🌱 How Sanibel’s new Trail Town status could change your rides

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In today's newsletter:

• How Sanibel's new Trail Town status could change your rides
• How upcoming Sanibel Causeway lane closures could affect your daily drive.
• Why Sanibel was ranked Florida's hardest beach to reach from RSW

Also on today's calendar: Homeschool Half-Days: Malacology 101 (Ages 5-8) and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 80 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 88, low: 81.
• Saturday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 89 and low of 81 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• It's Official For Sanibel - Beach Talk Radio News (beachtalkradionews.com) — Sanibel has now been officially marked as a Florida Trail Town, with the SanCap Chamber on Causeway Road designated as the trailhead for the island's 26-plus miles of shared-use paths. Residents and visitors can grab Trail Town passports and Sanibel stickers there, celebrating the community's long history of bike paths and its gold-level Bicycle Friendly Community status.
   

• Lee County DOT reminds motorists of temporary single-lane closures due to upcoming tech upgrade work at toll plazas (capecoralbreeze.com) — If you drive the Sanibel Causeway, expect temporary single-lane closures as Lee County upgrades toll plaza technology over the coming weeks. Crews are already working at the Sanibel Causeway plaza, with similar daytime work scheduled at the Midpoint and Cape Coral bridges, so allow extra time, follow posted signs, and be prepared for shifting lane patterns.
   

• Airport to beach: SW Florida gets low marks for quick access to sand (naplesnews.com) — Sanibel ranks as the lowest-rated Florida destination in a new study of how quickly travelers can reach the beach from the nearest airport, with the 29.4-mile trip from RSW taking about 50 minutes. While other Florida spots like Key West and Daytona score high for accessibility, the findings highlight the extra travel time visitors face getting to Sanibel's shoreline.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sanibel

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 16
• Discover Beachcombing; 09/16/2026 - Sanibel, FL 2026 →
  Island Inn, 3111 W Gulf Dr, Sanibel
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday September 10
• Homeschool Half-Days: Malacology 101 (Ages 5-8) →
  Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium, 3075 Sanibel Captiva Rd, Sanibel
  2:00 pm
Friday September 11
• Rotary Meeting →
  2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel
  7:30 am
• Waves of Remembrance: A Morning of Reflection →
  2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel
  8:15 am
• Guided Beach Walk @ Sanibel Moorings →
  Sanibel Moorings Resort, 845 E Gulf Dr., Sanibel
  9:00 am
• Sanibel Hearts →
  2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel
  1:00 pm
• Cape Vineyard Women's Retreat →
  2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel
  2:00 pm
Monday September 14
• Shellcrafters Class →
  2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel
  10:00 am
Wednesday September 16
• Guided Beach Walk @ Island Inn →
  Island Inn, 3111 W Gulf Dr, Sanibel
  9:00 am
Thursday September 17
• Homeschool Half-Days: Malacology 101 (Ages 9-12) →
  Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium, 3075 Sanibel Captiva Rd, Sanibel
  2:00 pm
Thursday September 24
• Beat the Heat Beach Walk →
  2001 Algiers Ln, Sanibel
  7:00 am
Wednesday September 30
• Live Mollusk Count →
  3075 Sanibel Captiva Rd, Sanibel
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• There are moments when words are not enough.
  Across Sanibel Community Park, 2,977 American flags stand in solemn tribute to the lives lost on September 11, 2001. Behind every flag is a name. A… (Nextdoor Central Sanibel)

• City of Sanibel Florida posted a job opening for Utility Maintenance Technician I, II, III in Sanibel. Apply here.
• TPI Hospitality posted a job opening for ASSISTANT KITCHEN MANAGER - Margaritaville Fort Myers Beach in Fort Myers Beach. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sanibel here.

🗞 Nearby News

Fort Myers Beach

• 'Enchanted' Art Exhibit Opens September 10 at Fort Myers Beach Art Association Gallery (floridaweekly.com)
• Estero Bay Bay Marina back on top in Fort Myers Beach (fortmyersbeachtalk.com)
• Fort Myers Beach council approves One Particular Harbor hotel with conditions (winknews.com)

Cape Coral

• Let's get this bread: Dough Divas brings sourdough baking to Cape Coral (winknews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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