1. Water Lovers, UNITE! Cape Coral sits on Florida's stunning Gulf Coast. It is not a "cape" but a peninsula. The Caloosahatchee river runs along the east and southern sides. There are also 400 miles of canals in Cape Coral!! Thats right, Venice, Italy has nothing on us! Most of our canals were manmade and the miles of freshwater canals actually outnumber the saltwater ones. With all the water here there is obviously no shortage of water related activities! You will find boat