Getting to Know Our Captiva Neighbors from Laughter to Legacy—Captiva’s Jensen Family

The Sanibel Historical Museum and Village presents “Getting to Know Our Captiva Neighbors from Laughter to Legacy—Captiva’s Jensen Family” on Monday, April 7, 2025 at noon at the Shore Haven Visitor Center located at the Sanibel Historical Museum & Village.

Special guests, Tom Libonate, President of the Captiva Island Historical Society, and Captain Brian Holloway will introduce the heartwarming story of Captiva’s beloved Jensen family and how they shaped the island community with their love of life and infectious laughter.

The program will include a screening of FROM LAUGHTER TO LEGACY—CAPTIVA’S JENSEN FAMILY. In this film, award-winning documentarian, Ken Sneeden, tells how Red Jensen, an aluminum siding salesman and entrepreneur, along with his wife Betty and their four children, moved from Michigan to Captiva. In 1977, they bought Twin Palms, a marina, and a collection of 1940s cottages. Toiling seven days a week the whole family worked together to develop Twin Palms Resort, a beloved Captiva institution.