Richard Baumann, one of the first settlers, (1860s ?) that "Bowman's" Beach was named for.

I once woke up in Sanibel next to 3 naked women can't remember the night tho

How neat!

Thanks for sharing.

my goodness what an awefull voice ....high pitch1 :55

Very interesting i would like to visit this Island seems like its had a peaceful history overall

Coming From less then .25% Native American Choctaw Indian &Native Floridian From West Palm Beach Fla,I Fully Appreciate The Feeling Of Peace Visiting Sanibel Island August 1989.&Thoroughly Enjoyed Playing With Wild Gulf of Mexico Porpoises While They Were Feeling On Macral That Porpoises Herded into Shallow Water,For Porpoises to Eat,I Patted Several Porpoises That Their Skin Felt Like Wet Silk,People Visiting Sanibel island Had Line The Shore Watching Me Play With The Porpoises. if I Had A Choice of Living In South East Texas or Living on Sanibel Island,Hands Down Sanibel island Would Have Been My Home Town.

my uncle on the mail boat the santiva,my dad took the mail.i loved my days on the boat and captiva

In the 70's I lived on Captiva with my grandmother Helen Allin and I had to go all the way to Fort Myers to go to school.

I once peed in the water off Sanibel

Very interesting! My grandpa took me every Christmas to Sanibel when I was young. He lived on Iona Road Ft. Myers.