Novelist Randy Wayne White plans experimental citrus farming at historic Bokeelia property

Author: David Dorsey, Gulfshore Business
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Novelist Randy Wayne White just closed on a real estate deal that’s short on price but big on history with a positive outlook on the future of citrus framing.

White, author of more than 20 novels about marine biologist and retired spy Doc Ford, paid $650,000 on Dec. 21, for an 800-square-foot home on Bokeelia on Pine Island. It comes with a barn and 5 acres of land on which White plans to do experimental citrus farming.

The home also comes with some history, as it was built in 1910 by fishing boat Captain John Smith, who helped jumpstart development in Southwest Florida when he landed the first tarpon fish caught by rod and reel.

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