Ding Darling Wildlife Society has a group of volunteers called Friends of the Refuge who are involved in a worthy endeavor. Each Friday when the Refuge is closed, they go in and cut and pull all the monofilament fishing lines and lures caught in the mangroves. They use kayaks to get up close to the mangroves. Fishing line is deadly to the... Read More »
Compliments of Roberta. Read More »
Congrats to Matt Asen for winning our local Dancing with the Stars competition and to all nine who competed. They raised over $133,000 to help restore the Sanibel Community House. Read More »
There will be a formal presentation of the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge Alternative Transportation Study at 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, January 26th at the Sanibel Community House. At this meeting the project team will present the proposed changes to the public. This proposal, which the public helped generate last year, includes non-motorized transport in and near the Refuge and motorized shuttles connecting the Refuge to... Read More »
I recently saw some pictures of Luc Century’s new etched mural he has done for FGCU. It’s 30 x 10 feet etched in porcelain tiles and is called Water Symphony. Looks stunning from the pictures. Check it out next time you’re out near the university. It’s in the entryway of the new School of Music. Read More »
After our last 2 cold nights, it is supposed to warm up by the end of the week. Good thing since the annual Polar Bear Plunge is scheduled for noon this Saturday on the beach at the end of Tarpon Bay Rd. With Gulf temps in the high 50’s it will be cold even when the sun is shining. I commend the... Read More »
Captiva is going all out this year celebrating the holidays with activities continuing every weekend until Christmas. Some of the festivities include boat parades, fire dancing on the beach, opera at sunset, musical entertainment, art shows, and lots more. You can find the entire schedule of events at http://www.captivaholidayvillage.com/. Read More »
Getting ready for the Sanibel Luminary Trail this coming Friday. This is when everyone on the island takes a little time to visit and chat and have a cookie or two at any of our little shops and restaurants on the island. A glass of wine isn’t uncommon either. Hope to see you out and about! (Captiva’s Luminary Trail is Saturday) Read More »
