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==Economy== [[File:South Seas Island Resort, Captiva Island, Florida.jpg|thumb|right|Plantation Rd. inside South Seas Island Resort in Captiva]] Travel, tourism and hospitality rank as the number one industry on Captiva Island (and its sister island immediately to the south, Sanibel). Noted guests to Captiva include [[Teddy Roosevelt]], [[Charles Lindbergh]] (who regularly landed his plane on the beach in front of 'Tween Waters Inn), [[Anne Morrow Lindbergh]] and [[J.N. "Ding" Darling]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.sanibelcaptivafishing.com/captiva.phpcitation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629072609/http://sanibelcaptivafishing.com/captiva.php|archive-date=2022-06-29|access-date=2023-08-03|title=Sanibel Captiva Fishing}}</ref> Both the Old Captiva House restaurant and a number of guest cottages have been designated historically-significant sites by Lee County, Florida. [[The Bubble Room]] was built on Captiva Island in 1979 by the Farquharson family. It is a multi-themed restaurant featuring old toys from the 1930s and 1940s and the collection continues to grow each day. The Bubble Room plays music from the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. The Bubble Room was one of the first establishments on Captiva Island to originate the bright pastel colors now widely used there.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Bubble Room |url=http://www.bubbleroomrestaurant.com/frameset.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061023222534/http://www.bubbleroomrestaurant.com/frameset.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 October 2006 |access-date=9 October 2012 }}</ref> [[South Seas Island Resort]] and Yacht Harbor, a {{convert|330|acre|km2|adj=on}} resort, occupies the northern two miles (3 km) of Captiva Island. [[Pepperidge Farm]] created a cookie in honor of the island. It is a Dark Chocolate Brownie cookie called Captiva.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pepperidge Farm|url=https://www.pepperidgefarm.com/ProductDetail.aspx?catID=724&prdID=112086|access-date=9 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009044607/http://pepperidgefarm.com/ProductDetail.aspx?catID=724|archive-date=2012-10-09|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' selected Sanibel and Captiva Islands as one of the 10 Best Places for Second Homes in 2010.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704869304575109461496208030|title=10 Best Places for Second Homes|first=STEVEN M.|last=SEARS|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=8 March 2010 }}</ref>
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