CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL 2016 TIS GRADUATES!
Congratulations to the fifth grade graduates of The Island School!
Mote hosts first World Oceans Day on the island
■ BY SUE ERWIN Dozens of people stopped by the Mote Marine Laboratory’s Boca Grande office on Saturday, June 11 for the firs…
Profile: Justin Davis
■ BY SUE ERWIN Justin Davis didn’t know Boca Grande existed until he helped a friend move to the island 21 years ago. A coll…
Obituary: Robert Lambrecht
Robert (“Bob”) Lambrecht, age 79, of Boca Grande, Florida, formerly o…
Howl at the Moon Ladies Night Out is coming this weekend
■ STAFF REPORT Calling all women anglers! Special Effects for Women in Boca Grande presents a women’s tarpon fishing tour…
Mote to celebrate World Oceans Day in Boca Grande
■ BY SUE ERWIN A worldwide ocean celebration is on the horizon. Aquatic scientists from Mote Marine Laboratory invite everyo…
Outta Line was outta reach for the competition
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Almost as soon as lines hit the water in the 2016 Gasparilla Island Kids Classic, the tarpon were biting…
Veterans visit the island for therapeutic retreat
■ BY SUE ERWIN Not even a tropical storm could stop a group of veterans from tarpon fishing in Boca Grande Pass this week. V…
Boat trailer stolen, Fugates fugitive on the loose
■ STAFF REPORT Two reports of thefts came across the desk at the Lee County Sheriff’s Office recently, which included a miss…