BY KAREN GRACE, BOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER
Whether hauntings are real or not, Gasparilla Island and its surroundings have a history of ghost stories. The earliest involve Cayo Pelau, an island to…
FIVE YEARS AGO
Lee County was called out for not informing residents in a timely manner regarding a Historic District Public Information meeting.
TEN YEARS AGO
Two Southwest Florida develop…
The Boca Grande Historical Society & History Center is opening up on Wednesday, Nov. 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a new exhibit “Footprints from the Past” at the Crowninshield Community Cente…
Charlotte County commissioners voiced unanimous support for preserving the historic Placida Bunkhouse and ultimately returning it to Placida during their Sept. 16 workshop. Built in 1906 or 1907 by…
An engineering firm has applied for preliminary permitting for conversion and construction of Amory Chapel in the Gasparilla Island State Park at the south end of the island. The goal is to convert…
FIVE YEARS AGO
The north end of the island and town were undergoing road construction and detours as sidewalk improvement, sewer improvement and a manual bridge lift was being tested.
TEN YEAR…
The original sheriff house is believed to have been moved from the block at 1st Street and Gilchrist Avenue, donated by the Hammond family for the benefit of the island. There are two similar houses…
Each week the Boca Beacon looks back at news from previous years.
FIVE YEARS AGO
The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association announced that the restoration of Sam Murphy Par…
BY JAMES J. BLAHA, BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
George Eliot, famous novelist, poet, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian Era, said that “Animals are such agreeable friends – they as…
The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board approved two projects at their Wednesday, Oct. 8 meeting. Lee County Planner Marysue Groth presented the house renovation projects, both of which detailed…
