Apr
8
Wed
Shell Point Academy in the Grand Cypress Rm @The Woodlands ~ Ft. Myers, FL
Apr 8 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am

SHELL POINT COMMUNITY WELCOMES BACK 
GUEST LECTURER & MULTI-AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR 
ROBERT N. MACOMBER
 

Wednesday / April 08, 2026 / 10am 
Tickets $15 per person 
Call the Tribby Box Office 239-415-5667 
or purchase online www.tribbyartscenter.com/boxoffice 

Topic: “Deep Ditches and Bright Lights”  
 The story of how SW Florida acquired the channels and lighthouses 
we rely upon these days. This long and complicated process took more time 
than you’d imagine, and there are some surprising details you’d never guess!  

** NOTE: LOCATION CHANGE ** 
NOW IN THE GRAND CYPRESS ROOM 
IN “THE WOODLANDS” WITHIN 
SHELL POINT RETIREMENT COMMUNITY 
14441 Woodsong Lane Fort Myers, FL 33908 
the Connie Brown Hall [The Tribby Arts Center] ** 
17281 On Par Blvd. / Ft. Myers, FL 33908 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Apr
25
Sat
PRIVATE ~ Useppa Island Historical Society
Apr 25 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Useppa Island Club hosting an event for Florida author Robert N. Macomber

The Useppa Island Historical Society & Barbara Sumwalt Museum 
Welcomes Author and Historian Robert N. Macomber 
Aboard the Lady Chadwick 

April 28, 2026 [Saturday] 
*MEMBERS ONLY*

For more info, contact Rona Stage <RonaSage@Useppahs.org> 
call the Barbara Sumwalt Museum tel # 239-283-9600 

 

May
6
Wed
PRIVATE ~ Shell Point’s Academy On The Go
May 6 all-day
Shell Point Academy of Lifelong Learning presents author & lecturer Robert N. Macomber for a series of events.

~ PRIVATE ~ 

Shell Point Retirement Community’s “Academy on The Go” 
presents Robert N. Macomber for a historical perspective on the water 
via a boat trip to the Barbara Sumwalt Historical Museum on Useppa Island, FL.