future lectures in the making …
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
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OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
future lectures in the making …
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
~ 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.
future lectures in the making …
~ 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.
future lectures in the making …
Isles Yacht Club ‘Captain & Crew’ Members Dinner Meeting
Welcomes Back Special Guest Speaker Robert N. Macomber
“Deep Ditches & Bright Lights In Shallow Waters”
Thursday / November 12, 2026
[book signing available during Social Hour and following the presentation after dinner]
1780 West Marion Ave. Punta Gorda, FL 33950
PRIVATE EVENT
Contact: Dennis Cantwell, Fleet Captain / cell # 239-451-5100