Feb 25, 2005

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The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel Attractions win Acclaim in ´Best of Florida Awards' 

LEE COUNTY, FL (FEBRUARY 2005)  The best in fishing, shelling, bird watching and miniature golf can be found at The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel according to more than 600,000 readers of Florida Monthly magazine who cast ballots in the magazine's ´2004 Best of Florida Awards'.

The publication's readers voted in more than 100 categories for their ninth annual poll, announced in the September 2004 issue and also featured on Florida Monthly's Web site www.floridamagazine.com for the entire year.  The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel received the ´Best of Florida' honors in the following divisions:

Best Nature Center (second-place): Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium
Fort Myers) and Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
(Bonita Springs) (third-place)
Best Fishing Spot (second-place): Boca Grande
Best Shelling Location: Sanibel Island (first-place)
Best Place to Watch Birds (second-place): J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge (Sanibel Island)
Best Mini-Golf (second-place): Jungle Golf (Fort Myers Beach)

"The popularity of The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel is evident among residents and visitors in Florida with the recent announcement of the ´Best in Florida Awards', said D.T. Minich, C.D.M.E., executive director of the Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau. "The VCB is very proud of our natural assets and attractions for being selected by the people who frequent the destination year after year."

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 EDITOR'S NOTE: The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel (formerly the Lee Island Coast) include: Sanibel & Captiva islands, Fort Myers Beach, Fort Myers, Bonita Springs & Estero, Cape Coral, Pine Island, Boca Grande & Outer islands, North Fort Myers, Lehigh Acres.

For more information, visit www.FortMyersSanibel.com

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