Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Note to readers: This is Part 5 in a five-part series. The News-Press and Naples Daily News recently met with Jose H. Leal at the ...

An 8-year-old girl from Las Vegas found a rare junonia shell while on vacation in Fort Myers Beach. Ella Cline and her family did not realize the shell's significance until visiting the ...

All are beautiful and not easily found elsewhere in Florida, but none is exceptionally large or exotic for Sanibel. So part of me has begun lusting for a big, fat, trophy shell, something freakishly ...

Sanibel Island is all about shells, so spend a day browsing the beach for nautical treasures and visiting the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium, which has touch pools and a “Great Hall ...

The Big Bounce America Tour features a 24,000-square-foot 'World’s Largest Bounce House' and more. Shell collectors and artists come from around the world to compete in the prestigious Sanibel Shell ...

Named the best shelling spot in North America by Travel + Leisure magazine, Sanibel Island—located near Fort Myers on the Gulf of Mexico—is a true haven for seashell-spotting enthusiasts. “It turns ...

The Southwest Florida Shell Festival is underway on Sanibel Island and the event has attracted collectors and artists from as far away as Japan. It’s a big draw for shell lovers and also a big boost ...

SANIBEL ISLAND, Florida – We biked, we kayaked, we strolled the beach. We searched for shells, peeled shrimp and consumed copious amounts of ice cream. In many ways, my family’s trip to Sanibel last ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Sanibel is, at its core, a game about collecting seashells. But of course, it’s more complex than ...