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  Many people take photographs off the beaten path, but Rob Hoovis pushes the limits in remote isolated areas just beyond the far horizon. This humble, gritty, independent, street-smart photographer, and owner of Old Sparky Productions in Fort Myers, has acquired a league of followers for...

Mar 09, 2021 08:24PM ● By CAPT. BRIAN HOLAWAY The barrier islands of Southwest Florida are dynamic and ever changing. One thing that has remained the same on Captiva Island is a small structure in a picturesque setting adjacent to the beach that has been a...

Some call this spotted mollusk the holy grail of shells to find on Sanibel island. Retired shelling guide Mike Fuery called it the ghost. This shell is both. What is it about this shell that drives people to travel hundreds sometimes thousands of miles to the...

In the spring of 1895 on Key Marco Island, J.D. Collier was digging in his garden and unearthed a wooden objects, shell tools and fiber appeared to be ancient in origin. What would transpire in the next year still amazes archeologists and people from all over...

Beach Changes By Captain Brian Holaway “The only thing that is constant is change” - Greek Philosopher Heraclitus Being a shelling guide over the years, I get a lot of questions about the beach and why have things changed.  The million-dollar question is “Why does the beach look...