Q. What was this fisherman’s name?

(Royal Palm Hotel dock, ca. 1915. Credit: Richard B. Hoit, Historical Museum of Southern Florida.)

This man was born at the Cape Florida Lighthouse and raised around Biscayne Bay. He later became an avid fisherman, fishing guide and charter boat captain. This captain liked to tell outrageous fish stories and take the wealthy on adventures. In 1912 he caught a whale shark in the Florida Keys, had it preserved, and took it on tour around the country for many years.

A.  Captain Charlie Thompson