Author: Useppa

Little Peace of Heaven

        Little Piece of Heaven is easily one of the finest homes constructed on Useppa Island, and you can own it at a fraction of the cost it would be to build today.

       This unique cottage offers two levels, each fully independent, with their own generator and  individual electrical and plumbing systems.

        Privacy and character is abundant throughout this cottage. On the upper level is the owner’s suite with one bedroom, a beautiful bathroom, and kitchen/living room designed for entertaining. The lower level consists of two bedrooms with a second kitchen and spacious living area, perfect for guests.

Ipe decking accents the exterior as well as interior portions. The owner’s suite has soaring ceilings, a massive screen porch complete with outdoor gas fireplace and built-in grill.

The cottage is adorned with wood floors, custom cabinets and the finest grade hardware. The entire building features Hardi Plank siding, impact windows and exceeds all building codes.

Little Peace of Heaven is available partially furnished at $795,000

Useppa Property Company
P.O. Box 640
Bokeelia, FL 33922
Licensed Real Estate Broker
239-283-4227

Summer Solstice

Come celebrate the first day of Summer on the longest day of the year with us on June 21st for our Summer Solstice Pool Party.  We will have live music from Stolen Fruit Duo and a Poolside Margarita Bar!!

We are having rate specials also for the weekend from June 20-22.

Marina
Member rate- $1.00 per foot…
Non-Members or guest rate- $2.00 per foot

All Accommodations/Rentals
30% off all rates, Member and non-member/guest rates

Photo Contest Extended!

Photo Contest Extended!!
Useppa Island Club received some amazing photos for the contest but we are going to extended the due date out until June 15th so we can get more people to participate.
So remember, we are looking for pictures to make an album for Facebook from photos taken by members and guests while they were on Useppa.  Whichever photo receives the most likes will win a free one night stay in one of our Collier Rooms and Suites, excluding holidays and will expire November 1st, 2014.  If you would like to be part of this event, send your pictures to useppamembersphotos@gmail.com by June 15th.  Include a description for the photo if you would like to provide it and we will include it with the picture.  We will withhold the poster’s name until after the contest ends.  To keep it fair, only one picture per person but you can send more to be added after the event but please let us know which one you would like us to use for the contest.  We will have the album up by June 17th and the voting will end at 4:30pm on June 30th.  We will announce the winner on July 2nd on Facebook and by email.  If you have any question, please do not comment but send an email to useppamembersphotos@gmail.com.  Please share this post so that we can get this out to as many members and guests as possible.  Thank you all for a great season and good luck!

A 1941 Widgeon Seaplane Ride

Thanks to Captain Mark Futch volunteering his time and Randy Baird volunteering his seaplane, Mike and Karen Albert along with Brian and Mary McColgan were the lucky winners of a ride in a 1941 Grumman Widgeon over Useppa Island.

At the recent Fire Department Fundraiser, one of the donated items was a chance to explore our island neighborhood from the air, watch Tarpon daisy chain off Boca Grande, watch Manatees swim along the beaches, and then, experience an Osprey’s view of our island from the top down.

After the ride, climbing out of the plane, Brian Sninsky, Karen Albert’s nephew said, “This was one of the coolest things I’ve ever done.” He spoke for everyone.

Widgeon owners Randy and Patty Baird sipped cocktails sitting in old rocking chairs on the Collier Inn porch looking out over Pine Island Sound. They watched their plane take off and land an hour later. Then they had lunch with Mark Futch and Useppa Chronicle Editor Virginia Amsler before Futch and Amsler went back up in the air on a Tarpon hunt.

Finally, their good deed done, the Bairds and Mark took off one last time, tipping the wings of the World War II plane in good-bye. Useppans on the beach waved back.

Photographs and Story

By UseppaGin

Fire Department Fundraiser, Part 2

By Laura Stokes, Deputy Chief, EMS

I am in awe of our Useppa Island Community….Completely stupefied and amazed by the residents, the staff, the visitors, and our friends on the mainland.

The Useppa Island Volunteer Fire Company held its Bi-Annual Fundraiser on April 12th,  2014 and raised over $150,000!!  Recently hired for the position of EMS Chief, the UIVFC Fire Board and I had an early, initial goal of raising enough money to purchase 3 key items necessary for our upgrade from a basic life support (BLS) service to an Advanced Life Support (ALS) service.  These three items, a CPR compression system, a state-of-the-art Cardiac Monitor/Defibrillator, and a commercial extrication Stair Chair, would help save valuable time and resources in the treatment and evacuation of the sick or injured.  Additionally, these items would allow your limited medical personnel to multi-task, allowing faster and more complete care.  We exceeded this goal by double only with the assistance of the fantastic people of Useppa Island.

The evening was perfect.  The weather was cooperative with warm temperatures that cooled as the sun dropped from the sky.  The music was upbeat and eclectic.  The decorations, original and hand-created lanterns created by our Art Club members, glowed demurely from the center of the tables.  Bob Havens and Dakota Likewise made sure that our dinners were exceptional.  Perfect!

The entire Island Community contributed to the success of the fundraiser.  Everyone chipped in!  Dinners and vacations were donated, as well as paintings and jewelry… Silent Auction participants danced among each other, vying for the opportunity to fish with Travis or to own the North Dakota Hockey Jersey…. The Wine Grab sold over 40 varied and delectable bottles of reds, whites and every shade in between.  Even the staff members were excited to put their raffle tickets in boxes for a chance to win a bike or a lantern….and win, they did.  The live auction was riddled with laughter, bids and taunts, but ending with a sense of patriotism unparalleled.

Frank, Brady and I marvel daily at our good fortune to have been selected to become a part of your Community.  We watch shooting stars and make our wishes to thrive and succeed in this island paradise.  We wave to our friends, many of whom have become extended family, as our paths cross, but most importantly, we are grateful for the opportunity to use our expertise to help protect our new home.

The success of the fundraiser solidified my belief that the generosity and spirit of this place is without equal, and together, we will stay happy and healthy!

Photographs by UseppaGin