Last week, I wrote about pelicans, the biggest birds on Sanibel Island, Fla., so this week, I decided to focus on something smaller. Sanibel locals, as well as island visitors, take collecting of ...

"I could just tell it wasn't like anything I'd ever seen before," Hobbs said at the meeting, as she showed off a sample of her namesake shell - among other spectacular specimens she had on display for ...

A beach day? (S)hell yeah! Everyone has their own idea of the perfect travel souvenir—some pocket postcards, others stock up at duty-free stores. And then there are the shell seekers. If you fall into ...

You are walking on a stunning beach, perhaps in Goa, Bali, or the Maldives, and the thought crosses your mind, "Should I scoop up some sand or a pretty seashell to bring home as a memory?" It seems ...

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Named the best shelling spot in North America by Travel + Leisure magazine, Sanibel Island—located near Fort Myers on the Gulf of Mexico—is a true haven for seashell-spotting enthusiasts. “It turns ...