North Fort Myers is a community unlike any other in Lee County. It has its urban qualities, but rural ones as well, which makes it unique. It also has its history, with facilities that date back decades and preserves you can walk that go back even further. It’s that feel for nature that ...
Lehigh Acres, a sprawling community in east Lee County encompassing 96 square miles, is one of largest residential communities in the state of Florida. While the community continues to build and expand with local businesses, it keeps its suburban feel and offers a plethora of outdoor activities ...
It has survived hurricanes, fires, recessions, two bankruptcies, the construction of I-75 and a pandemic. Yet, for 84 years, the Shell Factory & Nature Park has managed to remain one of the few Old Florida, must-stop tourist attractions. The Shell Factory did this by coming into ...
Karen Schneider walked into the Shell Factory Nature Park more than a decade ago and never left. Before the economy changed in 2008, the Shell Factory Nature Park director worked for a wholesale tree nursery that, before it closed, sold to new construction projects. "Upon the tree nursery ...
More than 80 years ago, the Shell Factory opened up as a kitschy tourist stop for vacationers going south for the winter.While many of those Old Florida "tourist traps" are no more, the Shell Factory & Nature Park in North Fort Myers has reinvented itself as one of the most popular ...
North Fort Myers has plenty for residents and visitors alike to do over the summer.Perhaps the most recognized place is the historic Shell Factory on the corner of Old and New 41. Opened in 1938 and known for years as one of the last great places for tourist kitsch, it has rebranded itself as ...
