Hundreds of people – family, friends, strangers – took to the Sanibel Causeway Islands to lock hands and stand together united in drawing attention to ongoing water quality issues.
The Hands Along The Water event took place recently on Island B, organized in unison with similar events across the state.
The mission was to bring communities together and unite them in solidarity, putting differences aside to come together for one cause — » Read more
Article and photo by Kyle Sweet, superintendent of The Sanctuary Golf Club
The Mangrove Tree Crab can be found all along the barrier islands of Southwest Florida and may at first glance look like a spider climbing along our native Red, Black and White Mangroves. As crabs go, they are very small, only being an average of an inch across. Their coloration greatly varies from olive green to brown and have very sharp tips on the ends of their legs that allow them to efficiently climb all throughout the trees. » Read more
Pet lover alert! Find Your Pawradise may soon become one of your favorite online retailers!
The company is the concept of Liza Clouse and Trasi Sharp, owners of Over Easy Cafe and Island Paws on Sanibel Island. Both Clouse and Sharp are avid dog lovers and owners of three lovable pups.
“We’ve been working on our concept for close to a year,” » Read more
Photo taken outside of Ocean’s Reach on Weds, Aug 16, 2018 at 3:00 p.m.
We’ve received numerous phone calls and emails inquiring about the red tide bloom that reached Sanibel Island near the end of July. This photo was taken mid-afternoon yesterday, showing “Day-10-and-Counting” of a clean beach outside of Ocean’s Reach. The red tide air irritants have dissipated, and there’s just a hint of fish odor, » Read more
The public restrooms at the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge Visitor & Education Center on Sanibel Island are in the top 10 list of contestants in the 2018 America’s Best Bathroom® Contest.
Contest host Cintas Corporation this week informed the “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge (DDWS) that the refuge’s Learning Lavatories (#LearningLav) restrooms project ranks among the annual contest’s finalists.
Voting for the contest begins Monday, » Read more
Many of us agree that Cayo Costa State Park is the ultimate beach lover’s dream!
Located between North Captiva Island and Boca Grande, this barrier island state park is only accessible by boat.
The remote island is made up of 2,426 acres and nine miles of pristine beaches. Here, you can truly escape the frenetic pace of life and live your dreams of solitude on a private island. » Read more
Every now and then, we have a guest that needs to interrupt their vacation for another obligation. Up until this summer, though, we’ve never had anyone leave to compete in the Junior Olympics!
Nineteen-year-old Cheyenne M. from Decator, TX had to sneak off for a few days to compete in the 400M Hurdles at the 2018 AAU Junior Olympic Games in Des Moines, IA on July 30th. » Read more
The Noah’s Ark Annual Bag Day event is coming up Friday, August 10, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Customers may buy marked bags in the parking lot for $4 each, fill them with store goods, and walk away with as many items as the bags will carry. Customers are free to purchase as many $4 bags as they wish for the Bag Day sale.
Any items that don’t fit in the bag are 80 percent off the regular price. » Read more
Another amazing treasure from our “other” Andy!
“Show and tell time for shell lovers… Brother Ted has access to a laser cutter that cuts thin plywood at the college where he teaches, RIT, in Rochester, NY. I sent him one of my shell designs and he ran it through a tool used to build 3D shapes from plywood and cardboard. This resulted in about 25 pieces of plywood that after much scrutiny (due to a lack of index marks) and much sanding and persuasion with a rubber mallet assembled into this treasure. » Read more
Good neighbors make a huge difference in your quality of life, no matter where — or who — you may be!
Take CROW for instance. The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife on Sanibel Island helps injured wildlife found throughout Southwest Florida.
They recently released two critically endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles at Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park in North Naples.
The first of the two turtles, » Read more
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