You need not shell out any money to enjoy the Astronaut Trail Shell Club’s annual Seashell Festival. The event, slated for Jan. 18 and 19 at the Eau Gallie Civic ...

For me, there’s no more resonant image from a Florida childhood than this: You’re on a bright beach, sun blazing, clouds so big they must surely be the home of the gods. The roar of the waves ...

Last week, I wrote about pelicans, the biggest birds on Sanibel Island, Fla., so this week, I decided to focus on something smaller. Sanibel locals, as well as island visitors, take collecting of ...

A Sanibel tradition returns to the island this week for the first time since Hurricane Ian. And organizer Beryl Hosack promises this: Minds will be blown. Thousands upon thousands of gorgeous shells ...