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This Date: Hillside’s pier, cracks in bridge and time capsule at Lighthouse United

Looking back into previous Boca Beacon issues: FIVE YEARS AGO: The Seagate Development Group was reconstructing the pier…
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Letters: How many cars do we have to have before it is crowded?

To the Editor: As Yogi Berra once said about Coney Island, “Nobody goes there anymore, it’s too crowded.” Are we going t…
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Tarpon season is in full swing; time to enjoy waters

Tarpon season is in full swing. The Ladies Day tarpon tournament was successful despite windy weather. Capt. Frank Davis…
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Boca H2O lineup for Saturday

This Saturday, May 24, is the Buzz Me’Up Boca H20 Festival, held in…
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Briefs: Blue barrels end; assist Engelwood Helping Hand

The last day of the blue food barrels for Boca Grande on island was…

This date in the Boca Beacon

FIVE YEARS AGO Family Tradition takes first place in the Quarantine Queens Classic, the island’s answer to the Ladies’ D…
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Hey, Moma! wins ‘World’s Richest’ second year in a row

T he World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament kicked off on Wednesday afternoon, May 14. There were 28 releases on the first da…
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Nesting season began in May; zones modified with Florida state approval

BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association (BGSTA) is back out patrolling the beaches of Gas…
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Tourism promo for Lee Parks gives points, perks

Ruane chairs Tourism Development Council The Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau and Lee County Parks & Recre…
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Boca Grande ladies’ tennis event brings Miami group here

Each year, Paula Barth brings a group to Boca Grande from Miami for tennis. This has been a tradition for the last decade…