Author: Staff Report

Friends speaker to discuss The Marquis de Lafayette:Facts you probably didn’t know

From New York Times bestselling author Mike Duncan comes the story of the Marquis de Lafayette, to be presented on Wednesday, Nov. 15 at the Boca Grande Community Center. Duncan, a self-described “complete...

Interested in becoming a Fust docent? Maybe taking a tour? Read more here

The Johann Fust Community Library has been at the core of the Boca Grande Community for decades, and now, after more than 70 years, the Johann Fust Library Foundation would like to share some of its...

OBITUARY: Klaas “Dutch” Heidsieck

November 9, 2023
Staff Report
News, Obituaries

Klaas “Dutch” Frans Heidsieck, 84, of Sea Island, Ga. died Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023 at Hospice of the Golden Isles. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is assisting the family. Dutch was a long-time...

Tropical Nights to feature two Neiman serigraphs (a few other familiar artists will be there, too)

Two rare Neiman serigraphs will be auctioned off at the YMCA 27th Annual Tropical Nights fundraiser on November 18, 2023. The event kicks off at 5 p.m. at Palm Island Resort. Cocktails and gourmet...

The Gasparilla Maritime Museum to hold ‘soft reopening’ November 3

November 2, 2023
Staff Report
Community History, News

The board of the Gasparilla Island Maritime Museum is happy to announce that the Museum is re-opening their doors on Friday, Nov. 3. The board has reported that while the interior is all fresh with...

Decide a 100-year-old debate on November 8

November 2, 2023
Staff Report
News

Was Warren Harding one of our worst presidents? Next week, you can decide. On November 8, historian Ryan Walters will give us a chance to reconsider the historically poor opinion of our 29th president...

OBITUARY: Karen Hugger

November 2, 2023
Staff Report
Obituaries

Funeral services for Karen Hugger, 78, longtime Boca Grande resident and real estate broker, will be held at 10 a.m. at the Lighthouse United Methodist Church in Boca Grande on Saturday, Nov. 11. A...

Bocaween 2023

November 2, 2023
Staff Report
Community

WINNERS OF THE 2023 LEE COUNTY PARKS & RECREATION HALLOWEEN COSTUME CONTEST:Ages 0-3: Silas Swartzendruber; Alfred Norberg; Izzy FreemanAges 4-5: Landon Ringeisen; Noah Branham; Alma (no last name)Ages...

OBITUARY: Emerson White

November 2, 2023
Staff Report
Obituaries

Emerson Donald White, 86, of Placida, Florida peacefully passed away on October 29, 2023 at home, surrounded by family. Known to all as Don, he was born in Winchendon, Massachusetts to Emerson...

Historic Board to hear 851 Palm Avenue case and more at November 8 meeting

October 30, 2023
Staff Report
Community History, News

The next Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 10 a.m. in the Boca Grande Community Center Auditorium, has just one item on the official agenda – A Certificate...