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Lights out for nesting season, learn your types of turtles
■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association would like to remind everyone that sea turtle nesting season officiall…
Obituary: Lauren Knowles
Recently I lost my hero. Lauren Knowles was the strongest person I have ever known. In 2014 we were told that she had stage…
Obituary: Patricia L.H. Drumm
Patricia Louise Hayes Drumm departed this life peacefully on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at Montereau Assisted Living in Tulsa…
Profile: Richard Gordon
■ BY SUE ERWIN Chef Richard Gordon has been cooking up delectable dis…
Lee County given kudos for hurricane response
■ SUBMITTED BY LEE COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS The official start to the 20…
Support the inclusion of habitat in fisheries management
■ SUBMITTED BY BONEFISH & TARPON TRUST Whether you fish for bonefish, tarpon, permit or any other species, it is importa…
The Kids Classic is coming soon … with ‘park & ride’
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament that will be held on Saturday, June 1 this year is…
Saturday’s ‘Howl’ time changed, tourney now a Belt Buckle qualifier
■ STAFF REPORT The 15th annual “Howl at the Moon” Invitational Tarpon Tournament, sponsored by Gasparilla Outfitters, will s…
Little Spook – Big Winner
■ BY SUE ERWIN This year’s Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament was an extra-special one, with…
Your island magazine up for several FMA awards in 2019
■ STAFF REPORT The staff of Gasparilla Magazine (which is also the staff of the Boca Beacon) are up for five Charlie Awards…