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 The Audabon Society was thrilled to receive a donation of a small Florida private island for use as a bird sanctuary and nesting ground. (Miller Family Bird Colony Island, Florida) For the Miller family of St. Pete Beach, a resort community on the barrier …Read More: USA: Florida Private Island Donated for a Bird Sanctuary  A small privately-owned island in a pleasant resort community in Florida is set to go to online auction with a very reasonable US $50,000 start price. (Image via Fisher Auction Company) When it comes to selling a private island, standing out from …Read More: USA: Internet Auction Creates Buzz for Jacksonville Private Island  For one solitude-loving park ranger, a small Florida key and its refurbished historic lighthouse give a whole new twist to “home sweet home”. (US Government image of Anclote Key) When it comes to getting away from it all, few places on the American mainland can compare to the Florida Keys; …Read More: USA: The Life of the “Lone Ranger” on Florida’s Anclote Key  The banyan trees planted by Thomas Edison on inventor Charles Burgess’s Little Bokeelia Island still flourish today, and you could actually purchase this unique piece of history. (Image Courtesy of Vladi Private Islands) Offering complete solitude and an inspiringly beautiful natural environment, a private island seems like the ideal place …Read More: USA: Florida’s Historic ‘Island of Inventors’ For Sale  A fierce bidding war erupted during this week’s auction of a small island in Florida, with the property selling for more than US $200K above its appraisal price. (Image Courtesy of Fisher Auction Company) As previously reported in Private Island News (link), this week saw a unique online-only auction …Read More: UPDATE: Auction Winner Takes Florida Island for $258K  Private islands occasionally do go under the hammer, but it’s rare that an island is guaranteed to be sold to the highest bidder in a no-reserve online auction. (Image Courtesy of Fisher Auction Co.) Going once, going twice – and this undeveloped gem near Fort Meyers, Florida, will be sold …Read More: USA: Bidding is Open for Online Florida Island Auction  A rose by any other name may indeed smell as sweet, but plans to name a coastal Florida island after a controversial Spanish explorer have some groups holding their noses. (Florida's Space Coast barrier island) A storm is brewing in one of Florida’s small coastal towns over a yet-unnamed stretch …Read More: USA: Dueling Interests Battle to Name Florida Barrier Island  From Alligator Alley to the Tamiami Trail, a proliferation of little islets in the Everglades has perplexed scientists for decades. Now, the mystery may have been solved – and the truth isn’t pretty!
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