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THIS WEEK IN HISTORY IN THE BOCA BEACON
FIVE YEARS AGO
The Boca Grande Island was in a heated debat…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A message to Ian from Whidden’s – You did NOT win
To the Editor:
Hurricane Ian you will not win! You will not bre…
Fishing after the storm with Capt. Sandy Melvin
BY CAPT. SANDY MELVIN
Typically September and October are our rainy months around the Island.
The rainwater enters…
FWC creates hotline to address thousands of derelict vessels displaced by Hurricane Ian
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has established a hotline for reporting displaced vessels sti…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Hurricane Ian was the houseguest that just wouldn’t leave
Hurricane Ian was the ninth named storm, fourth hurricane and second major hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane seaso…
OBITUARY: Bonnie McGee
We lost another island light. Bonnie McGee lived on the island for many years and was known as a woman who was a most sof…