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A little more info on the Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve walks 

April 13, 2023
There are a wide variety of guided nature walks at the Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve coming this spring. These walks will include viewing natural habitats of resident birds and butterflies, flow…

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Susan Haggarty

April 13, 2023
Susan Haggarty could be considered the top friend of Boca Grande. She loves the place, the people and the vibe. Her status as #1 Friend, however, is also due to her position as chair of the board …

THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON

April 13, 2023
Boca Beacon backpages FIVE YEARS AGO The Boca Grande Garden Club celebrated their 20 year anniversary with a tea party at the home of Nora Lea Reefe. The Island School art exhibit showcased …

The weekly red tide report

April 13, 2023
Over the past week, the red tide organism Karenia brevis was detected in 67 samples collected from Florida’s Gulf Coast. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells/liter) were present in nine samples: f…

Cell phone tower update: More COWs are coming before new tower is put in place

April 7, 2023
The Boca Grande Cellular Services Working Group has embarked on an effort to assure available and continuous services to the entire Boca Grande community. Foremost is the ability to report and res…

Preservation Board to meet next week on Gilchrist home

April 7, 2023
Next week on Wednesday, April 12 the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will meet for their monthly meeting at 10 a.m. in the Woman’s Club Room at the Boca Grande Community Center. This meeti…

Donations down in big blue barrels

April 7, 2023
Donations are down in the blue barrel at Barnichol Hardware, and that makes Jane Caple a bit concerned. They are down in all of the island’s barrel locations, in truth. The group that has worked w…

PanCAN!  The ‘purple stride’ comes to Boca Grande this month

April 7, 2023
A team of Boca Grande walkers will be joining a national fundraising and information effort this month. Known as The PurpleStride, it is a walk sponsored by PanCAN, the Pancreatic Action Network, …

Did you miss any post-hurricane issues?

April 7, 2023
If you missed out on any of our Boca Beacon issues, or Gasparilla Island Magazine issues for that matter, right after the storm, we might have them for you.  Stop by the Beacon office …

Live Poets of Boca Grande invite you to attend ‘Poetry in the Garden’

April 6, 2023
The Johann Fust Library Foundation will present “Poetry in the Garden” next week, featuring original work by the Live Poets of Boca Grande. The poets will read a collection of their original haiku…