We sat down with Ron Rosse, grandson of infamous Captiva resident Andy Rosse. Rosse is memorialized by having Captiva’s main street named after him, Andy Rosse Lane. Tune in as Ron shares with us some interesting stories of how Captiva used to be.
Andy Rosse was an Englishmen born in 1903. He moved to Tampa at age 16 and became a fisherman. With his wife Dessa in tow, he moved to Captiva Island in 1926 and started working as a fishing guide for the ‘Tween Waters Inn. In 1940 he purchased his own dock which was fondly known as “Andy’s Fishing Pier”.
When Andy purchased his pier, he partnered with local conservationist J.N “Ding” Darling to move the Captiva General Store away from his dock and to the location, it remains today at the top of his namesake lane. Andy then opened a restaurant and waterfront saloon which was very popular, a commercial fish house, and was the only place where mail could be posted and received. He was a popular man around town! His dock is now the McCarthy’s Marina.
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