A resident of this area since 1984 ... storm surge overwhelmed the upscale island. South Seas at the north end of Captiva was ravaged by Hurricane Milton as trees, debris and personal items ...

Dramatic photos show how deadly Hurricane Milton reshaped the Florida coastline — with some sections of iconic beaches now split in half. The startling images show the newly shifted coastlines ...

26, Milton’s wrath on ... Opened in 1979, the island favorite where Christmas meets old Hollywood year-round has been missed by visitors and locals since closing from Hurricane Ian damage ...

As Milton became a hurricane ... 3 storm “somewhere near or north of Sanibel (with) 6-8 inches or more of rainfall.” The island and its neighbor, Captiva, also will see tropical storm-force ...

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so we’re anxious to see something start going on,” said a Captiva community member. The Mucky Duck has been closed since Hurricane Milton struck the island, but plans are underway to reopen.

Captiva's South Seas Island Resort, which aims to be the "No. 1 family resort ... Helene didn't do much, but Milton's winds and storm surge caused "significant damage," closing the resort until a ...

Milton barrelled across Florida after landfall near Siesta Key, a barrier island in Sarasota County, on Wednesday, Oct. 9, as a Category 3 hurricane with 120-mph winds, leaving a trail of death ...

“Captiva and Sanibel just keep getting hammered.” That comment from Deb Daugherty Ciccarello, a member of the Facebook public group, Sanibel & Captiva Island, combined with ... Then Helene and Milton, ...