Fort Myers & Sanibel/Lee County Traveler's Guide 2008 - (Page 15) fort myers beach t’s hard to imagine Fort Myers Beach as a remote stretch of green edged with white, soft sand and accessible only by boat. However, that’s just what it was until the first “Little Bridge” was constructed to bring tourists and locals alike to the seven-mile Estero Island through Bunche Beach on the mainland. By the late 1920s, a new bridge (actually a second-hand one from the East coast of Florida) was installed near the current Matanzas Pass Bridge. Little by little, Estero Island’s attractive features, including miles and miles of white, sandy beaches, have captured the imaginations of visitors from near and far. I This beach community draws thousands of visitors from Germany, France and the United Kingdom each year. Boating, fishing and spectacular Lovers Key State Park make this area a real recreational playground. Add to that a great number of family-friendly resorts, quaint cottages, Old Florida charm, restaurants serving fresh seafood from the Gulf of Mexico and an annual Shrimp Festival, and it’s a beach vacation paradise. Nightlife gleams along the northern tip of the island around shopping-anddining destination Times Square, and sunset watching is a favored pastime. San Carlo s Blvd. BOWDITCH 865 POINT REGIONAL PARK LYNN HALL MEMORIAL PARK & TIMES SQUARE SHOPPING AREA FORT MYERS BEACH Es ter o Bl vd . E FORT MYERS BEACH 41 st Es ter e y o Ba MOUND KEY ARCHAEOLOGICAL STATE PARK ro Is la nd Bonita Beach Gulf of Mexico 0 1 mi LOVERS KEY STATE PARK W W W. F O R T M Y E R S - S A N I B E L . C O M | PAGE 15 http://WWW.FORTMYERS-SANIBEL.COM
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