal Manatee Protection Area, is the J.N. \"Ding\" Darling National Wildlife Refuge Complex and the satellite, Pine Island, Matlacha Pass, and Caloosahatchee National Wildlife Refuges. These sanctuaries are home to a variety of native plants and the nesting grounds of many migratory birds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese waters, in many parts, consist of narrow shallow channels, forcing boaters to share these passageways. This guide attempts to help boaters learn where the various main and side channels can take them. Along the way it points out which channels to take a pass on, and which might lead to an interesting adventure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition covers the channels found on the Caloosahatchee River from the W.D. Franklin Lock and Dam to where the river meets San Carlos Bay. The journey continues up through Matlacha Pass, around the top of Pine Island. At that point its back down Pine Island Sound, past the Barrier Islands, and ending at Matanzas Pass. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13846843\"\u003eJacqueline Dawson\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13846844\"\u003eThomas E. Dawson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/26\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798678415905\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SPO\"\u003eSports \u0026amp; Recreation\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SPO005000\"\u003eWater Sports | Boating\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42658220277997,"sku":null,"price":31.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_b3703aef-df82-43e8-9956-7e14b96d02e3.jpg?v=1649320797","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/safe-boating-in-southwest-florida-cape-coral-edition-your-guide-to-the-many-channels-on-our-waterways-9798678415905","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}