Flood waters surge into Linda Busch Benson’s Fort Myers home from the canal she lives on that empties into the Caloosahatchee River. LINDA BUSCH / COURTESY PHOTOS IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY, THE SEA Grape Gallery in downtown Punta Gorda faced setbacks but not complete destruction after Hurricane Ian roared through the area. Two artists representing the
Arist Linda Busch Benson and her Great Pyrenees dog, Elsa, spent the evening of Sept. 28 huddled together on top of her dining room table. Darkness fell as Hurricane Ian's storm surge swirled around them. Ms. Benson watched as her small house, situated along a canal that empties into the Caloosahatchee River in Fort Myers,