Pounded twice but Lee waterfront restaurant ‘ain’t giving up’

The Mucky Duck promises to come back.

The Mucky Duck, formerly the Gulf View Inn on Captiva Island, opened in 1976.
The Mucky Duck, formerly the Gulf View Inn on Captiva Island, opened in 1976.
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The  Mucky Duck, a well-known waterfront restaurant on Lee County’s Captiva Island, is primed to rebuild — even after the double whammy of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. 

 

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