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…
FIVE YEARS AGO
As the temperature heated up, heat exposure cases and heat-related illnesses increased.
TEN YEARS AGO
Animated storyteller Windell Campbell was at the Boca Grande Community C…
Above, the old streetcar which ran from 1910 on. Boca Beacon archives
BY JAMES J. BLAHA, BOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER
The year 1900 marked the start of a new era, of course, in the U.S. and in B…
A vacant property that was discussed for possible beach access parking will be needed for drainage at the south end of Gasparilla Island.
Betsy Clayton, public information director for Lee County…
FIVE YEARS AGO
Two serious golf cart accidents occurred with two occupants life flighted to a trauma center and others taken by ambulance to a local hospital.
TEN YEARS AGO
Boca Grande resi…
FIVE YEARS AGO
Dearborn Street in Englewood was in the midst of a major makeover with the amphitheater slated to start within the month. Pioneer Days was postponed another year due to the constru…
