No need to go out to the “same old restaurant” when you visit Ocean’s Reach!
Dining on Sanibel and Captiva Islands can be memorable experiences with more than 60 unique restaurants from which to choose.
Information on “Where to Dine” is now available at your fingertips with our new QR code above. Try it out for yourself and get your taste buds ready! » Read more
Photo from Ballparks of Baseball
As sport fans undoubtedly know, the recently-resolved MLB lockout threw a major wrench into the 2022 Spring Training schedule. Instead of a leisurely six-week stroll toward the season, players now have about three weeks of games to get themselves ready to “Play Ball!” before Opening Day at their home fields.
Both the Red Sox and Twins have their Spring Training facilities near by, » Read more
Postponed from October 2021 because of a COVID surge, the 33rd Annual “Ding” Darling Day migrates to Lakes Park in Fort Myers on Sunday, April 24. This year, the Refuge will jointly observe both “Ding” Day and Earth Day (which falls on April 22) with a “Conservation Carnival” celebration.
The decision to move the popular event off-island this year reflects “Ding” Darling’s participation in the Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership, » Read more
Sanibel’s history is indeed fascinating. While many of the achievements, mistakes, and life-changing moments of our early islanders are lost to us now, some of their tales, and even life lessons, endure.
To learn of a few, come visit the Sanibel Public Library on Wednesday, March 23, and listen to authors Betty Anholt and Charles LeBuff talk about their latest book Once Upon the Island Known as Sanibel. » Read more
We continue to be amazed at the incredible images captured on Sanibel Island … by photographers of all ages!
Winners were recently announced for the 9th Annual “Ding” Darling – Theodore Cross High School Photography Contest.
High school students from Southwest Florida competed for prizes that included a Canon digital SLR camera package, chartered class trips to the refuge, » Read more
Throwback Thursday!
Many thanks to longtime guests Deborah and Wes B. from Hanson, MA for sending us this great photo of John a few years ago looking ever so dapper on St. Patrick’s Day.
He hasn’t aged a day since — As they say, “‘Tis good to be Irish!”
Cheers!
The ever-popular Diner’s Delight coupon booklets — better known as the “Kiwanis Books” — are here!
A key fundraising vehicle for an assortment of Sanibel-Captiva Kiwanis Club scholarship programs, the Diner’s Delight coupon books feature promotional offers for 25 favorite island eateries, valid through December 16, 2022.
This year’s participants include:
The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum is now offering a new, monthly “Sip and Stroll” after-hours experience!
On these special evenings, participants have the beautiful new Living Gallery aquariums to themselves beginning at 5:30 p.m. after the museum closes. You can mingle with the museum’s senior staff to learn more about the marine animals’ behaviors, characteristics and care.
Tickets include after-hours program admission, » Read more
Photo of Bowman’s Beach by Chelle Koster Walton
Our good friend and neighbor Chelle Koster Walton took on the impossible and unenviable task of ranking the gorgeous beaches that dot Sanibel and Captiva islands.
She writes: “With some 20 miles of sandy shores on both islands, which are connected to each by a short bridge at the Blind Pass Beach, Sanibel and Captiva make selecting the right access a choice best left up to local knowledge. » Read more
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