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 ...

A relighting ceremony of the Sanibel Lighthouse was held on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023 morning. Members of the community showed up for the 6 a.m. event. The light was turned on a few minutes after six.

The Sanibel Island Lighthouse went dark on Sept. 28, 2022 when Hurricane Ian damage the structure. Five months later, the light was turned back on.

One of the region’s most iconic landmarks, the Sanibel Lighthouse was built in 1884 for cattlemen who hoped it would guide visitors to the island and spark trade. Today, the iron structure ...

Sanibel Lighthouse, also known as Point Ybel Light, was one of the first lighthouses on the Gulf Coast. Its light, which stands 98-feet above sea level, first illuminated the beach and pier on the ...

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 ...

Hurricane Helene's surge soaked Sanibel almost two years to the day after Hurricane Ian walloped the island's historic lighthouse. Ian's force broke one of the 140-year-old structure's leg, washed ...

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 ...

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 ...