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About Marco Island
Marco Island has approximately 20,000 year-round residents.
The lifestyle on Marco is carefree and casual. Water sports, fishing,
golf and a
fabulous white sand beach are a few of the things that draw people to
Marco from all over the world. Marco Island is also the largest
of Florida's
Ten Thousand Islands and is considered a gateway to the Everglades.
More than 200 species of birds, including the American Bald Eagle, live
on
Marco. The island also provides a habitat for loggerhead turtles,
dolphins
and the manatee. Often dolphins are spied swimming by the beach.
The Everglades are located very close to Marco and provide a fascinating
look at nature. Goodland is a small fishing village located in the southeast
corner of Marco. On Sundays residents and visitors frequent Stan's
for an
afternoon of outdoor music, drinks and dancing. The Isle of Capri
is
another fishing village located just before the bridge to Marco.
There are
some nice restaurants there too.
Marco Island has a colorful history, from the first inhabitants, a warrior
Indian tribe called the Calusa, to the development of what we know as
Marco Island today.
MARCO FACTS
Average Temperature - 74degrees
Size - 6 miles long 4 miles wide
Population - Season: 45,000 Non-season: 20,000
Distances:
Naples: 16 miles
Miami: 104 miles
Ft. Myers: 52 miles
Tampa: 178 miles
Orlando: 250 miles