Palm Island

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Oct

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PALM ISLAND a barrier island, some fifty miles south of Sarasota is a small privately owned paradise with resort facilities for quiet, family and romantic holidays, taking in all that natural environment (and man) can provide for relaxation and pleasure.

Virtually a ‘car free zone’, strolling, biking or canoeing are the popular means of perambulation around miles of beach, coast line where seabirds and marine life continue their ageless rituals and palm trees whisper in the breeze. For the overactive, there is golf nearby, photography, hiking, fishing, ecological excursions, and for the kids – an in-house giant of a pirate that will entertain. A little bit of exclusive heaven!

Sanibel and Captiva Islands

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Oct

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SANIBEL AND CAPTIVA are barrier islands off Florida coast and also the site of the ancient Calusa Indians civilization. It is speculated that this is where the explorer, Juan Ponce de Leon met his end at the hands of the warlike tribe.

Today the natives are much more friendly! Tourists are welcomed to the area’s National Wildlife Refuge which annually draws almost a million visitors. Eco-tourists bask in the Florida sun, island beaches, the Everglades jungles and waterways, swamps, exotic views and skies, recreational adventures fishing and aquatic pursuits, marine life and one of the best shell collectors sites in the world.

With both International and local Resorts and Inns on the islands, accommodation is available from Luxury to budget – if you can get in! More than a dozen Restaurants offer the freshest seafood available to tickle the taste of the most discerning of culinary fundi’s!

The great visual draws are the cream colored beaches, the azure seas and the spectacular orange sunsets. The sports fishing is legendary, the sailing and boating exhilarating and the primeval forests and waterways of the Everglades, a glimpse into natural pre-history. Awesome, don’t you think?

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Pine Island

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Oct

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PINE ISLAND is one of the largest mangrove islands off the Florida Coast – 17 by 2 miles, and quaint and secluded. Protected by three outer islands from the Gulf of Mexico it was fist settled thousands of years ago by the mysterious and ‘highly cultural’, Calusas Indians. Some of their shell mounds and archaeological sites are all that remain to intrigue and mystify modern visitors. Tourists and visitors enjoy the same views, fabulous fishing, waterways, marine, animal, bird and access to the Everglades that the ‘Ancients’ and following waves of Spanish, Europeans and Settlers that followed.

St. James City hosts most of the population with most homes on canals, while port of Bokeelia in the north is home to most of the commercial fishermen, marina, historic buildings and subtropical fruit and other agricultural production. Pine Island Center is the ‘commercial hub’ that offers the Shopping Center, School, Cultural and community Center, Sports, and Medical and Emergency Services.

Bottom line is – Pine Island is a natural place to relax, dine and wine, or to use as a stepping stone to cruise, kayak the waters of the surrounding islands, visit State Parks, and view the rare marine life, fish for that trophy or deliciously fresh meal. It’s ‘paradise found’.

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Marco Islands

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Oct

2

Tourists today are unaware of the thousands of years of occupation by the (now extinct) Colusa Indians, except for remnants in the local museum. The largest of the “Ten Thousand Islands of the Everglades”, modern tourist facilities have spread yet maintained much of the indigenous Everglades and pristine beaches.

As a consequence of the abundant natural resources, the Colusa Indians had the opportunity to develop a much greater social and political complexity and a larger population density than is typical of hunters and gatherers.

Tourists and holiday makers, the new breed of ‘Hunter – gatherers’ now explores, experience and enjoys the comfort and natural beauty that has been preserved. Magnificent beaches, high-rise apartments with stunning views, quaint inns, much to do – boating facilities to cruise, fish or visit the thousands of islands with their marine, birdlife and wildlife in the unique Everglades environment, laze away on the beach or compete on the golf course.

Tourists are entertained by events specific to the area – Arts and Crafts, Marine Festivals, Cultural Events and Annual National and State Festivals. Restaurants offer the finest of sea and other foods and night life entertainment.

If you want satisfying activity or simply rest and relaxation this jewel among the everglade islands will lure you back, again and again.