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Yacht named for New Jersey Turnpike exit has rocky time

Locals have alerted the Boca Beacon to a number of possibly derelict boats off of Gasparilla Island. In recent weeks, at th…
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Help with abandoned boats from Florida Fish & Wildlife

The state of Florida has a robust program for derelict boats. During recent hurricanes, there were hundreds of boats in…
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SW Florida Fishing: Tarpon, anglers and tourneys

BY CAPT. SANDY MELVIN Tarpon season continues in full swing. There are thousands of tarpon around right now and you can…
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EcoWatch: What shade of green do you prefer?

“As crude a weapon as the cave man’s club, the chemical barrage has…

Suncoast Humane Tour 

Happy VanBeuren and Cotton Hanley visited the Suncoast Humane Societ…
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OP-ED: Hook Line and Sinker: A return to these pages, just in time

BY CAPT. VAN HUBBARD Editor’s Note: Van Hubbard’s column Hook, Line and Sinker appeared in the Beacon beginning in 1988…
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Islands Sea Turtles Report

The 2024 sea turtle nesting season for Gasparilla Island runs through October 31. Here are some sea turtle season “Do’s and…
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Bridge election registration deadline approaches

Running for a local office on Gasparilla Island is sometimes more complicated than one might expect. Because there are two…

Charlotte Transit seeks input on options

Charlotte County Transit has scheduled two workshops to solicit public input on its transit development plan. The worksh…

Quarantine history from the late Capt. Robert Johnson

BY CAPT. ROBERT JOHNSON Editor’s Note: The late Capt. Johnson wrote a history of The Boca Grande Quarantine Station duri…