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Author: Staff Report
HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY! Here’s what’s goin’ on …
If anyone thinks that Boca Grande won’t be celebrating Independence Day just because we don’t have an official fireworks display, they would be wrong.
Not only do our residents set up some amazing...
HAM IT UP: Dusty Hopkins’ Honor Flight
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A tribute to Father Carosella
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If you love sea turtles, here’s your chance to adopt one! (No, you can’t take them home)
The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association recently announced their inaugural Adopt-A-Nest program for the 2023 season, which allows you to adopt a sea turtle nest on Gasparilla Island and be a part of...
4th of July parade plans finalized
Boca Grande’s annual Fourth of July parade will take place on, you guessed it, July 4, with the lineup beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the parking lot between Englewood Bank and the Old Theatre Building...
53 tarpon released, 23 boats … lots of fun
The anglers who fished the “Ladies Night Out: Howl at the Moon” tournament on Saturday, June 10 barely had any time to howl, as 53 tarpon kept almost all 23 boats busy for three hours.
The first...
Red Gill to rev up this Saturday
Are you ready for the last tarpon tournament of the season? The Red Gill Invitational is happening on Saturday, June 17, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. The entry fee is $750, $100 of which will be donated...
Lee County fertilizer restriction period now in effect
Lee County reminds the public that fertilizers containing nitrogen or phosphorous may not be used on lawns and landscapes during the rainy season, between June 1 and September 30.
Excessive nutrients...
Repairs at Port Boca Grande Lighthouse will take some time, according to BIPS
There’s a lot of work to be done at the south end of the island, specifically at the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse, the Amory Chapel and even on Cayo Costa. As many of our readers are probably well aware,...