Tag: Cayo Costa

FDEP urged by environmental group to stop commercial use at Cayo Costa’s ‘Narrows’

May 23, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY T MICHELE WALKER – On any given day, the Division of Park and Recreation’s concessionaire transports as many as 100 people across the 450-foot wide mangrove and beach dune area for shelling...

Retired professor studies Cayo Costa, writes ‘Island in the Sun’

October 12, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN – A retired Cornell University professor from the Department of Horticulture applied his knowledge of Cayo Costa’s natural history and plants and turned the information into a book. “Island...

Fishing families take the stage, islanders in front of the camera and behind in ‘Mullet and Mangroves’

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – On Thursday, May 3 a new documentary on barrier island life had its debut on local television stations, and it featured several familiar faces and places. But don’t worry –...

Cayo Costa makes Nat Geo Top 10 list for Southwest Florida

August 19, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

Our sister island, Cayo Costa, has been singled out by National Geographic Travel as one of the best stops around the Fort Myers area to visit. It came in at number three out of 10, to be exact. Much...