The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium will offer a guided beach walk on July 6 at 9 a.m. at the Sundial Beach ...

Jacob Dyke, of Bradenton, found an alphabet cone on June 21 at the Tarpon Bay Road Beach on Sanibel. He reported that it ...

This barrier island has four miles of beaches that look like they belong on the cover of a travel magazine. The main beach gives you that classic Florida postcard view – clear water, white sand, and ...

Southern Living lists Florida beaches that could pass for the Caribbean for family seeking solace from touristy cities or ...

On Monday, Southern Living released its list of Florida beaches that “ could pass for the Caribbean .” These beaches are ...

The beaches with the best shells are brimming with natural treasures. It's time for a visit. A beach day? (S)hell yeah!

Ella Cline didn't know what she had found until she took a trip the National Shell Musuem on Sanibel and was told it was a rare junonia.

The trip back home required some extra special care when packing up the junonia and all of the shells Ella found while she was here. "We used lots of bubble wrap and a Glad container," Katherine said.

Ella found her junonia on May 26 (Memorial Day) on Madison Street. "We were looking around the edge of the water around 5-6 p.m.," Katherine said. "It’s around 4 inches long.

What is ironic about this junonia find is that Ella and her mother had no idea of the significance of the discovery until they made a trip the Bailey Matthews National Shell Museum on Sanibel Island. ...