Pine Island: Old Florida in the New Millennium | Untold Stories | Florida History

The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery.

I lived on Pine Island in the early 80s.. it was a wonderful time to be there... having traveled the world I can truly say that the island is a very special place. I can remember the manatees that lumbered in water outside the house and the colorful birds that landed on our dock...

This has made me really miss my Home, left the island and moved to upstate NY 13 yeara ago. Love NY, but miss my island.

The library on Pine Island has an archive room in the back. There is a large aerial picture there that show a canal north of the Calusahatchee river that goes for miles to end between 41 & 75. It jags back to join the Calusahatchee at a severe angle. At the time I saw it they said the canal was dug by the Calusa Indians in case the were attacked, they would paddle East on the canal, make that steep angle, get onto the Calusahatchee Rive and come up behind their attackers. Check it out.

Being born in Florida and missing it so much as I have lived and served overseas for 26 years, I adore the spirit and determination of these islanders for their desire to maintain such a humble and lovely community! I pray one day to be able to see this place for myself!

A touching and inspirational video about the wonderful, Pine Island. The first time I visited Pine Island was in 1989. I should have bought a piece of property, then...especially near the water or canals. I have been back several times since then, and each time...I fall in love with it, again! There is just something very different, very unique, very old-fashioned, about it. Yet, you can drive to several towns nearby, quickly! I do have a friend at the gym, who has a mobile home on a canal there and he travels from Fort Lauderdale to Pine Island to fish. He says he may build a regular house there, one day. I want to learn more about the island now. My spouse loves mangos so it would be easy to live there now!

Great documentary! I moved to St. James City in 1983 with my grandparents and will always cherish those years!

Wow nearly a mirror image of my island Cedar Key, Fla. up the gulf a piece.

pine island also was a huge mango plantation

When I was a kid I remember going here and my parents said we where going to locals only beaches and you couldn't find another foot print as far as you could see

Somehow the Natives have paid again.I hope they were compensated and provided an opportunity to use their talent and abilities of their beautiful environment I would love to go see the Art. Peace

Grew up in Florida never knew Pine Island is the biggest island in Florida

Great video thanks!! Such a beautiful natural wonder! My great grandfather Frank English moved there with a lot of our family in the early sixties after retiring from the family TV/Radio business our family had just south of the Detroit border several generations.. Still have some great photos of their fish and stories..

Loving these videos...thankypu

Awesome. I live in Cape, so I always wondered Pine islands story. Love learning new stuff

No discussion of Pine Island being one of the premier tropical fruit growing communities in the country?

Miss Sweeney's bangs are pretty rebellious

"Soon as the Colusa Indians left Pine Island"...that's a way to gloss over the total decimation of a people after thousands of years...

Thanks for laugh! I am here, close the door, raise the bridge, don’t let anyone else in!!!

@2:05 you can see a big fish busting bait in the background.