Live the fantasy! Imagine eating fresh shrimp right off the boat while sipping on your favorite beverage and floating lazily in your pool or Jacuzzi. Staring though your shades, you look beyond the palm trees and lush exotic greenery that surrounds your home and observe a great blue heron flying by. Lee County is growing faster than most areas in the United States. One might be overwhelmed by the wealth of real estate choices in Lee County that are offered to those who wish to extend their vacations permanently. While some people prefer a 40 acre ranch on forested plains, others wish to step directly out of their homes and on to a carpet of warm Florida sand along the Gulf of Mexico. For those who wish to live on the 9th tee, there are many gated golf communities to choose from. Fine homes and estates overlooking the river, active retirement communities, affordable trailer parks, and high rise condos are waiting for you at one of America's favorite playgrounds, Lee County. Lee County abounds with culture. The many arenas, halls, clubs, galleries and museums provide an attractive venue for top celebrities from around the world. Whether it is music, comedy, dance, theater or art, one can find something here in Lee County to quench their cultural thirst, broaden their mind and touch their soul. If sports are your bill of fare, there are pro-golf classics, tennis tournaments, greyhound racing and speedboat races on the Gulf of Mexico. Lee County is also the spring training home to the Boston Red Sox and the Minnesota Twins. The class a minor league team, Fort Myers Miracle, is a hometown favorite. We also have semi-professional hockey, The Florida Everblades and teams such as the Fire cats who play Arena style football.