It’s been chilly in Southwest Florida recently (well, chilly for US). January and early February tends to have cooler weather, with brief periods when artic winds reach all the way down here. Nighttime temperatures dropped as low as the high 30s on Sanibel last month,...
Part of the appeal of Sanibel and Captiva is the wildlife. Birds, racoons, rabbits, alligators (preferably from a distance). And sometimes they need some help.
For over 50 years, CROW (Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife) has been working to save native and migratory wildlife...
Sunday, November 10 is the day…to bring your appetite!
CROW (Clinic for the Rehabilitation Of Wildlife) presents the 38th Annual Taste of the Islands festival at the Sanibel Community Park, featuring no less than fourteen Sanibel and Captiva restaurants offering their finest selections.
The Taste...
It’s THAT time of year again, and it’s sooner than you think…No, not THAT event! If you are on the islands the first week of December, you know that the annual Luminary Festival and Holiday Stroll will be upon us for its 35th year!
The...
November in the North is considered slow and boring….the leaves have fallen, it’s getting colder, and it’s weeks before Thanksgiving.
But on Sanibel, November starts heating up with the 4th annual Blues and Jazz Festival on Sunday, November 3. Presented by the Sanibel-Captiva Optimist Club,...
One of the major attractions on Sanibel (besides the shells) is the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge, a Federal Wilderness Area meant to be a habitat for migratory birds and other area species, especially threatened and endangered. It’s named after political cartoonist and conservationist...
We don’t want to scare anyone, but there have been some recent events that have us concerned about the safety of our visitors on Sanibel and Captiva.
In the past couple of weeks, three people have drowned off the coast near Captiva Island and Upper...
The Sanibel Historical Village is a hidden gem for those interested in how Sanibel came to be, but your opportunity to explore this treasure is fading fast this summer. The Village will close for the season on July 31 and will reopen on October 15....
From April 15th to October 31st, beachgoers will be seeing yellow tape and stakes all over the beaches of Sanibel, but it’s not a bunch of crime scenes. Sea turtles (particularly Loggerheads) have been coming onshore to lay their eggs, and the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation...
There’s a joke about Florida actually having four seasons; Almost Summer, Summer, Still Summer, and Christmas (similar to the North’s seasons; Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter, and Highway Construction). Heat indices in Southwest Florida have been well over 100 degrees recently, with actual temperatures not...
