This date in the Boca Beacon: Mercabo put up for sale

FIVE YEARS AGO

The 5th grade students at The Island School “took a walk on the moon.” Students wore “moon shoes” on the beach to simulate a moon walk as part of their Earth and Space Science unit.

TEN YEARS AGO

The Boca Grande Health Clinic raised more than $350,000 for their annual fundraiser. 

FIFTEEN YEARS AGO

The Boca Grande Health Clinic announced the addition of three new specialists: Urologist Dr. Gregory Lomas, Psychologist Nancy Blackstone and Eastern Medicine Specialist Cheech Hill.

TWENTY YEARS AGO

Lee County Commissioners appointed five members to the advisory board for the iguana taxing district.

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO 

The Brunswick Corporation, parent company of Mercury Marine, announced that the 39-acre Mercabo Conference Center in Placida was for sale.

THIRTY YEARS AGO

Father Jerome Carosella was called into service for the Blessing of the Fleet for the newly formed Boca Grande Pass Yacht Club boats. 

THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

GICIA’s Bike Path Committee marked the bike path at half mile intervals to help users time their pace as part of the plan to improve and extend the path.

FORTY YEARS AGO

A family of five osprey were moved from their home atop the 108-foot-tall railroad bridge over Gasparilla Sound to a new pole about 300 feet south so the railroad bridge could be transported.

FORTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

The 72-foot shrimper Carol was seized by U.S. Customs off Boca Grande. Three Americans and six Colombians were taken into custody for their 15-ton “catch” of marijuana.