{"id":108663,"date":"2026-01-07T05:04:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T05:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/108663\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T05:04:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T05:04:07","slug":"estero-island-historic-society-to-host-presentation-on-local-authors-memoir-fort-myers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/108663\/","title":{"rendered":"Estero Island Historic Society to host presentation on local author\u2019s memoir – FORT MYERS"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Lee Melsek, Past President of the Estero Island Historic Society, will be giving a presentation on his memoir this Saturday at the Estero Island Historic Society cottage on Fort Myers Beach. File photo<\/p>\n


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The Estero Island Estero Island Historic Society is putting together a free public presentation on a book by a local author on Fort Myers Beach life in the 1950\u2019s 1960\u2019s. <\/p>\n

The presentation, titled \u201cFinding Huck: Lee Melsek\u2019s memoir of Fort Myers Beach in the 1950s,\u201d will take place on Monday, Jan. 12 at 1 p.m. at the Fort Myers Beach Public Library, 3rd floor Community Room. All are welcome.<\/p>\n

Melees is a retired Fort Myers News-Press investigative reporter, and past President of the Estero Island Historic Society. Melsek will recount tales of Fort Myers Beach from the 1950s through 1960s, when he grew up on Fort Myers Beach, as recounted in his 2025 published book:\u00a0Finding Huck: Adventures Down Yonder.<\/p>\n


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