LEE COUNTY, Fla.- A popular spot for boaters on the Caloosahatchee River is in the middle of a heated tug of war between the property owners and the state. The island is right across from Jasper’s Bait Shop; it’s called Big Shell Island. The hotspot often plays host to anyone out on the water. There is a “no trespassing” sign that was recently posted on the property, however, that started to raise some questions. “I don’t really think it’s going to have any affect to be honest with you,” said Art Smith, co-owner of Jasper’s Bait Shop. “Yesterday when I saw the signs, there were people on the beach anyhow.” Ed and Marie Keohane own the island. They bought it from the county in 1987, and payed the back taxes. “It’s definitely our island,” Ed Keohane told WINK News, “We hold a deed to the island.” The state, however, says it’s theirs, and it was never the county’s to sell. “If you don’t control what the state does,” Keohane said, “you might not like the results. We are one of the examples of what can happen when your own property of 20 years and the state says were not going let you put a camp for children on your island.” Ed Keohane, who has spent his whole life in the education field, wants to use the island as an environmental camp for kids. “It’s my dream,” he said. Now, that dream has turned into a decade of a David and Goliath type of legal battle. The Keohanes tell WINK News the “no trespassing” sign is more so to assert that the property is theirs, and they should be able to use it as they please.