My family has been going to Sanibel Island for literally decades until three years ago when Hurricane Ian devastated a good ... but to get where it was before is a long way off, years probably.

That would have been impressive considering the restaurant didn’t have permanent power until January — a full 854 days after Ian. “It was so hot working in here before that,” Peach said.

In 2015, Sanibel passed a Dark Skies ordinance, limiting the amount of light visible after sundown to protect turtles and other wildlife. As a result, many photographers now linger at Lighthouse ...

SANIBEL-CAPTIVA CONSERVATION FOUNDATION Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation Marine Lab research assistant Rachel Wynn installs the Redfish Pass weather station. The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation ...

They are sentinels of safety for ships at sea, but lighthouses provide much more than a safe passage over reefs, rocks and shoals. They illuminate not only the night sky, but the history surrounding ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Dan Billheimer, owner of the Lighthouse Café in Sanibel, Florida, about reuniting with an artifact from his restaurant that had disappeared after Hurricane Ian in 2022.

Hurricane Ian caused significant damage to Sanibel and its causeway on Sept. 28, 2022. That included the popular public ...

Beaches opened along the Sanibel Causeway on Thursday for the first time since Hurricane Ian devastated the region.

The beaches on the Sanibel Causeway have officially reopened, marking the first time visitors can access these beaches since ...

The location was also a favorite for many to watch Fort Myers Beach and Sanibel fireworks on July 4. But Hurricane Ian ...

The location was also a favorite for many to watch Fort Myers Beach and Sanibel fireworks on July 4. But Hurricane Ian changed all of that on Sept. 22, 2022. Before Ian hit, Causeway Islands Park ...