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A trip to Belize to study tarpon … are you in?
BY ADAM MARTON, THE FIELDWORKERS CLUB – This August a small group of anglers from all over the USA will be traveling to t…
Have some fun and help out a local captain by fishing the ‘Tito’
One of Boca Grande’s charter captains, Capt. Jimmy Robertson, is in need of some good energy and prayers from the communi…
Another stranded sea turtle found on island beaches
Another dead sea turtle has been found on a loca beach, this time at the very northern tip of the island.
According t…
Gasparilla Island Kids Classic field almost full
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – When you feed a kid a fish, they will eat for …
This Memorial Day, watch for manatees while on the boat
The Memorial Day weekend typically means crowded conditions on Flo…
A tale of two soldiers … Walter Tatko and John Bourgoin
BY JACK SHORT – To anyone who happened upon a scene in the kitchen of the Palmetto Inn recently, two men pouring over map…
Get ready to ‘howl’ on May 30
Capt. Sandy Melvin of Special Effects/Gasparilla Outfitters has announced the date for the traditional “Howl at the Moon”…
Your pet could be a calendar star
To the Editor:
Suncoast Humane Society is excited to announce that its 2016 Pet Calendar Photo Contest has officially…
Wherefore art thou, sweet Aunt Bea?
To the Editor:
It’s that time of year again. The time when the lords and ladies assemble their baggage trains and go …
Dead turtle found on beach, cause of death possibly man
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Sea turtle season has just begun and while nest numbers are still low, island patrollers have already …