Sanibel Island, FL–Today’s Thanksgiving, a time to pause and reflect on what we’re grateful for. On Sanibel Island, many people are grateful for the bounty of nature. They preserve and protect the wetlands, through Ding Darling National Wildlife Reserve, and also through many smaller organizations that assist wildlife, help educate kids about the marine environment,…
Fort Myers, FL–Edison was a genius, no doubt about it. But he was more than that–he was a practical genius, and that makes for great business sense. At the Edison-Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers, FL you can see that practical genius at work in a multitude of ways. The estates just completed a multi-million…
Sanibel, FL–Seriously, with amazing sunshine and water softly lapping the beach, why would anyone want to go inside to a shell museum? After all, Sanibel Island is famed for its shell-littered beaches. Who needs to see them inside a museum? My advice: Make the Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum your first stop on the island. Not only will you…
Sanibel Island, FL–The shy Great Blue Herons and skittish Cormorants of the Skokie Lagoons rest comfortably in their winter home on Sanibel Island. The Cormorant, in fact, is quite the opportunist here, using the shadows of my kayak to sneak up on fish as he dives under and around the boat, following me and fellow paddlers. In this great gathering place for birds…