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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: It’s time to turn another page – The Johann Fust Library story continues

October 20, 2022
Submitted by the Johann Fust Library Foundation For more than 70 years, Boca Grande’s Johann Fust Library has been a coral-pink-colored sentinel, providing a place of respite and literary enric…

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY IN THE BOCA BEACON

September 22, 2022
Boca Beacon backpages FIVE YEARS AGO Hurricane Irma came and went, leaving many trees down but few homes damaged. Power was out for some time, though.  Wini Smart left us at the age …

A loss felt around the world:

September 16, 2022
Memories of Queen Elizabeth II The passing of Queen Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor on September 8 was merely a blip in the wavelength of many Americans, but for others it was truly a day of s…

This Date in the Boca Beacon

September 15, 2022
FIVE YEARS AGO The lady who couldn’t make up her mind decided Boca Grande wasn’t for her. Hurricane Irma played tag with Southwest Florida for 11 days before she finally came through the state,…

This week in the Boca Beacon

September 1, 2022
Boca Beacon backpages FIVE YEARS AGO There was water, water everywhere, with approximately 13 inches of rain falling on the island. However, everyone here was looking to Texas, where floodin…

This date in the Boca Beacon …

August 25, 2022
Boca Beacon backpages FIVE YEARS AGO A 2002 Glacier Bay named La Pirate was missing, and everyone was on the lookout. The new boardwalk officially opened at Gasparilla Island State Park. …

The orchid house on the bay and the beautiful lady who lives there

August 19, 2022
Change can be difficult to accept, especially in the last few years when progress seems to be accelerating and changes are everywhere all over the Cape Haze Peninsula. One thing that has not chang…

Memories of Eldred’s by Tim Dixon: Part III

August 19, 2022
BY TIM DIXON This is the third and final part of Tim Dixon’s memories of growing up on the Cape Haze Peninsula and, more specifically, at Eldred’s Marina. We thank him very much for allowing us…

Memories of Eldred’s Marina, Part II, Building Barges

August 12, 2022
BY TIM DIXON This is the second part of Tim Dixon’s memories of growing up on the Cape Haze Peninsula and, more specifically, at Eldred’s Marina. Part III will be coming next week. It will be t…

Tricky stairs and new 18th Street house mulled over by Historic Preservation Board

August 12, 2022
Boca Grande’s historic preservation was short and sweet this month. Only two projects were on the agenda of the Historic Preservation Board’s August 10th meeting. They were both approved with almo…