Inside, scores of anxious home and business owners who fled the island communities before Hurricane Milton’s arrival were returning to see what damage ... era for iconic Bokeelia restaurant ...

An aerial view of hurricane damage on the southern tip of ... who lives in nearby Bokeelia, on the north end of Pine Island. “But patience is going to run out.” Local firefighters are taking ...

PINE ISLAND ... Wright rode out Ian in her townhome in Bokeelia on the narrow island's north end. Her home suffered very little damage, in part thanks to a neighbor's tree that fell early ...

Jay Nygard knew Hurricane Ian was coming to the ... he wasn't too concerned for his renewably powered home in Bokeelia, right at the top of Pine Island. The president of Go Green Energy and ...

Damage from Hurricane ... Bokeelia restaurant overlooking Charlotte Harbor. “I haven’t seen it yet,” Luretta said late Friday from Kentucky, before taking a plane back to the island on ...

View of one of the ponds at Alden Pines Golf Course in Bokeelia which has remained closed after suffering extensive damage from Hurricane ... for development along Pine Island's historic mangrove ...

As Hurricane Ian ... Darcy Lynn Conner, of Bokeelia at the northern end of the island, posted at 4 p.m. Wednesday. The storm surge barrels through St. James City in Pine Island, Florida, on ...

Few people outside of Southwest Florida have heard Pine Island. Even fewer know about Bokeelia or Saint James ... island home for more than 40 years. As Hurricane Ian approached Pine Island ...

PINE ISLAND — The helpers were busy in Southwest Florida on Tuesday. Six days after Hurricane Ian ravaged the area, boat captains and volunteers were offering free boat rides to people who ...

Now that hurricane season is ... drive to the Matlacha/Pine Island Fire Control District Station 1, located at 5700 Pine Island Road in Bokeelia. The South Trail Fire & Rescue Station 63 will ...