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Sanibel and Captiva Islands Best Kept Florida Secrets
MIM Swartz profiles Sanibel and Captiva on Florida’s southwest coast. The piece notes shelling fame and wildlife protection, including alligator assessors, sea turtle nests affecting fire plans, and strict shell limits. It covers history from Caloosa Indians to modern tourism, growth controls, tolls, and the Ding Darling Refuge with diverse wildlife and recreational options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanibel-Captiva Islands
Fila
Florida
Sanibel
The
Sanibel Wildlife Committee
Gulf of Mexico
Captiva
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Teddy Roosevelt
M. “Ding” Darling
United States
Punta Rassa
Fort Myers
Chamber of Commerce
Hawaii
Islands
B.C
A.D. 1
Jose Gaspar
Heach
Gulf of
Mexico
Pine Island Sound
Virginia Wade
South Seas
Cabbage Key
Alan Rinehart
Grace Houghton Rinehart
Alan
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Big” Islands
Sanibel National Wildlife Refuge
J.N. ‘Ding’ Darling
U.S. Biological Survey
Fish and Wildlife Service
Franklin Roosevelt