Month: July 2024

Summer Weekends on Useppa – Thoughts and Pictures by UseppaGin – Boats with families arrive at the Marina. Multigenerational passengers unload and begin their walks to the pool. Other families and families staying on the island are already swimming or having lunch on the Collier patio. Summer weekends on Useppa are a chance for Florida year-rounders to enjoy leisurely visits. Boating Members have the island almost to themselves.

Useppa 4th of July Weekend – Thoughts and Pictures by UseppaGin – Happy Hour and Pasta at the Collier Inn on Friday, the pool on Saturday and Sunday, Patio dining and music by the pool…. families and friends arriving by boat or staying on the island all had fun. Coming together in friendship, being together for fun… 4th of July on Useppa is a highlight of the year on Useppa.

Izaak Walton 4th of July Kids Fishing Tournament – Thoughts and Photos by UseppaGin – Eighteen young fishermen lined the dock, stood on boats throwing a line, catching and releasing almost twenty fish. The smallest was a 7” Pinfish. The largest was 15” Snapper. The most unique fish was a little 8” Grunt. It was the first tournament for some and the last one for a veteran 12-year-old. Now she joins her mother as an Izaak Walton Tournament alum. Now like her mom, in the future she will help others catch a fish. Thanks to the Tarpon staff, and thanks to Kyle Corey for another great time.

The 4th of July on Useppa – Thoughts and Pictures by UseppaGin – The 4th of July is a family holiday on Useppa. All ages are on boats, in cottages, at the pool, the Tarpon Bar, and dining at the Collier. Fellowship and friendship describe life on our island. Time together on Useppa is a gift.