J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge, located on Sanibel Island, Florida, is a renowned destination for wildlife enthusiasts and photographers. The refuge, spanning over 6,400 acres ...

Slowly, but surely, Sanibel is putting the pieces back together. In this case, the pieces are the island's globally popular beaches, which have been damaged in various ways by hurricanes. First it ...

Best SW Florida reader photos include Sanibel, Fort Myers nature pics Submitted Fort Myers News-Press 0:05 ...

They didn’t know what to do.” Winterstern’s film, “Sanibel,” captures it all. It began as a story about the island’s quirky seashell culture.

Residents of Sanibel Island, Florida, were in for a surprise after discovering a possible crocodile nest on the island — the first reported in at least 30 years. Until recently, conservationists ...

The Sanibel Causeway spans San Carlos Bay and connects Sanibel Island with Punta Rassa. It consists of three separate bridge spans and two-man-made islands between them. Before the causeway, and ...

Get snapping! Note: Photos submitted to Tropicalia are not guaranteed to run. Sunset at Sanibel Causeway on grand opening weekend. Taken with a Nikon D3400.

Sanibel’s newly elected mayor expressed his readiness to lead the island. “Our biggest project is to accelerate the recovery [for] both of our residents and our businesses,” said Miller.

A lesson in resilience, it rose from the ashes of two vanished institutions, The Island Cow, which burned in August 2022, and The Mad Hatter, destroyed by Hurricane Ian just two months later.