Swamp Axe Co. reopens after storm surge damage in East Naples

People are back to throwing axes for sport after Hurricane Ian, and Swamp Axe Co. in East Naples has reopened after the storm damaged the building.

The sport of axe-throwing is here to stay in Southwest Florida.

But in East Naples, Swamp Axe Co. just came back after the damage caused by Ian.

Chris Jones and Henrik Lagergren also co-own four Naples area restaurants.

They had just bought the axe-throwing business founded by Sean Couturie.

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