FORT MYERS, Fla. Calling all local artists! The Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau is asking for your help capturing our beautiful wildlife – as part of its 2017 Resident Artist Program. The VCB’s Marketing Director, Brian Ososky, joined us in the WINK studio to tell us more about it.
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