The shores of Marco Island are its calling card, featuring pristine white sand, bountiful shells akin to the ones found on Sanibel Island, and water warm enough to swim in year-round.

Marco Island, the largest of Florida's Ten Thousands Islands, gets approximately 300 days of sunshine a year. Here's what to do, where to stay, and the best time to visit the Florida island.

Shirlee Harrison posted this photo of her SIX Junonia shells in the Sanibel Island Facebook group. Remarkable. Or as someone said in the thread of comments underneath the photo: "Good golly, Ms ...

Captain Dave Baer of the Marco Island Police Department cited an increase in enforcement efforts as one of the reasons for the increase. Myrnabelle Roche, Marco's code enforcement magistrate, has ...

Sea turtle nesting season begins May 1, according to Dave Addison, a senior biologist at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida. The city of Marco Island’s website says “on average, there are 80 ...

Dr. William Reid of Marco Island, Fla., holds a Trumpet Triton, which Reid purchased after it was taken from the Great Barrier Reef off Australia. Reid displayed the Triton and 39 other shells at ...

A person on Marco Island posted a shocking warning online for people who do not respect sea turtles. The person posted a photo to social media after seeing a written note, along with a dead sea ...

A Marco Island beach is being investigated after a contractor ran over multiple sea turtle nests during a beach rebuilding project, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Captain Dave Baer of the Marco Island Police Department cited an increase in enforcement efforts as one of the reasons for the increase. Myrnabelle Roche, Marco's code enforcement magistrate, has ...