Take a step into Matlacha's revived art walk, where more than 30 vendors from across Southwest Florida line Pine Island Road, alongside over 10 local businesses—all greeted by hundreds from near and far—coming to experience and support the historic fishing village's unwavering charm.

The colorful, Old Florida-style boutiques and restaurants are drawing crowds again, just three years and a couple months after Hurricane Ian nearly wiped the town off the map, and more than one year after hurricanes Helene and Milton.

Angela Swaringim, from Oklahoma, was one of those visitors drawn to Matlacha's charm while on an annual girls' trip with Sharon Caskey and Beverly Swaringim, also from Oklahoma.

“I'm just impressed with their camaraderie for each other and their love for each other, very endea

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