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History of FMB Fire Department

History of FMB Fire Department

Fort Myers Beach Fire Department Has A Long Successful History November 10, 2023 I have been reading recently about the plan to merge the FMB Fire Department with Bonita.  I...

History of FMB Fire Department

Fort Myers Beach Fire Department Has A Long Successful History November 10, 2023 I have been reading recently about the plan to merge the FMB Fire Department with Bonita.  I...

Haunted Restaurants on FMB?

Haunted Restaurants on FMB?

Yesterday I was surfing the Internet, and I came across an article about haunted restaurants.  This article mentioned the Whale (formerly the Beached Whale and before that the Mermaid Club)...

Haunted Restaurants on FMB?

Yesterday I was surfing the Internet, and I came across an article about haunted restaurants.  This article mentioned the Whale (formerly the Beached Whale and before that the Mermaid Club)...

Early Development on Fort Myers Beach

Early Development on Fort Myers Beach

Opened in 1912, the Winkler Hotel was the first hotel on the island. The early part of the 20th century brought more development as the first subdivisions were platted on Fort...

Early Development on Fort Myers Beach

Opened in 1912, the Winkler Hotel was the first hotel on the island. The early part of the 20th century brought more development as the first subdivisions were platted on Fort...

Early Settlers on Estero Island

Early Settlers on Estero Island

For many years,  Estero Island was home to Calusa Indians, Cuban Fishermen, Spanish Missionaries, and some say, pirates.  It was not until the mid-1870s that the first family settled on...

Early Settlers on Estero Island

For many years,  Estero Island was home to Calusa Indians, Cuban Fishermen, Spanish Missionaries, and some say, pirates.  It was not until the mid-1870s that the first family settled on...

Pirates and Plundering on Estero Island

Pirates and Plundering on Estero Island

Although the story of Anne Bonny and Calico Jack honeymooning on Estero Island may be less fact than fiction, it is a refreshing part of the history of Estero Island. ...

Pirates and Plundering on Estero Island

Although the story of Anne Bonny and Calico Jack honeymooning on Estero Island may be less fact than fiction, it is a refreshing part of the history of Estero Island. ...