Author: Staff Report

Gasparilla Island State Park targets invasive plants

December 1, 2023
Staff Report
News, Sports & Outdoors

Gasparilla Island State Park is finishing a restoration project to remove invasive plants from the southern half of the island, north of Boca Grande Pass. Restoration projects are frequently undertaken...

Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic sets 2024 dates

November 29, 2023
Staff Report
Sports & Outdoors

The Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic dates for 2024 have been set. The tournament, sponsored by the Boca Beacon’s publisher, Dusty Hopkins, will be held at the Boca Bay Pass Club, The Gasparilla...

Look for the 2024 Boca Beacon Visitor’s Guide

November 28, 2023
Staff Report
News

Each year, the Boca Beacon publishes a guide to all things Gasparilla Island, the Boca Beacon Visitor’s Guide. The annual publication is the official guide to Gasparilla Island. The booklet,...

SW Florida Fishing: Thanksgiving on the water

November 24, 2023
Staff Report
Sports & Outdoors

BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE An amazing Thanksgiving week of fishing in Boca Grande. Look for the redfish near man- groves and deeper edges, the majority of the reds are on the smaller side, but some...

SW Florida Fishing: Cooling off

November 24, 2023
Staff Report
Sports & Outdoors

BY CAPT. JOE LACLAIR Fly fishing for snook, reds, trout, baby tarpon and false albacore in Charlotte Harbor has been great. The waters are really starting to cool off and the fish are pushing back...

Golf cart vs. tree results in injuries

November 22, 2023
Staff Report
News, Police & Fire

The Boca Grande Fire Department and the Lee County Sheriff responded to a golf cart accident involving juveniles this past weekend. On Sunday, Nov. 19 at 4:09 p.m. a call came in regarding a...

Briefly: New flights from Punta Gorda to Bangor, Dulles

November 22, 2023
Staff Report
News, Uncategorized

On November 16, Allegiant began twice weekly service to Bangor, Maine from Punta Gorda (PGD). The PGD to Bangor International Airport (BGR) flights will operate twice weekly. That report is from Drew...

Boca Bargains reopens on Saturday

November 22, 2023
Staff Report
Community, News

The Boca Grande Woman’s Club reports that Boca Bargains will reopen on Saturday, Nov. 25, from 9 a.m. to noon. Boca Bargains is located at the corner of Park and Banyan Streets in downtown Boca...

Be courteous on the Bike Path this holiday

November 22, 2023
Staff Report
Community, News

The GICIA turtle says SLOW DOWN on the Bike Path It’s the holiday season, the weather is cooler, friends and family are visiting, and Bike Path usage is increasing. The GICIA’s 33 acres of Bike Path...

Wheeler Dog Park opens

November 22, 2023
Staff Report
News, Sports & Outdoors

On the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, Lee County opened up a new dog entertainment facility at Wheeler Road Community Park, 305 Wheeler Road Amy Wickman and Jason Mitchell, pictured above,...