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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…

A love for animals, including Chico the Monkey

Above, has Barbara looking as Chico checks Isabelle’s hair. BY KAREN GRACE Sam Whidden is remembered as a man who wh…
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Where Time Stands Still: A Century of Family, Fishing & Memories

BY BETSY JOINER Whidden’s Marina is the longest-running family-ow…
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Grandmother and grandson team up to write school mystery

What began as a writing project between a grandmother and her transg…
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Where Boca Grande’s past remains, right here in the present 

World War I veteran created a legacy on Gasparilla Island Above, the Red Gill Fish House, c 1935 BY KAREN GRACE, BOCA…
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Why Whidden’s matters: The landscape of Florida’s seaside

A notable place is not just a physical building. It is a building connected to a community and a group of people. Whidde…
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The Birds of Southwest Florida exhibition opens at Edison and Ford Winter Estates

On September 1, The Birds of Southwest Florida exhibit will open in the Edison Caretaker’s House at the Edison and Ford Win…
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How can we help protect dolphins? Weekly wildlife roundup

Editor’s Note: This installment is part of a six-week series on local wildlife provided by the Barrier Island Parks Society…
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Business & Real Estate: Preservation Board meets on demo

The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will meet at 10 a.m. on Sept. 9 at the Auditorium of the Boca Grande Community…