Southern Living ranked the top 50 beach towns in the south for 2025 and Sanibel was the top-ranked location in Florida.

Sanibel, the quaint barrier island just west of Fort Myers Beach, appeared to have withstood ... “I was here after Ian and there wasn’t even a sign standing.” A trip around the perimeter ...

On the two-year mark since Hurricane Ian battered Sanibel Island, city officials provided ... county finished scraping sand off the Blind Pass Beach area. Beach parks remained closed Saturday ...

I’ve been coming to Sanibel for decades, ever since my grandparents settled on nearby Fort Myers Beach in the 1960s ... stays – 15 months after Ian submerged the island by with a massive ...

Don’t forget your camera and binoculars when visiting J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge. The place is known for ...

From dog sledding on a frozen lake in Ely, Minnesota, to sitting on a beach in ... been going to Sanibel Island for literally decades until three years ago when Hurricane Ian devastated a good ...

Situated on the west end of the island ... Bowman's Beach parking lot and facilities are currently closed in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, which struck on Sept. 28, 2022. The city of Sanibel ...

In short, consider spending your days on Sanibel, then hop over to Captiva for a boat excursion or dinner on the waterfront. Alison Hagerup Beach ... Island remain closed due to damage from ...

What's a "best beach towns" list ... at the top of the Sanibel section on the list, saying: Sanibel Island is still recovering from damage sustained during Hurricane Ian in September 2022 and ...

From dog sledding on a frozen lake in Ely, Minnesota, to sitting on a beach in Sanibel, Florida — one extreme to the other — that was me within six days in mid-March. My family has been going to ...