The Islander gift shop reopens on Fort Myers Beach, 2 years after Hurricane Ian

Author: David Dorsey, Gulfshore Business
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At the time Hurricane Helene passed by Fort Myers Beach on Sept. 26, Anita Cereceda, owner of The Islander Gift Gallery & Boutique, thought she finally had recovered from the devastation wrought almost two years to the day prior from Hurricane Ian.

As water surged first toward and then into her Fort Myers Beach home, Cereceda said she thought, “Oh, no, not again.”

But the surge spared Santini Marina Plaza on the southern end of Fort Myers Beach, where The Islander reopened Oct. 4 at 7205 Estero Blvd. It had been closed since Sept. 28, 2022, when Ian’s surge overtook it.

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