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Stranded sailboat rescue depicts just how things work here

BY DUSTY HOPKINS What in the world do you do with a 56 foot tall sailboat mast that has snapped off and is now stuck in…
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Island helping island: Gas from GI goes to LGI

Boca Grande Charities, Inc. – a charitable foundation founded by Capt. Sandy Melvin (and now includes Ron Walker and Pat Wa…

Seeing more bees than usual? Ian might be to blame, but here’s how to help them

Homeless bees are trying to take over the food truck at Whidden’s Marina. Cindy and George Cera and their son Tucker are do…
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The Boca Beacon (not-so-accurate) acuweather

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THIS WEEK IN HISTORY IN THE BOCA BEACON

FIVE YEARS AGO The Boca Grande Island was in a heated debate regarding a proposed assisted living house along East R…

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 break the spirit of strength and love from our family that r…

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 t…

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 still…