There are no cars or paved roads on the oddly shaped island 4.5 miles west of Pineland. Its 112 acres make it one of the smallest developed islands in Pine Island Sound. Accessible only by boat, it ...

The early days of Palmetto Key, Florida Over decades, the island — an ice age sand dune — has been called Palmetto Key, Gill’s Island, Rinehart’s Island, Turner Cay and, finally, Cabbage Key. Much of ...