BY BETSY JOINER
Whidden’s Marina is the longest-running family-owned business on Gasparilla Island. Its story began with founder Sam Whidden in the early 1920s, his home and the marina building c…
World War I veteran created a legacy on Gasparilla Island
Above, the Red Gill Fish House, c 1935
BY KAREN GRACE, BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Wini Smart begins her book, “Whidden’s and Ol…
A notable place is not just a physical building. It is a building connected to a community and a group of people.
Whidden’s Marina is a rare location, as most of the other institutions like it ac…
The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will meet at 10 a.m. on Sept. 9 at the Auditorium of the Boca Grande Community Center, 131 1st St. W., Boca Grande, FL 33921.
The board will discuss th…
FIVE YEARS AGO
A new clinic opened in East Englewood. The clinic was offering monoclonal antibody treatments for patients testing positive for COVID.
TEN YEARS AGO
Agape Flights, of Venice…
The Boca Beacon is celebrating the centennial of Whidden’s in a special edition August 28. The edition will include a history of the marina, as well as recollections.
We are asking visitors and r…
Above, Powell marking the progress in between one of a number of sets of slow raises for the house. The concrete foundation band was added before it was raised.
At the beginning of the week, cre…
FIVE YEARS AGO
The Boca Grande Resort changed its name to the Boca Grande Hotel.
TEN YEARS AGO
National Geographic Travel released its top ten list for places to visit in Southwest Fl…
FIVE YEARS AGO
Englewood Sailing Association taught 63 new students the basics of sailing at its three summer camp events.
TEN YEARS AGO
Lee County proposed a roadway improvement project fo…
FIVE YEARS AGO
Lee County Commissioner Kevin Ruane was on a mission to make a difference and change the release model that the Army Corps of Engineers chose to release water from Lake “O.”
TEN…
