FIVE YEARS AGO
The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association announced that work had begun to refurbish the 3.5-mile walking path with 30 loads of coarse sand.
TEN YEARS AGO…
“One of the docents in a history museum was trying out some role playing and visualization techniques. After looking at the clothing exhibit, she asked a group of third graders to imagine that they…
FIVE YEARS AGO
The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association v. Lee County legal dispute was settled over the “Damfi” project.
TEN YEARS AGO
The GICIA announced that they w…
The Boca Grande Historical Society’s board and staff gathered last week to celebrate their new History Center opening at the Crowninshield Community House. From left, front row: Trisha Lowe, Kim Ky…
FIVE YEARS AGO
The Historic Preservation Board vetoed supporting a nomination for a portion of the Boca Grande residential historic district to be placed on the National Register of Historical Pl…
When former Boca Grande Historical Society President Pam Heilman came in and first saw the new space for the Boca Grande History Center, and its new Footprints from the Past Exhibition, she said Tue…
The Veterans Memorial is shown in this undated photo from the Beacon files. The 5th Street “Public Beach” parking area has a different look, with Australian pines. See more in SPOTLIGHT. …
The new space for the Boca Grande Historical Society and History Center will open to the public on Wednesday, Nov. 12.
This new, interactive History Center exhibit will bring Boca Grande’s rich…
Ceremony to be held at 5th Street
When residents and visitors gather on Veterans Day at the corner of Gilchrist Avenue and 5th Street, they will do so at a site that has quietly commemorated mili…
FIVE YEARS AGO
Voters weighed in at the polls with mail-in ballots almost equal to the number of voters that came to the polls on Election Day.
TEN YEARS AGO
The Halloween Carnival an…
