The annual USA TODAY Readers' Choice Awards revealed on May 22 the Top-10 "Best Hiking Trails" in America. The only Florida location is on Sanibel.

Captiva Island is ranked #4 out of 12 things to do in Sanibel Island. See pictures and our review of Captiva Island.

The Island Inn is the oldest hotel on the island, dating back to 1895. Before the hurricane, the resort had 19 structures on its property, some dating back to the 1920s.

Sanibel Island in Florida has been a popular visiting spot, with its beaches and seashells. Now it is a disaster area from Hurricane Ian. The casueway was damaged. See the pictures.

On Sanibel Island, a Search for Stranded Residents Slogs On About 200 households did not leave ahead of Hurricane Ian. Rescue teams are tracking down the stranded and evacuating them — if they ...

I’ve been coming to Sanibel for decades, ever since my grandparents settled on nearby Fort Myers Beach in the 1960s and my parents bought a house on Sanibel in 2001. I don’t think I’ve never ...

Sanibel Island was a perfect escape for many people from South Florida. A place to pick shells, see nature, have a good meal, kick back in the sand.

There was also “extensive damage to the buildings” on Sanibel Island, he said. An aerial view of the Shallmar Cottages and Motel on Sanibel Island, Florida, after Hurricane Ian.

Sanibel Island was a perfect escape for many people from South Florida. A place to pick shells, see nature, have a good meal, kick back in the sand.

Ian wiped away parts of Sanibel Causeway, the only link between the mainland and Sanibel Island. The causeway leads to a place of charming isolation, where people go for shelling and officials ...

Dale Klonin of Hampstead, Maryland, helped rescue 10 people and a dog from Sanibel Island in Florida during Hurricane Ian. He used his ham radio to reach out to rescuers and coordinate efforts.

Sanibel Island was a perfect escape for many people from South Florida. A place to pick shells, see nature, have a good meal, kick back in the sand.