Barbara Pelton
Barbara Pelton moved from Minnesota to California at the start of the pandemic.
  • A boomer and her husband moved to southwest Florida from Minnesota to start her clothing business.
  • Despite losing almost everything in Hurricane Ian, she decided to stay and rebuild in Florida.
  • She said it's taken a lot of effort, but her business is growing and life is more peaceful.

Barbara Pelton, 60, had her eyes set on Florida as an idyllic place to start her clothing business and live in warmer weather after spending most of her life in Minnesota. Little did she know that within the first two years, she would lose nearly everything in 2022's Hurricane Ian.