In its geology and history, Punta Blanca Island is closely related to Cayo Costa. For example, an 1855 map presented … Continue

Accessible only by boat, Cayo Costa comes alive when happy people step into the sunshine with their colorful bags laden … Continue

Cayo Costa is a seven-mile long barrier island, with the Gulf of Mexico on the west and Pine Island Sound … Continue

Cabbage Key lies one mile east of Cayo Costa’s southern end. Mangroves and cabbage palms cover its 111 acres. Shell … Continue

Ten years ago archaeologists excavating on Useppa’s Calusa Ridge uncovered fragments of ceramics known as Whieldonware and Jasperware, suggesting an … Continue

The ridges of Useppa are among the oldest and highest land masses in Pine Island Sound. Shell middens dating as … Continue

Visitors to Pineland can view Part Island directly from the observation pier at the Randell Research Center. It is visible … Continue

Wilson Cut is the only boat channel connecting the shallow waters of Pineland with the deeper waters of Pine Island … Continue