Everglades City, a small community located in the southeastern portion of Collier County, has seen some of the highest rainfall totals during this week's storm.
We’d seen both sides of Florida’s Paradise Coast, from the nature-rich Everglades to the wealthy Naples with Marco Island in between. No matter how you define paradise, you may find a piece of it here.
As part of Hurricane Ian recovery efforts, eight homes across the small island community of Everglades City will be raised onto stilts in order to protect them from future storm damage.
Chokoloskee and Everglades City have seen more than their share of hurricane destruction. Hurricane Ian left the towns battered, and unsure of being ready to reopen for the height of tourism season. But if you rode a bike through the two villages today, two months later, it might seem like the storm never even showed up.