Sanibel Island Fishing Pier Florida Sunset
by Edward Fielding
Title
Sanibel Island Fishing Pier Florida Sunset
Artist
Edward Fielding
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Photograph - Photography
Description
Sunset at the fishing pier on Sanibel Island, Florida.
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Photography by Edward M. Fielding
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Sanibel Island is an island located on the Gulf coast of Florida, just offshore of Fort Myers. In 2000, it had an estimated population of 6,064 people.[1] Located within Lee County, Sanibel is a barrier island � a collection of sand on the leeward side of the more solid coral-rock of Pine Island.
The city of Sanibel incorporates the entire island, with most of the city proper at the east end of the island. After the Sanibel causeway was built to replace the ferry in May 1963, the residents asserted control over development by establishing the Sanibel Comprehensive Land Use Plan in 1974 helping to maintain a balance between development and preservation of the island's ecology.[2] A new, higher bridge, permitting passage without a bascule (drawbridge) of tall boats and sailboats, was completed in late 2007.
Thanks in part to the new causeway, Sanibel is rapidly becoming a popular tourist destination known for its shell beaches and wildlife refuges. More than half of the island is made up of wildlife refuges, the largest being J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge. The Island also hosts the Sanibel Historical Village and a variety of other museums and theaters. In August 2004, Hurricane Charley hit the island causing mandatory evacuation for the residents and resulting in the most storm damage to the island in 44 years.
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