‘Notes from Capri’ Archives
Lowe’s and behold boats and yachts
When I sat down with Henry Lowe, owner of Lowe's Boat and Yacht Brokerage, at 278-B Capri Blvd. in Isles of Capri, I was totally mesmerized. Henry has that effect on people. A very good looking man with huge blue eyes and rugged Hemingway-esque features, he looks like a movie star. When you talk to him he draws you in with his big smile and plain [...]
Beau Middlebrook – A real living legend
Do you remember the opening of The Andy Griffith Show where nine-year-old Ronnie Howard is walking with a fishing pole over his shoulder down a country road? Over twenty-five years ago Beau Middlebrook, being the only child on the Isles of Capri, was doing the same thing. The only difference was that Howard had that infamous red hair; Beau's was [...]
Isles of Capri… Southwest Florida’s best kept secret
When Leland L. (Doc) Loach moved from Dunlop, Tennessee in 1955, he purchased four mangrove islands totaling 600 acres. His dream was to create a hideaway fishing retreat. He built a water processing plant, dredged canals, and built a road to connect to the mainland. Thus the inception of southwest Florida’s best kept secret: Isles of Capri. Our [...]
