Did the National Shell Museum survive the hurricane?
Did the National Shell Museum survive the hurricane? Like most structures on the barrier island, their building sustained water damage from the storm surge, and wind and water damage from roof intrusions. And like the rest of the island post Hurricane Ian, the museum is rebuilding. Most of the shell collections were untouched.
Did anything on Sanibel Island survive?
Of about two hundred and fifty residents, all but eighty left the island after the storm, according to the director of the Sanibel Museum. Among the structures that survived were the Sanibel lighthouse and the two picturesque caretaker cottages beneath it, which came to symbolize the island.
Did the lazy flamingo survive?
A little more than four months after Hurricane Ian devastated the Southwest Florida coastline, this is all that remains of the Lazy Flamingo and Sunset Grill, two popular restaurants at the north end of Sanibel Island, Florida.
Did the Turtle Club survive Ian?
Founded in 1998 on the grounds of the Vanderbilt Beach Resort on the Gulf shore in North Naples, The Turtle Club was destroyed by storm surge. “It's pretty much toast. I hate to say it,” says co-founder Peter Tierney, who was in North Carolina when Ian hit the coast.