Note to readers: The News-Press and Naples Daily News are presenting a series of stories, photos and videos this week about shells and shelling in Southwest Florida − from shell art to shelling ...

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 ...

Elizabeth Hargrave has re-created the experience of collecting seashells on Sanibel Island in her latest board game, Sanibel, ...

SANIBEL, Fla. (AP) — Visit the beaches on this Gulf Coast barrier island and you’re likely to see people doing the Sanibel Stoop. That’s the term for the bent-at-the-waist posture used to collect ...

Here are some general things to know and tips to follow when shelling Sanibel Island Florida. Sanibel Island prohibits taking live seashells. There is no limit on the number of dead shells, which are ...

During a recent vacation on Sanibel Island, Jessica Reyna and her family participated in the popular tradition of shelling along the beach. More than six months after Hurricane Ian caused catastrophic ...

It’s so she can hang out with what’s in there: snails. Really she just wants to count them – or any evidence of them. And her description of these little beings with eyes on two stalks and little ...

When I crossed the causeway from Ft. Myers to Sanibel, the first bird I saw was an osprey, flying right over the car. My next birds were a flock of about 25 white ibises, shorebirds with long beaks ...