BOCA BEACON TIMELINE
FIVE YEARS AGO
While the island was still picking up debris from Hurricane Irma, Hal McCombs was introduced as the new president of the Royal Palm Players.
TEN YEARS AGO
A short video cal…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: It’s time to turn another page – The Johann Fust Library story continues
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
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:
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
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
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 …
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.
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The orchid house on the bay and the beautiful lady who lives there
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 the Marina, memoirs of Tim Dixon: One man’s version of local history Part III
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 the Marina, memoirs of Tim Dixon: One man’s version of local history , Part II
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…