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EcoWatch: Are we en route for silent oceans?
“Without sharks, you take away the apex predator of the ocean, and you destroy the entire food chain.”
Peter Benchley, A…
SW Florida Fishing: Snook showing up…
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
Spring is here and the weather this week has been great! It seems that for the time being we ha…
Paddle launch, more beach access, reopen on Gasparilla Island
Lee County Parks and Recreation has opened the 19th Street paddle craft launch as well as beach accesses on 1st, 3rd…
Boca Grande parking on Lee County agenda Tues.
Lee County has posted the agenda for the next Board of County Commis…
Englewood Beach parking lot reopens April 2; beach shuttle announced
Charlotte County announced that the southern entrance to Englewood B…
EcoWatch: Butterflies fluttering toward extinction
“If you smile when you see a Butterfly, you have happiness in your soul.”
Diana Cooper, poet and author
The beautiful…
SW Florida Fishing: The bite is on…
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
The snook have been biting in the backcountry this week! Lots of really nice sized snook have b…
This date in the Boca Beacon
FIVE YEARS AGO
Lee County and Gasparilla Island beaches were closed due to concerns over COVID-19. Boca Grande Fire Depa…
Green Gala Scavenger Hunt winner
Congratulations to Phil Dreiss for discovering a hidden Castaway Flat Stanley at Barnichol Harware!
The BIPS Green Gala…
Family Story Time at the library
Cousins Tate (19 months) and Ella Bowen (22 months) had a great time at the Johann Fust Library’s Family Story Time with To…