Islanders, snowbirds and visitors of all ages soon will have a chance to win $50 US Savings Bonds, by participating in (and winning) the "COME TO MARCO" essay contest.

Chris Curle & Don Farmer are organizing the competition via their columns in the Marco Eagle -- “Marcophiles” on Wednesdays and “Shop Talk” on Fridays. It’s an effort to enable a lot of people, kids and grownups alike, to support the “See You in the Sand” program, designed to tell the world, so to speak, that Marco wants them to come visit.