As one story goes, sometime in the 1980s, a man and his children grew weary of caring for their pet iguanas. They decided to visit the Range Light in Boca Grande and deposit the no-longer-loved pets…
To the Editor:
I’d like to express a thank you to the Boca Beacon for adding Capt. Van Hubbard to your writing crew.
Capt. Van adds great hands on local knowledge of our local waters, fi…
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of hap…
PHOTOS PROVIDED BY CAPT. BRAD HICKMAN
When it comes to grouper offshore, count on a few gag groupers, but also black, red and yellow-mouths to fill a cooler.
Capt. Brad Hickman can be reach a…
Her byline in the Beacon should be enough of a clue that Arlene Hall is someone worth getting to know. She is the one who has been writing about the happenings with the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Associ…
BY ARLENE HALL BGSTA SECRETARY
At long last, the first green sea turtle crawl was documented on Gasparilla Island during the week ending June 22nd! It turned out to be a nest and it occurred on…
Five members of the Boca Grande Parking Advisory Panel sent a letter to the editor of the Boca Beacon about their resignations on Tuesday, June 25. This decision follows the Lee County Commissioners…
BY FIVE MEMBERS OF THE BOCA GRANDE PARKING ADVISORY PANEL
In 2015, a Boca Grande Parking Advisory Panel of diverse residents was formed at the suggestion of the GICIA to provide local persp…
In observance of Independence Day, most Lee County administration operations will be closed Thursday, July 4.
Lee County’s parks, pools and preserves remain open on Independence Day. Offices, lib…
The South Gulf Cove lock tenders will be manning the lock from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday, June 29 and from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday, July 4, through Sunday, July 6. These extended hours acco…
