This Week
The Lure of Lovers Key, Filming Underway
“My wife Pam and I were drawn to Southwest Florida by the water,” said acclaimed filmmaker Tom James of Pelican Media, smiling at the...
Beach Library Christmas Trees
In the Holiday Spirit, The Estero Island Garden Club decorated the third floor Christmas Tree at the Beach Library this week. They also helped...
Fairview Isles Adds Mini Reefs
Ocean Habitats Inc. staff prepare to install one of over 50 Mini Reefs for Fairview Isles waterfront homeowners recently on Fort Myers Beach. When...
EIHS Festive Open House
Estero Island Historic Society, Monday, December 9, 2019
St. Raphael’s Episcopal Church, 5601 Williams Drive, Fort Myers Beach
6:30 p.m.: EIHS Open House and Bake Sale
In addition to...
Famed Eatery Receives Makeover
The New Charley’s!
Long time islanders and visitors from the mid-1970s happily recall the days – and meals – at “Charley Brown’s” at 6241 Estero...
Humped Bladderwort, Beach Botany
Humped Bladderwort, Utricularia gibba is a small mat-forming perennial, carnivorous aquatic bladderwort that has no roots. So it is either submerged, floating or creeping along...
Boat Owners That Don’t Use Their Boats
I’ve noticed something a bit disturbing about boat owners here in Southwest Florida. A majority of them rarely use their boat. This statement isn’t...
Beach Library Artist of the Month: Maria van Boekel
Christmas Art Display
Whenever the Fort Myers Beach Public Library hosts its “Artist of The Month,” that person generally has an established catalog going back...
The Biz Buzz on Fort Myers Beach
Shamrock Irish Pub
When Randy Riggins and Carole Whitefield took over in March 2019, the Shamrock Irish Pub had been on the Beach for a long...
31st Christmas Boat Parade, December 7th
A Holiday Event
Everybody on Fort Myers Beach knows the 31st annual Christmas Boat Parade, sponsored by the Greater Fort Myers Beach Chamber of Commerce,...
The Spirit of Christmas, Dec. 3 Fundraiser
For many, the Spirit of Christmas is a frame of mind. To Jim and Sharon Jamieson, however, it is a time to raise funds...
Sand Sculpting Championship
Event Concludes on December 1
The 33rd annual American Sand Sculpting Championship on Fort Myers Beach continues through Sunday, December 1, at the Wyndham Garden...
Specifically About Sheepshead
It’s rare that I write a column about a single fish species. In most of my writings I include several, especially when there are...
Matanzas Pass Preserve
Restoration Work Begins Soon
“Lee County will begin significant restoration work on Matanzas Pass Preserve shortly after the New Year,” explained Jesse Lavender, Director of...
6 Questions with Chauncey Goss
SFWMD Board Chair Talks Water
Periodically, The Island Sand Paper asks a community leader “6 Questions.” In this edition, Chauncey Goss, the new Chair of...
Croker’s Beach Creeper, Beach Botany
Croker’s Beach Creeper, Ernodea cokeri is a prostrate shrub with several woody vine-like square stems and red nodes. A perennial herb Corkeri’s height is...
Beach Kiwanis News
The Fort Myers Beach Kiwanis Club recently celebrated their 52nd anniversary at their annual installation dinner at Charley’s Boat House Grill. Officers for 2019-2020...
Dan Allers, Town Council Candidate Announcement
This past year has been one of the most enjoyable and enlightening periods in my life. It was a little over a year ago...
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