Salt, sun and sand are all key elements in what makes Collier County’s beaches beautiful and why tourists like Pete Patitsas keep coming back. “We’ve been soaking it up, getting our vitamin D,” he ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Collier Boulevard stretches from the Caxambas Pass area on Marco Island to Immokalee Road, west of Orangetree – nearly 27 miles.

A shark surprised a kayaker near the shoreline of Caxambas Pass during low tide, and the encounter was caught on camera. Jen Hammer Cardenas, also known as "The Swamp Mermaid," was paddling last week ...