The Sunken Gardens were created by draining a shallow lake that filled an ancient sinkhole. The four acre botanical garden is 15′ below the street hence the name, “Sunken Gardens”. It was established in 1935 making it the oldest roadside attraction in the United States. Today this exotic phenomenon lies in the middle of...
The Sanding Ovations Masters Cup – Up Close
Art comes in so many forms. Treasure Island’s 10th Annual Sanding Ovations Masters Cup sculpturing championship offers one of those masterful forms. It’s a beautiful day on the beach with the sun shinning high in the sky and the glistening reflection of the Caribbean Gulf water provides a perfect backdrop. My name is Anthony and I...
San Carlos Island – Home to SW Florida’s Fishing Fleet
San Carlos Island is home to one of the largest SW Florida Fishing Fleets. The Island’s shrimping industry offloads more Florida caught pink shrimp than anywhere else in the state. We would first like to extend our appreciation to the Erickson & Jensen Seafood Packers – stationed along San Carlos Island’s fishing port, for allowing us the...
SW Florida’s Estero Island
SW Florida’s Estero Island is a very beautiful place. I decided to take the drone out and video several parts of this amazing island. We started mid island – Newton Park, and worked our way north to Bow Ditch Park. From there we moved south of mid island to do our final shoot. Estero...
Lovers Key State Park – Above it all
Lovers Key State Park is made up mostly by a combination of 4 barrier islands and keys. They are Black Island, Lovers Key, Inner and Long Key. The park offers fabulous beaches, tropical terrain and a variety of foliage. Lovers Key State Park is a wildlife enthusiast utopia here on earth. You can find an...
Ft Myers Beach makes the Guinness Book of World Records
In SW Florida two island communities got together and achieved a milestone. On June 21, 2018 just after noon, one thousand and ninety three local participants from several communities made The Guinness Book of World Records. The world renowned and official book of world records declared the two island communities of FMB and Sanibel...
Ft Myers Beach Time Square and Pier
When you think ‘Time Square”, what is the first thought that crosses your mind? There’s no doubt that New York immediately comes to mind. And why wouldn’t it! New York City’s Time Square is a well known landmark around the world. However, there is another Time Square only known to the locals. It resides...
Ft Myers Beach Old San Carlos Blvd
Ft Myers Beach’s downtown district is divided into several sections. There is the Estero Blvd that travels the length of the island – north to south, Time Square which leads out to the pier, and Old San Carlos Blvd. In 1921 a toll bridge was established to bring visitors to and from Crescent Beach – known...
Estero Island’s Bowditch Point Park
Bowditch Point Park resides on the northern tip of SW Florida’s Estero Island – the city of Ft Myers Beach. This seventeen acre regional park and nature preserve was used for depositing dredged waste coming from the boating lanes leading though the Matanzas Pass. The sea bed’s waste created the highest elevation on the island....