Port of the Islands News

Locals from Everglades City and Chokoloskee speak publicly about the smuggling era for the first time in the new documentary Outlaws of the Everglades.

Want to better understand the Everglades — how it works, what’s gone wrong, and why it’s in trouble? A new video series breaks it all down clearly and simply.

The new Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center has opened in Everglades City, built to withstand storms and reconnect visitors to the Ten Thousand Islands.

Ongoing updates on the Big Cypress National Preserve fire, including containment progress, road impacts, and preserve closures affecting our area.

Collier County Summer Camp 2026 registration opens March 2 with day camps, sports, sailing, and adaptive programs across county parks.

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Florida has released bread testing results under the Healthy Florida First initiative, finding glyphosate in most products tested and continuing the state’s broader food transparency effort.

It starts in the Everglades and somehow ends in the Amazon. Fishing guide Mike Merritt shares the story behind a life spent following the water.