Your Daily Beach Therapy from Ocean's Reach
No matter which direction you face, this “Scene from Sanibel” highlights our gorgeous 360-degree blue skies!
Our guest photographer said she named this photo “R. E. L. A. X.”
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Carol Ruckdeschel may be the wildest woman in America. She wrestles alligators, eats roadkill, rides horses bareback, and lives in a ramshackle cabin that she built by hand in an island wilderness. A self-taught scientist, Ruckdeschel has become a tireless defender of sea turtles on Cumberland Island, a national park off the coast of Georgia, just across the Florida line.
On Friday, Feb. 24, Will Harlan, author of Untamed: The Biography of Carol Ruckdeschel, » Read more
Got the bug for collecting seashells on the Sanibel seashore? You’re not alone! View this mobile shelling sensation designed and crafted by a fellow community of obsessed shell lovers. Hence the name of the shell-saturated VW, The Shell Love Bug!
A talented and enthusiastic team of over 65 artistic shellers led by Sanibel’s Pam Rambo was commissioned by the Lee County Visitors and Convention Bureau to “shellabrate” the first annual National Seashell Day on June 20, » Read more
To help answer questions such as these, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society launched the Great Backyard Bird Count in 1998. » Read more
Red Sox fans will have a rare opportunity to dine with their favorite “monsters” prior to the team’s annual Spring Training Open House on Saturday, February 18.
From 9 to 11 a.m., fans can get an up close and personal experience with Wally the Green Monster and his sister Tessie at JetBlue Park, located at 11500 Fenway South Drive in Fort Myers. The newest Boston Red Sox mascot, » Read more
Now here’s a “Scene from Sanibel” you don’t see every day!
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Just another way to remember your fascinating visit to Ocean’s Reach!
Dina’s daughter, Deanna, was invited to participate in the Chalk Art Extravaganza at Artfest this year!
It was a family affair when Deanna’s cousins came to town to surprise her!
Voila — an impressionistic Alice-in-Wonderland inspired masterpiece! What fun!
Mother Nature provided postcard-perfect weather for this year’s Artfest in downtown Fort Myers. » Read more
Ocean’s Reach snowbirds enjoy our spectacular views, beachfront location, warm weather, well-appointed interiors and each other!
We’re delighted to welcome the “same old bunch” every January and February, whose reunion is widespread among Ocean’s Reach guests, staff and owners. Throughout the year, many stay in touch with a card, email or phone call while making plans to reunite the following winter.
We’re happy to provide the perfect backdrop for not only a warm and relaxing vacation, » Read more
National Geographic’s Before the Flood, starring producer and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio, continues the fifth annual “Ding” Darling Wednesday Film Series on Feb. 15, at 1 p.m. in the “Ding” Darling Visitor & Education Center auditorium.
Before the Flood presents a riveting account of the dramatic changes now occurring around the world due to climate change, as well as the actions we as individuals and a society can take to prevent catastrophic disruption of life on our planet. » Read more
Calling all Tim Dorsey fans! The author, who has gained a tremendous following with zany satires about life in Florida, is out with his 20th book, “Clownfish Blues.” His newest release once again features his character Serge, who Dorsey explains as charming, nuts and hyper about visiting places all over Florida with his dim-witted side-kick.
He will be stopping by Sanibel for a book signing on Monday, » Read more
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This place is beautiful! The condo was immaculate and had all the amenities required for a fantastic vacation! The view was amazing and the unit we stayed in had an excellent view of the Sunrise... MORE
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