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Health Clinic announces new board members at annual meeting
■ BY SUE ERWIN The year 2017 was a time of achievements for the Boca Grande Health Clinic. Three new board members were elec…
Profile: John Gibson
■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Bay resident John Gibson started coming to the island in the 1980s, when the fish camp owned by CSX Rail…
May 13: Mother’s Day freebie at Mote Aquarium
To the Editor: This Mother’s Day, treat your mom to a fun-filled day at Mote Aquarium. Come SEA all the animals, learn about…
Why are we putting up with this Post Office practice?
To the Editor: Several years ago I wrote, and the Beacon published, a…
How Jane Carlson fell in love
To the Editor: My heart nearly broke upon reading Phil Snyder’ s (exe…
Fishery property sold once again, this time to island owners who want to keep it ‘to scale’
It may sound too good to be true, but it is: The Fishery property has been sold once again, and this time to a Boca Grande…
Three Sisters saga continues as the camel’s nose gets in the tent
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – There is an old proverb that says if a camel gets his nose in a tent, his body will soon follow. Those a…
Fishing families take the stage, islanders in front of the camera and behind in ‘Mullet and Mangroves’
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – On Thursday, May 3 a new documentary on barrier island life had its debut on local television stations…
Young pilot visits family in Boca Grande, fishes for tarpon for the first time
BY SUE ERWIN – Purdue University graduate student Wesley Major came to visit Boca Grande for the first time in April. His au…