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<br /> ' 'Tallahassee Democrat Article
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<br /> SATU1Y
<br /> FEBRUARY 21, 2004
<br /> Daughter honors late father
<br /> 1 by preserving piece of past
<br /> By Gerald Emig (nee Saconchik), whose dangh-
<br /> DEMOOV►T SENIOR WRIER ter, Tallahassee resident. Mu-
<br /> The historical marker is the Saconchik- ,R,
<br /> erected. This morning, they'll Pytel, has been .'
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<br /> pull off the cover — and a Tapp- working since
<br /> hassee woman's seven-year 1997 to place a
<br /> effort to honor her late father's historical marker
<br /> role in Florida sport fishing at the site of the
<br /> finally will be complete. former docks.
<br /> The blue-and-white Florida The sign is the
<br /> Historical Marker will be first of the more
<br /> unveiled in a ceremony at 10:30 than 500 Florida SaaoAChNc-
<br /> a.m. today at Haulover Beach historical mark- dal
<br /> Perk on Miami Beach. The sign ers to commemo-
<br /> commemorates''Haulover Beach rate a dock.
<br /> Sport Fishing Docks," and the "My father always wanted
<br /> more men and wqtnen people to know that the . ' k
<br /> - vsl�l anticipated in the ch rter had been there,"said Saxon .1
<br /> - boat usiness there from 1926 to Pytel, whose father died in
<br /> 1951.
<br /> One of those men was late ---- -- =t
<br /> charier boat captain John Sacon Please see MAER,4
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<br /> through records and lobbied
<br /> MARKER
<br /> "My fa rlwways witted people Miami officials.
<br /> to kuw tllat;t�e �bees In 2001, she submitted an
<br /> From Pale 18 application to the Florida Histori-
<br /> cal Marker program, asking for a
<br /> N mf true.This Wilt pre two-sided marker on the site that
<br /> "I'm ° " gave the dock's history and listed
<br /> 19fl6. happy that my father's , spq�closure? 8 ry
<br /> wish will come true.This will give s f ..,, _x 174 'all the docks merchants. A com-
<br /> me some closure.' 'p; ' w., , mittoe of historians and research-
<br /> Haulover Beach Park is at the :I'`i` 7 'hik Pytet w ors gave her preliminary approval
<br /> north end of Miami.Beach. It is 1'1!+ +r, • '' +d0fesldent $ ;;,4 but asked her to pare down the
<br /> adjacent to the Haulover Cut, a long Iist of names. Saconchik-
<br /> channel dug in the early 1900i to in Miami and West Palm Beach, Pytoi fought doggedly to keep the
<br /> connect Biscayne Bay and the Haulover Dock became the center names included on the sign and
<br /> Atlantic Ocean. The.site got its of Florida's {,hen-new,sport- eventually won approval. It took
<br /> name in the late 19th century fishing industry and atttacte4 nearly two more years for her and
<br /> when a Miami man named Baker such patrons as actor Robert the Miami-Dade County Parks
<br /> would 'haul over' boats from the Mitchum and entertainer Arthur Department to work out the
<br /> bay to the ocean. Godfrey. , of installing the sign.
<br /> In 1926, boat captain Henry In 1951, the dock was close "The committee took another
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<br /> Jones built a dock on the bay side and the charter boats moved to a look and decided (all the people
<br /> that became 'a headquarters for new dock farther north on Miami listed) had an interesting story
<br /> commercial, fishing and charter Beach. The old dock was events and colorful history — so why not
<br /> beets+. ell, ed, and N n ret�gd option then,' said Catherine
<br /> $ihoncllik-Pytel'a •father, a from`'ahOte`rl iatn'ip .4,' k tilt et?de_historical-marker
<br /> l�`'—'----- Russian immigrant who tried his But upon his death, has daugh- coordinator. "I think (Satonchik-
<br /> (' j l - hand at several occupations ter made it her mission to corn- Pytel). is a formidable woman.
<br /> ;,S before becoming a commercial memorate the site of the old Rau She's very intelligent, very t.al-
<br /> v;. stierman,began operating at the 1 o v e r Dock, A, former antod and did a great job with
<br /> d in 1935, By the 1940e, the schoolteacher, counselor and
<br /> �Z tr,..c- docks were home to more than bookkeeper, Saconchik-Pytel col- a�associated with the project,*to' be
<br /> t o dozen charter boats, a pho- loctod photos, memorabilia and el Contact Teporter Gerald Ensley at
<br /> tographer, a taxidermist and two artifacts from Haulover Dock.She (850)599-2310 or
<br /> weigh masters. Along with docks talked with historians, dug gensley@tallahassee.com.
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