Hurricane Michael lessons applied to recovery from Ian

A boat cruises through a marina in rebuilt Mexico Beach on Oct. 11. Destroyed by Hurricane Michael, the Florida Panhandle community is still rebuilding four years later. (JAY REEVES/Associated Press)
A boat cruises through a marina in rebuilt Mexico Beach on Oct. 11. Destroyed by Hurricane Michael, the Florida Panhandle community is still rebuilding four years later. (JAY REEVES/Associated Press)

FORT MYERS — Four years before Category 4 Ian wiped out parts of southwest Florida, the state’s Panhandle had its own encounter with an even stronger hurricane, Michael. The Category 5 storm all but d…