continued on page 49Marco Town Center MallMarco's largest shopping center, this spacious tropical mall has 30 great restaurants and stores, including Publix. It offers a huge variety of merchandise including beach, casual and formal wear, shoes, jewelry, health foods and fl owers and is also home to Marco's active community theatre, The Marco Players. www.marcotowncentermall.com. Map1 (C4) Lo-cated on the South east corner of the intersection of Collier Blvd and Bald Eagle Drive, it has entrances on Bald Eagle, Collier Blvd and East Elkcam Circle.. BLUE MANGROVE GALLERY - this lively gallery offers a wonderful collection of tropical art, furniture, gifts and jew-elry, including SW Florida's largest Trollbead collection, fea-turing new releases and limited beads. It's fun, colorful and exciting! www.bluemangrovegallery.com. 239.393.2405.. CARIBONGO - everything in this brand new store, includ-ing Marco Island apparel, jewelry and nail polish, changes color in the sun! www.changingcolors.net 239.233.8401. GEORGIE'S - this busy boutique has been a fi rm favorite of locals and visitors alike for the last 26 years. Owner Georgie Doll unfailingly pulls together a distinctive collection of top quality, high fashion ladies' clothing, shoes and accessories for all ages. 239.394.2621. MARCO CRAFT AND SHELL CO - this great little store has a wide selection of specimen shells and a new make and take craft space where you and your children can work on craft projects without messing up your home. The locally made handcrafted gifts will inspire you and the great selection of art, shell, memory book and jewelry supplies, along with the helpful, experienced staff, will help you bring your ideas to frui-tion. www.marcocraftandshellcompany.com. 239.394.7020. OBSESSION - whether you're 16 or 96 this glittering, beautifully appointed store will help you add a little sparkle to your life. With its great selection of up to the minute ladies' fashions, including clothing, shoes and accessories, this rela-tively new store has already attracted a huge band of glamor-ous fans of all ages. 239.393.6332. PERIWINKLES - if it's casual, easy to wear ladies', men's and children's clothing you're looking for, then a visit to Peri-winkles is a must. Featuring only brand named merchandise from Fresh Produce® and Life is Good®, their young at heart, colorful clothing, swimwear and accessories are the perfect match for the Marco Island lifestyle. www.periwinklesonmar-coisland.com. 239.642.2334. SANDPIPER CLOTHIERS - quality clothing, shoes and ac-cessories from famous brand names such as Lilly Pulitzer, Vineyards Vines and Vera Bradley attract a wide range of cus-tomers (men, women and children) at this long established family run Marco Island store, which also has sister branches in Naples and Key Largo. www.sandpiperclothiers.com. 239.642.6691. THE UPS STORE - avoid airport hassles by getting your ex-cess luggage packed and shipped home ahead of time by the UPS store. They also offer a huge selection of packing sup-plies, in-store computer rental, high speed internet, copying, notary services and mail boxes. 239.642.0011. YOUR ISLAND HOME - there's no need to leave the island to fi nd a great selection of high quality, yet reasonably priced, home decor and gift items - just visit Your Island Home in their new, larger location in suite #420! From luxurious bam-boo linens, sumptuous towels and decorative pillows to col-orful serving pieces, stemwear, lamps, photo frames and art-work, this store offers a remarkably wide choice of tropically themed items including locally hand painted holiday decora-tions and Marco Cat gifts. 239.642.7366