Nearly eight months ago, we saw the light return to the Sanibel Lighthouse. Now, leaders want to make sure it stays that way. As the lighthouse stands steadfast on the sand for now, the Sanibel city ...

Friday (June 16) will mark another milestone in Sanibel Island's and Southwest Florida's comeback from Hurricane Ian. At 9 a.m. community officials, residents and visitors will gather at Lighthouse ...

Sanibel’s popular Lighthouse Beach is reopening for the first time in almost nine months since Hurricane Ian. Lighthouse Beach will be the last of Sanibel’s public beaches to reopen. A ribbon-cutting ...

Mother Nature serves up stunning sunsets along the Southwest Florida coast. Almost any beach along the Fort Myers and Naples areas' coastline will do to catch a treasured view of a sunset over the ...

It is believed that explorer Juan Ponce de Leon discovered 12-mile-long Sanibel Island in 1513 while searching for the fountain of youth. He named the island Santa Isybella after Queen Isabella, and ...

Winds whipped the waters off Lighthouse Beach Park Tuesday as construction workers prepped the Sanibel Lighthouse for final reconstruction. The chocolate brown iron structure is a beacon on the island ...

The Sanibel Lighthouse is making its comeback. Five months to the day after Hurricane Ian nearly toppled the iconic Southwest Florida structure, a ceremony was held Tuesday morning, Feb. 28, at the ...

It took 51 years of pleading — “We need a navigational aid” — to get a lighthouse built on Sanibel. That was 138 years ago. But in 1884, a 104-foot high iron lighthouse rose above the waters on the ...

Despite its proximity to Fort Myers Beach – about 5 miles as the crow flies – Sanibel has a completely different vibe than its neighbor to the southeast. Sanibel is about three times larger, with 70% ...

Other than occasional grocery runs, our rental car sat mostly unused in our condo parking lot. Our preferred mode of transportation: two wheels. Sanibel is home to 22 miles of dedicated bike paths, ...