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OBITUARY: Patricia Leggat
Patricia Bowler Leggat, longtime Cohasset, Mass. resident, died peacefully on April 20, 2023, surrounded by her loving fa…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Marty McFadden
If Marty McFadden refers to someone as “kind of an odd duck,” you know he really enjoys being around them. He always has …
IT’S GONE
Whispering Bench demolished
The Whispering Bench is gone. Early Saturday morning heavy equipment operators came and b…
BGWC announces community grant, scholarship awards
Submitted by the Boca Grande Woman’s Club
Since its founding in…
‘Hearts Filled With Love’; PanCan event this Saturday, April 29
By Boots Tolsdorf
Where have your “Hearts” gone?
They have landed on Ann Fletcher’s Christmas tree!
In December …
Strawberry Festival wrap-up shows amazing numbers, generous islanders
By Susan Hanafee
If there had been any concerns that the 2023 Strawberry Festival would suffer as a result of Hurrican…
A flooded causeway took precedence at latest GIBA meeting
Flooding on the Gasparilla Island Causeway after Hurricane Ian was the main topic of discussion for the spring meeting of…
Alice’s Secret Garden: A piece of the Fust Library, named for an island visionary
Submitted by the Johann Fust Library Foundation
On Friday, April 14, 2023, under the cover of dappled light and surrou…
Knight named new BGHS president, Blaha to serve as vice president
Johns Knight is the newly-elected president of the Boca Grande Historical Society. The Knight family came to Florida in 1…