SHELL SEEKERS COTTAGE LLC
SANIBEL, FLORIDA

Welcome to Shell Seekers Cottage, your private island getaway located on Sanibel Island. Call us now to inquire or book your getaway beach side vacation! Welcome to Shell Seekers Cottage, your private island getaway located on Sanibel Island. Thank you for visiting our information site. We hope you’ll find the same charm and beauty in Sanibel that we admire. We’d love to hear your extended vacation plans! Contact us for more information. The city 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.A new, higher bridge, permitting passage without a bascule bridge (drawbridge) of tall boats and sailboats, was completed in late 2007. Legendary pirates’ dens aside, the first modern settlement on Sanibel (then spelled “Sanybel”) was established by the Florida Peninsular Land Company in 1832. The colony never took off, and was abandoned by 1849. It was this first group that initially petitioned for a lighthouse on the island. The island was re-populated after the implementation of the Homestead Act in 1862, and again a lighthouse was petitioned. Construction on the Sanibel Island Lighthouse was completed in 1884, but the community remained small. In May 1963 a causeway linking Sanibel and Captiva to the mainland was opened, resulting in an explosion of growth. The City of Sanibel passed new restrictions on development after it was incorporated; these were challenged by developers, to no avail. Currently the only buildings on the island taller than two stories date before 1974, and there are no fast food or chain restaurants allowed on the island except a Dairy Queen and a Subway, which were on the island before the laws were enacted. A new causeway was completed in 2007; it replaced the worn out 1963 spans, which were not designed to carry heavy loads or large numbers of vehicles. The new bridge features a “flyover” span tall enough for sailboats to pass under, replacing the old bridge’s bascule drawbridge span. The original bridge was demolished and its remains were sunk into the water to create artificial reefs in the Gulf of Mexico. The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation, a not-for-profit organization, has also been a key player in helping to curb uncontrolled commercial growth and development on the island. Since 1967, SCCF has been dedicated to the preservation of natural resources on and around Sanibel and Captiva and has led efforts to acquire and preserve environmentally sensitive land on the islands including critical wildlife habitats, rare and unique subtropical plant communities, tidal wetlands, and freshwater wetlands along the Sanibel River. Welcome to Shell Seekers Cottage, your private island getaway located on Sanibel Island. Call us now to inquire or book your getaway beach side vacation! Welcome to Shell Seekers Cottage, your private island getaway located on Sanibel Island. Thank you for visiting our information site. We hope you’ll find the same charm and beauty in Sanibel that we admire. We’d love to hear your extended vacation plans! Contact us for more information. Welcome to Shell Seekers Cottage, your private island getaway located on Sanibel Island, Florida. We currently offer two full-furnished cottages for your extended island vacation! Welcome to Shell Seekers Cottage, your private island getaway located on Sanibel Island. Call us now to inquire or book your getaway beach side vacation! Welcome to Shell Seekers Cottage, your private island getaway located on Sanibel Island. Thank you for visiting our information site. We hope you’ll find the same charm and beauty in Sanibel that we admire. We’d love to hear your extended vacation plans! Contact us for more information. Welcome to Shell Seekers Cottage, your private island getaway located on Sanibel Island. Thank you for visiting our information site. We hope you’ll find the same charm and beauty in Sanibel that we admire. We’d love to hear your extended vacation plans! Contact us for more information.