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State parks reopen in Collier and Lee after Irma
Volunteers worked alongside park crews for weeks after the Sept. 10 hurricanes to clear trees from parking lots, boardwalks and paddling trails.
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State parks reopen in Collier and Lee after Irma
Eric Staats, eric.staats@naplesnews.com; 239-263-4780
Published 5:42 p.m. ET Oct. 3, 2017 | Updated 9:15 p.m. ET Oct. 3, 2017
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A look back at the week leading up to the day Hurricane Irma hit Lee County and what the weeks looked like in her passing. Andrea Melendez/news-press.com
Southwest Florida's natural attractions are reopening, at least partially, after a hit from Hurricane Irma that has left rangers with a to-do list of repairs.
Volunteers worked alongside park crews for weeks after the Sept. 10 storm to clear trees from parking lots, boardwalks and paddling trails.
The nature center at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida in Naples is set to reopen Wednesday, and a 1-mile section of boardwalk at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary east of Bonita Springs is expected to reopen Friday.
The cleanup is far enough along to swing some gates back open, but others still are slammed shut from the force of nature that was Irma.
The Big Cypress National Preserve east of Naples remains closed, as does Everglades National Park's Gulf Coast Visitor Center in Everglades City and the park's Shark Valley.
More: Hurricane Irma: Big Cypress, Everglades, state parks face long recovery in storm's wake
Lovers Key
At Lovers Key State Park just south of Fort Myers Beach, visitors can walk to the beach or rent a kayak, but many of the park's amenities are shuttered.
The park's beach tram isn't running. Also closed: the park's damaged bathrooms at the beach, a food concession and a picnic pavilion.
Ranger Robert Hughes said the park's beach could be back to near-normal next week but that the park's trails are closed "until further notice."
"I can't even guess," Hughes said.
Photos: Lovers Key State Park remains closed due to Irma's destruction
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Park rangers staff Chris Tretter, from left, Tanner Keilty and Peggy Wood assess structural damage caused by Hurricane Irma to a wooden walkway at Lovers Key State Park on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
Hurricane Irma left wooden walkways buried in sand on the beach at Lovers Key State Park on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
Hurricane Irma left the Black Island Trail at Lovers Key State Park inaccessible, as seen on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
Hurricane Irma damaged the beach's public restrooms at Lovers Key State Park, as seen on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
Hurricane Irma left benches sit displaced and half-buried in sand at Lovers Key State Park on Friday September 22, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
Hurricane Irma caused significant erosion and displacement of sand at Lovers Key State Park on Friday September 22, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
Hurricane Irma caused significant erosion and displacement of sand at Lovers Key State Park on Friday September 22, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
Senior clerk Peggy Wood surveys damage and debris on the beach caused by Hurricane Irma at Lovers Key State Park on Friday September 22, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
Hurricane Irma left behind a debris-filled beach at Lovers Key State Park, as seen on Friday September 22, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
Park rangers Chris Tretter, right, and Tanner Keilty assess structural damage and sand erosion caused by Hurricane Irma at Lovers Key State Park on Friday September 22, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
Park rangers used machinery to rebuild and clear debris after Hurricane Irma at Lovers Key State Park on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
Hurricane Irma caused significant erosion and displacement of sand at Lovers Key State Park on Friday September 22, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
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Fakahatchee Strand
The story is similar at Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park north of Everglades City. Water still is flowing across Janes Scenic Drive and making it impossible to start the job of clearing brush, manager Steve Houseknecht said.
Once debris is cleared, visitors will be allowed to walk into the preserve on Janes, but vehicle traffic will have to wait for water levels to recede.
The Big Cypress Bend boardwalk off U.S. 41 East remains inaccessible, but the East River paddling trail reopened Monday.
More: Hurricane Irma destroys Everglades City firefighters' homes
Collier-Seminole Park
Trails still are flooded and closed at Collier-Seminole State Park east of Marco Island, administrative assistant Dana Ambrosi said, but campgrounds are open.
The park's landmark "walking dredge," used to build part of U.S. 41 East, and a re-created Seminole Fort survived the storm.
The park's canoe and kayak rental concession has not reopened.
More: Southwest Florida's tourism industry hurting from Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Irma: Storm damage photos, Sept. 11
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Emergency crews line up in Golden Gate Estates Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, to help clean up roads after Hurricane Irma hit. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
One day after Hurricane Irma passed through the state of Florida damage can be seen around Marco Island, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
Margie Hackett slowly saws away branches that had fallen mere feet from her front door in Goodland, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
Aerial photos show the damage left behind in Irma's wake Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, in Everglades City. Rodney White, Michael Zamora/USA TODAY NETWORK
Aerial photos show the damage left behind in Irma's wake Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, in Everglades City. Rodney White, Michael Zamora/USA TODAY NETWORK
Aerial photos show the damage left behind in Irma's wake Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, in Everglades City. Rodney White, Michael Zamora/USA TODAY NETWORK
Aerial photos show the damage left behind in Irma's wake Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, on Marco Island, Fla. Rodney White, Michael Zamora/USA TODAY NETWORK
Aerial photos show the damage left behind in Irma's wake Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, at the Holiday Manor neighborhood in Naples, Fla. Rodney White, Michael Zamora/USA TODAY NETWORK
Aerial photos show the damage left behind in Irma's wake Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, at the Holiday Manor neighborhood in Naples, Fla. Rodney White, Michael Zamora/USA TODAY NETWORK
Aerial photos show the damage left behind in Irma's wake Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, on Marco Island, Fla. Rodney White, Michael Zamora/USA TODAY NETWORK
Aerial photos show the damage left behind in Irma's wake Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, on Marco Island, Fla. Rodney White, Michael Zamora/USA TODAY NETWORK
A palm frawn lays on top of a classic car in Marco Island, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
A palm frawn lays on top of a classic car in Marco Island, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
The Marco Island Marriott can be seen one day after Hurricane Irma passed through the state of Florida Monday, September 11, 2017. The hotel was fine except for some scaffolding up above. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
One day after Hurricane Irma passed through the state of Florida damage can be seen around Marco Island, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
A flooded pool at Angler's Cover Condominiums Marco Island, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
Astrid Santos, 9, jumps into the pool at Angler's Cover Condominiums as her mother Reina Santos, white shirt, and cousins Johanna Leon and Jonathan Leon, 7, look on Marco Island, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
Johanna Leon swims along with her cousin Astrid Santos by her side as her brother Jonathan Leon, 7, looks on at the pool at Angler's Cover Condominiums Marco Island, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
Residents hang their towels and other laundry to dry at Angler's Cover Condominiums Marco Island, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
An electrical crew works to fix downed power lines outside of Goodland, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
A nearly capsized boat rests outside Goodland, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
Damage in Drop Anchor, a 55-and-over community, can be seen after Hurricane Irma passed through the state the previous day Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
Damage in Drop Anchor, a 55-and-over community, can be seen after Hurricane Irma passed through the state the previous day Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
Scott Bowers removes storm shutters from his home in Drop Anchor, a 55-and-over community, in Goodland, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
Damage in Drop Anchor, a 55-and-over community, can be seen after Hurricane Irma passed through the state the previous day Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
Damage in Goodland, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
A capsized boat and a destroyed marina sit along the channel in Goodland, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
A woman looks across the channel to a demolished marina in Goodland, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
Residents assess damage from East Naples down to Marco Island and Goodland after Hurricane Irma passed through the state the previous day Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
Residents assess damage in Goodland after Hurricane Irma passed through the state the previous day Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
Residents assess damage in Goodland after Hurricane Irma passed through the state the previous day Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
Patrick Greivell sifts through belongings at his parents' home in Goodland, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
Margie Hackett looks back at her home and the near collision a downed tree almost incurred in Goodland, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
The backyard of John and Margie Hackett in Goodland, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
Margie Hackett slowly saws away branches that had fallen mere feet from her front door in Goodland, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
John Hackett stands in front of his home and the downed tree that nearly crushed it in Goodland, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
Several buildings in the Gordon River apartment complex had their roofs blown away by Hurricane Irma. Damage can be seen Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
Several buildings in the Gordon River Apartment Complex had their roofs blown away by Hurricane Irma. Damage can be seen Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
Several buildings in the Gordon River Apartment Complex had their roofs blown away by Hurricane Irma. Damage can be seen Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
A downed tree brought a blanket of soil with it in Ave Maria Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
A car and house sit in high water in Immokalee Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
A downed tree blocked a road in Ave Maria Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
Wrangled bleachers fell onto the football field at Ave Maria Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
Many roads were flooded in Immokalee following Hurricane Irma Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily News
Powerlines were down on Immokalee Road in Golden Gate Estates Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
A downed powerline blocked part of the road in Immokalee Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
Families made their way home from shelters in Immokalee early Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
Flooding could be seen in Golden Gate Estates Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
A car was damaged in Immokalee Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
A downed traffic light sits in water by a gas station in Immokalee Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
Men duck beneath a downed power line in Immokalee Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
A house was damaged in Immokalee Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
A house was damaged in Immokalee Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
A turtle crossed a flooded road in Golden Gate Estates Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
A mailbox fell over into a flooded street in Golden Gate Estates on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily News
A flooded street surrounded a boarded house in Golden Gate Estates on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily News
A downed sign could be seen in Ave Maria Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
Panels that fell off a Winn-Dixie in Immokalee during Hurricane Irma could be seen Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
Barbara Rice steps through her flooded yard after assessing damage on her property caused by Hurricane Irma in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
A car passes by on a road left flooded by Hurricane Irma in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
Cassidy Armstrong checked out the destruction caused by Hurricane Irma in Naples Park while walking her dogs on Monday, September 11, 2017. "Usually we're really lucky. This time, not so lucky." Armstrong said. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
North Collier Fire Rescue stops to check on a car stalled in the middle of Granada Blvd which was left flooded after Hurricane Irma in Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
"I'm devastated. I have lost everything." said Lynne Mattes, whose home suffered sever water and wind damage caused by Hurricane Irma, in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
North Collier regional fire chief James Cunningham, left, stops to check in with Marty Lawton, a resident at Sorrento Villas in North Naples, on day after Hurricane Irma passed through the area on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
A car passes by on a road left flooded by Hurricane Irma in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
A swing set left tangled by Hurricane Irma in Naples Park on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
Joseph Cofield works to clear fallen trees and debris from the streets in Naples Park as the sun rose on Monday, September 11, 2017, in wake of Hurricane Irma. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
A fallen palm tree blocked a section of 107th Ave N. in Naples Park on Monday, September 11, 2017, in the wake of Hurricane Irma, Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
Cassidy Armstrong checked out the destruction caused by Hurricane Irma in Naples Park while walking her dogs on Monday, September 11, 2017. "Usually we're really lucky. This time, not so lucky." Armstrong said. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
Hurricane Irma's water washed away sand, causing significant erosion on 107th Ave N., which is under constructions in Naples Park on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
Iglesia Pentecostes Peniel in Naples Park was surrounded in water the morning after Hurricane Irma passed over Naples Park on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
An uprooted tree caused by Hurricane Irma left water spewing into the parking lot of the Mobil gas station on Immokalee Rd and Airport Pulling Rd N, in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
Shannon Potter describes her experience during Hurricane Irma in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
A fleet of U.S. Postal Service trucks were placed in a parking lot for the duration of Hurricane Irma in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
A street sign for Immokalee Rd was ripped to the ground by Hurricane Irma where it intersects Airport Pulling Rd N, in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
A car passes by on a road left flooded by Hurricane Irma in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
Rick Smith describes his experience during Hurricane Irma in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
North Collier regional fire chief James Cunningham drives around North Naples to assess damage caused by Hurricane Irma on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
Wayne Ewald, below, an inspector with North Collier Fire Rescue, assists with clearing debris from the streets of Pelican Bay in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
North Collier Fire Rescue works to clear debris from the streets of Pelican Bay in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
The Naples Grande Beach Resort suffered roof damage from Hurricane Irma in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
"I'm devastated. I have lost everything." said Lynne Mattes, whose home suffered sever water and wind damage caused by Hurricane Irma, in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
"I'm devastated. I have lost everything." said Lynne Mattes, whose home suffered sever water and wind damage caused by Hurricane Irma, in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
Neighbors of Lynne Mattes strung clothes out to dry after Hurricane Irma passed through North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
Downed electrical wires and poles could be seen across Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017, in wake of Hurricane Irma. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
Sorrento Villas resident Marty Lawton's air conditioning units were blown off the roof by Hurricane Irma, smashing into a parked car's windshield, as seen in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
Residents of Windsong Club Apartments clear the main entrance to their complex along Immokalee Road of debris a day after Hurricane Irma made landfall in Southwest Florida Monday, September 11, 2017 in Naples, Fla. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
Sonya Hunter holds a baby squirrel she rescued in her uncles' front yard along Amity Road in East Naples while assessing damage from Hurricane Irma Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
Sonya Hunter holds a baby squirrel she rescued in her uncles' front yard along Amity Road in East Naples while assessing damage from Hurricane Irma Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
Sonya Hunter, left, assesses damage in her uncles' front yard from Hurricane Irma with Mia Amell, right, tagging right behind along Amity Road in East Naples Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
After Hurricane Irma had made its' way through Florida Collier County residents began to assess the damage done Monday, September 11, 2017 in Naples, Fla. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
Judy and Steve Alander's beehives sit outside their front yard along Amity Road a day after Hurricane Irma made its' way through Florida Monday, September 11, 2017 in Naples, Fla. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
Judy Alander kisses her granddaughter Mia Amell on her front porch along Amity Road after assessing damage from Hurricane Irma Monday, September 11, 2017 in East Naples, Fla. Alander's home was built in the early 1980's and had no structural damage after the storm. "It didn't shake or move it was really solid," Alander said. "We always knew we were blessed and now we know it even more." Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
Rolan Vermette, 81, takes a moment to sit outside of his home and relax along Price Street in East Naples a day after Hurricane Irma made landfall in Southwest Florida Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
Rolan Vermette, 81, takes a moment to sit outside of his home and relax along Price Street in East Naples a day after Hurricane Irma made landfall in Southwest Florida Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
Rolan Vermette, 81, takes a moment to sit outside of his home and relax along Price Street in East Naples a day after Hurricane Irma made landfall in Southwest Florida Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
An American flag lays on the ground in the front yard of Rolan Vermette's property a day after Hurricane Irma made landfall in Southwest Florida Monday, September 11, 2017 in East Naples, Fla. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
Damage from Hurricane Irma can be seen at St. Demetrius Orthodox Church a day after Hurricane Irma made landfall Monday, September 11, 2017 in East Naples, Fla. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
Jerry Hunt assesses damage to his four-acre property along Price Street in East Naples a day after Hurricane Irma made landfall in Southwest Florida Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
Jerry Hunt assesses damage to his four-acre property along Price Street in East Naples a day after Hurricane Irma made landfall in Southwest Florida Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
Egrets and other birds roost on Jerry Hunt's four-acre property along Price Street in East Naples a day after Hurricane Irma made landfall in Southwest Florida Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
Sean Swing, center, a paramedic firefighter with Collier County, clears branches from the main entrance of Rookery Bay a day after Hurricane Irma had made its' way through Florida Monday, September 11, 2017 in East Naples, Fla. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
Damage can be seen a day after Hurricane Irma made its' way through Southwest Florida in Riverwood Estates, a 55-and-over mobile home community, Monday, September 11, 2017 in East Naples, Fla. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
Damage can be seen a day after Hurricane Irma made its' way through Southwest Florida in Riverwood Estates, a 55-and-over mobile home community, Monday, September 11, 2017 in East Naples, Fla. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
Damage can be seen a day after Hurricane Irma made its' way through Southwest Florida in Riverwood Estates, a 55-and-over mobile home community, Monday, September 11, 2017 in East Naples, Fla. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
Marco Island Police turn away residents from crossing the Jolley Bridge on the northern side of Marco Island, Fla. a day after Hurricane Irma had passed through Monday, September 11, 2017. Police cited damage assessment and downed power lines as the reason for turning away people away. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
Damage from Hurricane Irma can be seen at the Marco Eagle, the city's local newspaper, Monday, September 11, 2017 in Marco Island, Fla. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
Damage from Hurricane Irma can be seen at the Marco Eagle, the city's local newspaper, Monday, September 11, 2017 in Marco Island, Fla. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
A tree is down in the parking lot of a gas station on Immokalee Road east of I-75. Kristyn Wellesley/ Naples Daily News
A utility pole is snapped in half on Immokalee Road east of I-75. Kristyn Wellesley/ Naples Daily News
A light pole is down in the parking lot of a gas station on Immokalee Road east of I-75. Kristyn Wellesley/ Naples Daily News
A light pole in down in Ave Maria. Kristyn Wellesley/ Naples Daily News
A crew works to clear downed trees from the main road in Ave Maria. Kristyn Wellesley/ Naples Daily News
A line of utility trucks from Texas wait to learn where they will be deployed to help restore county. Kristyn Wellesley/ Naples Daily News
Norm, a resident of Chokoloskee, sips from a water hose as he helps his neighbor, Michael Kelley, clean up his home after Hurricane Irma on Sept. 11. Katie Klann/ Naples Daily News
Maria Romero, 6, steps over debris in her home the morning after Hurricane Irma came through Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. The storm ripped off the roof of her family's trailer. The family has nowhere to go. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News
Carlos Soto, right, and his nephew Ricardo, 14, in their flooded trailer park the morning after Hurricane Irma came through Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News
Leticia Magana cleans out her trailer the morning after Hurricane Irma ripped off her roof and destroyed the inside of her home in Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. The 7 people living in Magana's home will be staying at a relative's house in town. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News
Maria Romero, 6, stands in the doorway of her home the morning after Hurricane Irma came through Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. The storm ripped off the roof of her family's trailer. The family has nowhere to go. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News
A woman walks in to her trailer from her flooded yard on the morning after Hurricane Irma came through Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News
Leticia Magana cleans out her trailer the morning after Hurricane Irma ripped off her roof and destroyed the inside of her home in Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. The 7 people living in Magana's home will be staying at a relative's house in town. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News
From left, Jose Valentin, Maria Guadalupe, 5, and Mario Valentin sit on their couch in their family trailer on the morning after Hurricane Irma came through Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. The family has nowhere to go. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News
Maria Romero, 6, carries paper towels to help clean up her home on the morning after Hurricane Irma came through Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. The storm ripped off the roof of her family's trailer. The family has nowhere to go. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News
A car flooded the morning after Hurricane Irma came through Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News
Carlos Soto in his flooded trailer park the morning after Hurricane Irma came through Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News
An exposed bedroom of a trailer in flood water the morning after Hurricane Irma came through Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News
Leticia Magana cleans out her trailer with son Luis Ladrilleros the morning after Hurricane Irma ripped off her roof and destroyed the inside of her home in Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. The 7 people living in Magana's home will be staying at a relative's house in town. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News
From left, Jose Valentin, Maria Guadalupe, 5, and Mario Valentin sit on their couch in their family trailer on the morning after Hurricane Irma came through Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. The family has nowhere to go. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News
A trailer park on the morning after Hurricane Irma came through Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News
Luis Ladrilleros, left, and brother Alejandro Mandujano, 13, clean out their trailer the morning after Hurricane Irma ripped off her roof and destroyed the inside of her home in Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. The 7 people living in the home will be staying at a relative's house in town. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News
A man stands in flood water the morning after Hurricane Irma came through Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News
Olga Schramm takes a video on her phone of the damage as she rides into Everglades City trying to get home to Chokoloskee on Sept. 11. Katie Klann/ Naples Daily News
Liza Wells stands on the patio of the second floor of her home in Everglades City looking at the flooding in the street on Sept. 11. Katie Klann/ Naples Daily News
Roof damage in two places to Naples Grande. Shelby Reynolds/ Naples Daily News
Tatum Johnson switches from tennis shoes to boots while cleaning up with Michael Kelley at his home on Mamie Street on Chokoloskee on Sept. 11. Katie Klann/ Naples Daily News
Dwight Brown lights a cigarette as he and Dalton Daffin walk barefoot across Chokoloskee to assess damage on Sept. 11. Katie Klann/ Naples Daily News
Steve Jewell, 52, pulls metal from the streets at Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, after Hurricane Irma passed through Southwest Florida. Rodney White/The Register/USA TODAY
Thomas Manley, 73, looks over the damage to his property at Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, after Hurricane Irma passed through Southwest Florida. Rodney White/The Register/USA TODAY
Roofs and car port materials litter the streets at Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, after Hurricane Irma passed through Southwest Florida. Rodney White/The Register/USA TODAY
Charles Pulkownik, 56, and his dog Cesar rode out the storm at their home in Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, and are cleaning up after Hurricane Irma passed through Southwest Florida. Rodney White/The Register/USA TODAY
Charles Pulkownik, 56, and his dog Cesar rode out the storm at their home in Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, and are cleaning up after Hurricane Irma passed through Southwest Florida. Rodney White/The Register/USA TODAY
Resident Charles Pulkownik, 56, rides in Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, after Hurricane Irma passed through Southwest Florida. Rodney White/The Register/USA TODAY
April McCausland looks over the damage to her home at Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, after Hurricane Irma passed through Southwest Florida. Rodney White/The Register/USA TODAY
April McCausland looks over the damage to her home at Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, after Hurricane Irma passed through Southwest Florida. Rodney White/The Register/USA TODAY
Roofing and siding litters the streets at Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, after Hurricane Irma passed through Southwest Florida. Rodney White/The Register/USA TODAY
Steve Jewell, 52, walk through the water in the streets at Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, after Hurricane Irma passed through Southwest Florida. Rodney White/The Register/USA TODAY
Larry Donnerstag, 87, center, is helped back to his home at Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, after Hurricane Irma passed through southwest Florida. Rodney White/The Register/USA TODAY
Peniel Pentecostal Church on 107th Ave. in North Naples on Sept. 11. Shelby Reynolds/ Naples Daily News
Don Cochran canoes from Everglades City to try to get back to his home in Chokoloskee on Sept. 11. Katie Klann/ Naples Daily News
Arron Barlett and Sally Osceola live in the Estuary apartments complex in Everglades City on the second floor wading around in flood water on Sept.. 11, 2017. Katie Klann/ Naples Daily News
Dalton Daffin at a home in Everglades City on Sept. 11. Katie Klann/ Naples Daily News
Braxton Kidder walks around the perimeter of his father's business Captain's Table Lodge & Villas, a hotel and restaurant, in Everglades City on Sept. 11. Katie Klann/ Naples Daily News
Bob Burgan stands outside of his condo to assess damage in Everglades City on Sept. 11. Katie Klann/ Naples Daily News
Boats piled up in the water between Everglades City and Chokoloskee on Sept. 11. Katie Klann/ Naples Daily News
Thomas Schramm and his dog, Klaus, hitched a ride into Everglades City. Katie Klann/ Naples Daily News
A grill lays in the road on CR 29 on the drive into Everglades City on Sept. 11 after Hurricane Irma. Katie Klann/ Naples Daily News
Scene driving into Everglades City on Sept. 11, 2017. Katie Klann/ Naples Daily News
Scene driving into Everglades City on Sept. 11, 2017. Katie Klann/ Naples Daily News
Scene driving into Everglades City on Sept. 11, 2017. Katie Klann/ Naples Daily News
A vehicle in the parking lot of the sheriff's office. Windshield had been smashed in by a fallen palm tree. At midnight last night, waters came up roughly a half mile down County Road 29 from U.S 41. At 6:30 Monday morning, the waters had reached the parking lot of the sheriff's office on the corner of CR 29 and U.S. 41. Katie Klann/ Naples Daily News
Thomas Schramm looks around at the flood waters coming from Everglades City on Monday morning from the Sheriffs office on the corner of U.S. 41 and County Road 29. Schramm and his wife own a home in Chokoloskee and evacuated on Saturday morning. "The worst part is that I don't have a penny of insurance," said Schramm. "We've been through this before, but never this bad." Katie Klann/ Naples Daily News
A vehicle unsuccessfully attempts to drive through the flood waters as Thomas Schramm asks his wife, Olga, how charged her phone is. The Schramm's are attempting to get back to their home in Chokoloskee. Katie Klann/ Naples Daily News
Hurricane Irma knocked over a truck trailer onto the sidewalk and downed many trees at the Naples Daily News headquarters in North Naples. Tim Aten/ Naples Daily News
View of fallen trees near the Naples Daily News building on Sept. 11. Tim Aten/ Naples Daily News
View of fallen trees near the Naples Daily News building on Sept. 11. Tim Aten/ Naples Daily News
View of fallen paln trees near the Naples Daily News building on Sept. 11. Tim Aten/ Naples Daily News
Scenes from a damaged boardwalk and washed-out beach on Monday, Sept. 11 at Vanderbilt Beach in North Naples. Mike Cugno/ CBS Miami
Flooded parking lot at Park Shore Plaza on U.S. 41 in Naples.
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K Food Mart on U.S. 41 and Southwest Boulevard on Sept. 11. Liz Freeman/ Naples Daily News
Broken tree branches at 10th Ave South near Second Street South blocking the road. Patrick Riley/Naples Daily News
Uprooted palm tree blocking Sixth Avenue South near Second Street South in Naples. Patrick Riley/Naples Daily News
Crumpled metal paneling stripped off a roof at the corner of Broad Ave South and Gulfshore Boulevard in Naples. Patrick Riley/Naples Daily News
Closed Naples Pier on Monday following Hurricane Irma. Patrick Riley/Naples Daily News
Flooded Gulfshore Boulevard near Fourth Avenue South in Naples. Patrick Riley/Naples Daily News
Tree branches and palm fronds are scattered on Fifth Avenue South in downtown Naples on Monday. Patrick Riley/Naples Daily News
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![Emergency crews line up in Golden Gate Estates Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, to help clean up roads after Hurricane Irma hit.]()
1 of 175![One day after Hurricane Irma passed through the state of Florida damage can be seen around Marco Island, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
2 of 175![Margie Hackett slowly saws away branches that had fallen mere feet from her front door in Goodland, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
3 of 175![Aerial photos show the damage left behind in Irma's wake Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, in Everglades City.]()
4 of 175![Aerial photos show the damage left behind in Irma's wake Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, in Everglades City.]()
5 of 175![Aerial photos show the damage left behind in Irma's wake Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, in Everglades City.]()
6 of 175![Aerial photos show the damage left behind in Irma's wake Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, on Marco Island, Fla.]()
7 of 175![Aerial photos show the damage left behind in Irma's wake Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, at the Holiday Manor neighborhood in Naples, Fla.]()
8 of 175![Aerial photos show the damage left behind in Irma's wake Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, at the Holiday Manor neighborhood in Naples, Fla.]()
9 of 175![Aerial photos show the damage left behind in Irma's wake Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, on Marco Island, Fla.]()
10 of 175![Aerial photos show the damage left behind in Irma's wake Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, on Marco Island, Fla.]()
11 of 175![A palm frawn lays on top of a classic car in Marco Island, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
12 of 175![A palm frawn lays on top of a classic car in Marco Island, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
13 of 175![The Marco Island Marriott can be seen one day after Hurricane Irma passed through the state of Florida Monday, September 11, 2017. The hotel was fine except for some scaffolding up above.]()
14 of 175![One day after Hurricane Irma passed through the state of Florida damage can be seen around Marco Island, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
15 of 175![A flooded pool at Angler's Cover Condominiums Marco Island, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
16 of 175![Astrid Santos, 9, jumps into the pool at Angler's Cover Condominiums as her mother Reina Santos, white shirt, and cousins Johanna Leon and Jonathan Leon, 7, look on Marco Island, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
17 of 175![Johanna Leon swims along with her cousin Astrid Santos by her side as her brother Jonathan Leon, 7, looks on at the pool at Angler's Cover Condominiums Marco Island, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
18 of 175![Residents hang their towels and other laundry to dry at Angler's Cover Condominiums Marco Island, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
19 of 175![An electrical crew works to fix downed power lines outside of Goodland, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
20 of 175![A nearly capsized boat rests outside Goodland, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
21 of 175![Damage in Drop Anchor, a 55-and-over community, can be seen after Hurricane Irma passed through the state the previous day Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
22 of 175![Damage in Drop Anchor, a 55-and-over community, can be seen after Hurricane Irma passed through the state the previous day Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
23 of 175![Scott Bowers removes storm shutters from his home in Drop Anchor, a 55-and-over community, in Goodland, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
24 of 175![Damage in Drop Anchor, a 55-and-over community, can be seen after Hurricane Irma passed through the state the previous day Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
25 of 175![Damage in Goodland, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
26 of 175![A capsized boat and a destroyed marina sit along the channel in Goodland, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
27 of 175![A woman looks across the channel to a demolished marina in Goodland, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
28 of 175![Residents assess damage from East Naples down to Marco Island and Goodland after Hurricane Irma passed through the state the previous day Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
29 of 175![Residents assess damage in Goodland after Hurricane Irma passed through the state the previous day Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
30 of 175![Residents assess damage in Goodland after Hurricane Irma passed through the state the previous day Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
31 of 175![Patrick Greivell sifts through belongings at his parents' home in Goodland, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
32 of 175![Margie Hackett looks back at her home and the near collision a downed tree almost incurred in Goodland, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
33 of 175![The backyard of John and Margie Hackett in Goodland, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
34 of 175![Margie Hackett slowly saws away branches that had fallen mere feet from her front door in Goodland, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
35 of 175![John Hackett stands in front of his home and the downed tree that nearly crushed it in Goodland, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
36 of 175![Several buildings in the Gordon River apartment complex had their roofs blown away by Hurricane Irma. Damage can be seen Monday, Sept. 11, 2017.]()
37 of 175![Several buildings in the Gordon River Apartment Complex had their roofs blown away by Hurricane Irma. Damage can be seen Monday, Sept. 11, 2017.]()
38 of 175![Several buildings in the Gordon River Apartment Complex had their roofs blown away by Hurricane Irma. Damage can be seen Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
39 of 175![A downed tree brought a blanket of soil with it in Ave Maria Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County.]()
40 of 175![A car and house sit in high water in Immokalee Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County.]()
41 of 175![A downed tree blocked a road in Ave Maria Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County.]()
42 of 175![Wrangled bleachers fell onto the football field at Ave Maria Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County.]()
43 of 175![Many roads were flooded in Immokalee following Hurricane Irma Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County.]()
44 of 175![Powerlines were down on Immokalee Road in Golden Gate Estates Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County.]()
45 of 175![A downed powerline blocked part of the road in Immokalee Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County.]()
46 of 175![Families made their way home from shelters in Immokalee early Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County.]()
47 of 175![Flooding could be seen in Golden Gate Estates Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County.]()
48 of 175![A car was damaged in Immokalee Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County.]()
49 of 175![A downed traffic light sits in water by a gas station in Immokalee Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County.]()
50 of 175![Men duck beneath a downed power line in Immokalee Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County.]()
51 of 175![A house was damaged in Immokalee Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County.]()
52 of 175![A house was damaged in Immokalee Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County.]()
53 of 175![A turtle crossed a flooded road in Golden Gate Estates Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County.]()
54 of 175![A mailbox fell over into a flooded street in Golden Gate Estates on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County.]()
55 of 175![A flooded street surrounded a boarded house in Golden Gate Estates on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County.]()
56 of 175![A downed sign could be seen in Ave Maria Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County.]()
57 of 175![Panels that fell off a Winn-Dixie in Immokalee during Hurricane Irma could be seen Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County.]()
58 of 175![Barbara Rice steps through her flooded yard after assessing damage on her property caused by Hurricane Irma in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
59 of 175![A car passes by on a road left flooded by Hurricane Irma in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
60 of 175![Cassidy Armstrong checked out the destruction caused by Hurricane Irma in Naples Park while walking her dogs on Monday, September 11, 2017. "Usually we're really lucky. This time, not so lucky." Armstrong said.]()
61 of 175![North Collier Fire Rescue stops to check on a car stalled in the middle of Granada Blvd which was left flooded after Hurricane Irma in Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
62 of 175!["I'm devastated. I have lost everything." said Lynne Mattes, whose home suffered sever water and wind damage caused by Hurricane Irma, in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
63 of 175![North Collier regional fire chief James Cunningham, left, stops to check in with Marty Lawton, a resident at Sorrento Villas in North Naples, on day after Hurricane Irma passed through the area on Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
64 of 175![A car passes by on a road left flooded by Hurricane Irma in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
65 of 175![A swing set left tangled by Hurricane Irma in Naples Park on Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
66 of 175![Joseph Cofield works to clear fallen trees and debris from the streets in Naples Park as the sun rose on Monday, September 11, 2017, in wake of Hurricane Irma.]()
67 of 175![A fallen palm tree blocked a section of 107th Ave N. in Naples Park on Monday, September 11, 2017, in the wake of Hurricane Irma,]()
68 of 175![Cassidy Armstrong checked out the destruction caused by Hurricane Irma in Naples Park while walking her dogs on Monday, September 11, 2017. "Usually we're really lucky. This time, not so lucky." Armstrong said.]()
69 of 175![Hurricane Irma's water washed away sand, causing significant erosion on 107th Ave N., which is under constructions in Naples Park on Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
70 of 175![Iglesia Pentecostes Peniel in Naples Park was surrounded in water the morning after Hurricane Irma passed over Naples Park on Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
71 of 175![An uprooted tree caused by Hurricane Irma left water spewing into the parking lot of the Mobil gas station on Immokalee Rd and Airport Pulling Rd N, in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
72 of 175![Shannon Potter describes her experience during Hurricane Irma in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
73 of 175![A fleet of U.S. Postal Service trucks were placed in a parking lot for the duration of Hurricane Irma in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
74 of 175![A street sign for Immokalee Rd was ripped to the ground by Hurricane Irma where it intersects Airport Pulling Rd N, in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
75 of 175![A car passes by on a road left flooded by Hurricane Irma in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
76 of 175![Rick Smith describes his experience during Hurricane Irma in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
77 of 175![North Collier regional fire chief James Cunningham drives around North Naples to assess damage caused by Hurricane Irma on Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
78 of 175![Wayne Ewald, below, an inspector with North Collier Fire Rescue, assists with clearing debris from the streets of Pelican Bay in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
79 of 175![North Collier Fire Rescue works to clear debris from the streets of Pelican Bay in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
80 of 175![The Naples Grande Beach Resort suffered roof damage from Hurricane Irma in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
81 of 175!["I'm devastated. I have lost everything." said Lynne Mattes, whose home suffered sever water and wind damage caused by Hurricane Irma, in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
82 of 175!["I'm devastated. I have lost everything." said Lynne Mattes, whose home suffered sever water and wind damage caused by Hurricane Irma, in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
83 of 175![Neighbors of Lynne Mattes strung clothes out to dry after Hurricane Irma passed through North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
84 of 175![Downed electrical wires and poles could be seen across Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017, in wake of Hurricane Irma.]()
85 of 175![Sorrento Villas resident Marty Lawton's air conditioning units were blown off the roof by Hurricane Irma, smashing into a parked car's windshield, as seen in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
86 of 175![Residents of Windsong Club Apartments clear the main entrance to their complex along Immokalee Road of debris a day after Hurricane Irma made landfall in Southwest Florida Monday, September 11, 2017 in Naples, Fla.]()
87 of 175![Sonya Hunter holds a baby squirrel she rescued in her uncles' front yard along Amity Road in East Naples while assessing damage from Hurricane Irma Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
88 of 175![Sonya Hunter holds a baby squirrel she rescued in her uncles' front yard along Amity Road in East Naples while assessing damage from Hurricane Irma Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
89 of 175![Sonya Hunter, left, assesses damage in her uncles' front yard from Hurricane Irma with Mia Amell, right, tagging right behind along Amity Road in East Naples Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
90 of 175![After Hurricane Irma had made its' way through Florida Collier County residents began to assess the damage done Monday, September 11, 2017 in Naples, Fla.]()
91 of 175![Judy and Steve Alander's beehives sit outside their front yard along Amity Road a day after Hurricane Irma made its' way through Florida Monday, September 11, 2017 in Naples, Fla.]()
92 of 175![Judy Alander kisses her granddaughter Mia Amell on her front porch along Amity Road after assessing damage from Hurricane Irma Monday, September 11, 2017 in East Naples, Fla. Alander's home was built in the early 1980's and had no structural damage after the storm. "It didn't shake or move it was really solid," Alander said. "We always knew we were blessed and now we know it even more."]()
93 of 175![Rolan Vermette, 81, takes a moment to sit outside of his home and relax along Price Street in East Naples a day after Hurricane Irma made landfall in Southwest Florida Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
94 of 175![Rolan Vermette, 81, takes a moment to sit outside of his home and relax along Price Street in East Naples a day after Hurricane Irma made landfall in Southwest Florida Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
95 of 175![Rolan Vermette, 81, takes a moment to sit outside of his home and relax along Price Street in East Naples a day after Hurricane Irma made landfall in Southwest Florida Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
96 of 175![An American flag lays on the ground in the front yard of Rolan Vermette's property a day after Hurricane Irma made landfall in Southwest Florida Monday, September 11, 2017 in East Naples, Fla.]()
97 of 175![Damage from Hurricane Irma can be seen at St. Demetrius Orthodox Church a day after Hurricane Irma made landfall Monday, September 11, 2017 in East Naples, Fla.]()
98 of 175![Jerry Hunt assesses damage to his four-acre property along Price Street in East Naples a day after Hurricane Irma made landfall in Southwest Florida Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
99 of 175![Jerry Hunt assesses damage to his four-acre property along Price Street in East Naples a day after Hurricane Irma made landfall in Southwest Florida Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
100 of 175![Egrets and other birds roost on Jerry Hunt's four-acre property along Price Street in East Naples a day after Hurricane Irma made landfall in Southwest Florida Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
101 of 175![Sean Swing, center, a paramedic firefighter with Collier County, clears branches from the main entrance of Rookery Bay a day after Hurricane Irma had made its' way through Florida Monday, September 11, 2017 in East Naples, Fla.]()
102 of 175![Damage can be seen a day after Hurricane Irma made its' way through Southwest Florida in Riverwood Estates, a 55-and-over mobile home community, Monday, September 11, 2017 in East Naples, Fla.]()
103 of 175![Damage can be seen a day after Hurricane Irma made its' way through Southwest Florida in Riverwood Estates, a 55-and-over mobile home community, Monday, September 11, 2017 in East Naples, Fla.]()
104 of 175![Damage can be seen a day after Hurricane Irma made its' way through Southwest Florida in Riverwood Estates, a 55-and-over mobile home community, Monday, September 11, 2017 in East Naples, Fla.]()
105 of 175![Marco Island Police turn away residents from crossing the Jolley Bridge on the northern side of Marco Island, Fla. a day after Hurricane Irma had passed through Monday, September 11, 2017. Police cited damage assessment and downed power lines as the reason for turning away people away.]()
106 of 175![Damage from Hurricane Irma can be seen at the Marco Eagle, the city's local newspaper, Monday, September 11, 2017 in Marco Island, Fla.]()
107 of 175![Damage from Hurricane Irma can be seen at the Marco Eagle, the city's local newspaper, Monday, September 11, 2017 in Marco Island, Fla.]()
108 of 175![A tree is down in the parking lot of a gas station on Immokalee Road east of I-75.]()
109 of 175![A utility pole is snapped in half on Immokalee Road east of I-75.]()
110 of 175![A light pole is down in the parking lot of a gas station on Immokalee Road east of I-75.]()
111 of 175![A light pole in down in Ave Maria. Kristyn]()
112 of 175![A crew works to clear downed trees from the main road in Ave Maria.]()
113 of 175![A line of utility trucks from Texas wait to learn where they will be deployed to help restore county.]()
114 of 175![Norm, a resident of Chokoloskee, sips from a water hose as he helps his neighbor, Michael Kelley, clean up his home after Hurricane Irma on Sept. 11.]()
115 of 175![Maria Romero, 6, steps over debris in her home the morning after Hurricane Irma came through Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. The storm ripped off the roof of her family's trailer. The family has nowhere to go.]()
116 of 175![Carlos Soto, right, and his nephew Ricardo, 14, in their flooded trailer park the morning after Hurricane Irma came through Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017.]()
117 of 175![Leticia Magana cleans out her trailer the morning after Hurricane Irma ripped off her roof and destroyed the inside of her home in Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. The 7 people living in Magana's home will be staying at a relative's house in town.]()
118 of 175![Maria Romero, 6, stands in the doorway of her home the morning after Hurricane Irma came through Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. The storm ripped off the roof of her family's trailer. The family has nowhere to go.]()
119 of 175![A woman walks in to her trailer from her flooded yard on the morning after Hurricane Irma came through Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017.]()
120 of 175![Leticia Magana cleans out her trailer the morning after Hurricane Irma ripped off her roof and destroyed the inside of her home in Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. The 7 people living in Magana's home will be staying at a relative's house in town.]()
121 of 175![From left, Jose Valentin, Maria Guadalupe, 5, and Mario Valentin sit on their couch in their family trailer on the morning after Hurricane Irma came through Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. The family has nowhere to go.]()
122 of 175![Maria Romero, 6, carries paper towels to help clean up her home on the morning after Hurricane Irma came through Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. The storm ripped off the roof of her family's trailer. The family has nowhere to go.]()
123 of 175![A car flooded the morning after Hurricane Irma came through Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017.]()
124 of 175![Carlos Soto in his flooded trailer park the morning after Hurricane Irma came through Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017.]()
125 of 175![An exposed bedroom of a trailer in flood water the morning after Hurricane Irma came through Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017.]()
126 of 175![Leticia Magana cleans out her trailer with son Luis Ladrilleros the morning after Hurricane Irma ripped off her roof and destroyed the inside of her home in Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. The 7 people living in Magana's home will be staying at a relative's house in town.]()
127 of 175![From left, Jose Valentin, Maria Guadalupe, 5, and Mario Valentin sit on their couch in their family trailer on the morning after Hurricane Irma came through Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. The family has nowhere to go.]()
128 of 175![A trailer park on the morning after Hurricane Irma came through Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017.]()
129 of 175![Luis Ladrilleros, left, and brother Alejandro Mandujano, 13, clean out their trailer the morning after Hurricane Irma ripped off her roof and destroyed the inside of her home in Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. The 7 people living in the home will be staying at a relative's house in town.]()
130 of 175![A man stands in flood water the morning after Hurricane Irma came through Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017.]()
131 of 175![Olga Schramm takes a video on her phone of the damage as she rides into Everglades City trying to get home to Chokoloskee on Sept. 11.]()
132 of 175![Liza Wells stands on the patio of the second floor of her home in Everglades City looking at the flooding in the street on Sept. 11.]()
133 of 175![Roof damage in two places to Naples Grande.]()
134 of 175![Tatum Johnson switches from tennis shoes to boots while cleaning up with Michael Kelley at his home on Mamie Street on Chokoloskee on Sept. 11.]()
135 of 175![Dwight Brown lights a cigarette as he and Dalton Daffin walk barefoot across Chokoloskee to assess damage on Sept. 11.]()
136 of 175![Steve Jewell, 52, pulls metal from the streets at Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, after Hurricane Irma passed through Southwest Florida.]()
137 of 175![Thomas Manley, 73, looks over the damage to his property at Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, after Hurricane Irma passed through Southwest Florida.]()
138 of 175![Roofs and car port materials litter the streets at Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, after Hurricane Irma passed through Southwest Florida.]()
139 of 175![Charles Pulkownik, 56, and his dog Cesar rode out the storm at their home in Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, and are cleaning up after Hurricane Irma passed through Southwest Florida.]()
140 of 175![Charles Pulkownik, 56, and his dog Cesar rode out the storm at their home in Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, and are cleaning up after Hurricane Irma passed through Southwest Florida.]()
141 of 175![Resident Charles Pulkownik, 56, rides in Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, after Hurricane Irma passed through Southwest Florida.]()
142 of 175![April McCausland looks over the damage to her home at Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, after Hurricane Irma passed through Southwest Florida.]()
143 of 175![April McCausland looks over the damage to her home at Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, after Hurricane Irma passed through Southwest Florida.]()
144 of 175![Roofing and siding litters the streets at Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, after Hurricane Irma passed through Southwest Florida.]()
145 of 175![Steve Jewell, 52, walk through the water in the streets at Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, after Hurricane Irma passed through Southwest Florida.]()
146 of 175![Larry Donnerstag, 87, center, is helped back to his home at Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, after Hurricane Irma passed through southwest Florida.]()
147 of 175![Peniel Pentecostal Church on 107th Ave. in North Naples on Sept. 11.]()
148 of 175![Don Cochran canoes from Everglades City to try to get back to his home in Chokoloskee on Sept. 11.]()
149 of 175![Arron Barlett and Sally Osceola live in the Estuary apartments complex in Everglades City on the second floor wading around in flood water on Sept.. 11, 2017.]()
150 of 175![Dalton Daffin at a home in Everglades City on Sept. 11.]()
151 of 175![Braxton Kidder walks around the perimeter of his father's business Captain's Table Lodge & Villas, a hotel and restaurant, in Everglades City on Sept. 11.]()
152 of 175![Bob Burgan stands outside of his condo to assess damage in Everglades City on Sept. 11.]()
153 of 175![Boats piled up in the water between Everglades City and Chokoloskee on Sept. 11.]()
154 of 175![Thomas Schramm and his dog, Klaus, hitched a ride into Everglades City.]()
155 of 175![A grill lays in the road on CR 29 on the drive into Everglades City on Sept. 11 after Hurricane Irma.]()
156 of 175![Scene driving into Everglades City on Sept. 11, 2017.]()
157 of 175![Scene driving into Everglades City on Sept. 11, 2017.]()
158 of 175![Scene driving into Everglades City on Sept. 11, 2017.]()
159 of 175![A vehicle in the parking lot of the sheriff's office. Windshield had been smashed in by a fallen palm tree. At midnight last night, waters came up roughly a half mile down County Road 29 from U.S 41. At 6:30 Monday morning, the waters had reached the parking lot of the sheriff's office on the corner of CR 29 and U.S. 41.]()
160 of 175![Thomas Schramm looks around at the flood waters coming from Everglades City on Monday morning from the Sheriffs office on the corner of U.S. 41 and County Road 29. Schramm and his wife own a home in Chokoloskee and evacuated on Saturday morning. "The worst part is that I don't have a penny of insurance," said Schramm. "We've been through this before, but never this bad."]()
161 of 175![A vehicle unsuccessfully attempts to drive through the flood waters as Thomas Schramm asks his wife, Olga, how charged her phone is. The Schramm's are attempting to get back to their home in Chokoloskee.]()
162 of 175![Hurricane Irma knocked over a truck trailer onto the sidewalk and downed many trees at the Naples Daily News headquarters in North Naples.]()
163 of 175![View of fallen trees near the Naples Daily News building on Sept. 11.]()
164 of 175![View of fallen trees near the Naples Daily News building on Sept. 11.]()
165 of 175![View of fallen paln trees near the Naples Daily News building on Sept. 11.]()
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Koreshan Historic Site
The farmers market is open Sundays at the Koreshan State Historic Site in Estero, and rangers again are offering tours on weekends.
Campgrounds are open, and so are trails, but the grass is high, so hikers should wear long pants, ranger Mike Gonzalez said.
"They still need a lot of work," he said.
More: Hurricane Irma caused ‘extensive damage’ to Collier beaches; damage elsewhere less severe
Delnor-Wiggins Pass
Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park park ranger Bill Thaller stood Tuesday at the park's gatehouse in North Naples and remembered what it looked like after Irma.
The storm had covered parking lots in sand and downed trees and jumbled the park's dune boardwalk, which still is closed.
The observation tower still stands. Beaches and picnic areas are open. So is the boat launch. Raccoons scamper through the brush, and gopher tortoises lumber across the road.
"How do you think it looks?" Thaller asked a visitor. "It was a mess."
More: How to help, volunteer and donate to those affected by Hurricane Irma
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