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Boca Grande Sea Turtle Nesting Season: 8-26-26

Weekly turtle reports State Park Turtle Numbers Cayo Costa: 531 Loggerhead, 25 Green, 2 Leatherback, 19,207 hatchling…
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Lee commission meeting Tuesday

The Lee Board of County Commissioners will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, in the Old County Courthouse Commission Cham…
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Whidden’s Marina, 100 years

On a handshake Sam Whidden built his marina and a family, about a hundred years ago this year. So, the Boca Beacon is looki…
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Childhood on the docks; Jumping off the shrimp boat

Above, playing the bait shrimp with Sammy Jay Steyer. BY NIC MOS…
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Whidden’s Marina – 100 Years of Celebrating: Memories and anecdotes from our readers and friends

Above, Paul Martin sent in this photo of friends at ‘Sity Hall,’ wit…
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Birthday letter to Whidden’s. It’s Americana at its finest

One hundred years of Whidden’s. I’ve been lucky to be a small part of that time BY JAKE POEPL Where do I begin? W…
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A business incubator that gave this captain a start back in 1981

Whidden’s Marina has given more to our traditions and heritage than we can ever repay. It provided the home port for genera…
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The extended family of Isabelle Whidden Joiner

We have been fortunate enough to know four generations of this true southern fisher family. A family full of heart, traditi…

Hurricane memory

BY JEFF GAINES III When Hurricane Andrew was moving west towards South Florida, everyone knew it was going to turn north…
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The Maritime Museum: Red Gill Fish House

Old Red Gill lives on as a museum BY BETSY JOINER The Gasparilla Island Maritime Museum this year celebrates 25 years…