In response to a number of letters sent by island residents concerning parking in Boca Grande, Lee County has released the following statement:
“Thank you for taking the time to share your though…
The contentious issue of new parking regulations in Boca Grande has some residents concerned that there could be new regulations in the works by Lee County officials. Over the weekend, emails and te…
“We can see from space how the human race has changed the earth. Nearly all the available land has been cleared of forest and is now used as agricultural or urban development. The polar ice-caps are…
BY CAPT. SANDY MELVIN
We are in the heart of tarpon season and you can get out there and catch a tarpon just about any way you like to fish for them. If you’ve never caught a tarpon, now is the t…
BY ARLENE HALL BGSTA SECRETARY
With summer vacations finally here, this seems to be the prime time of year to create elaborate, towering sandcastles perhaps surrounded by a deep, wide moat that…
All-volunteer program
Last week at our Monday morning meeting up in the Beacon office, Cheryl asked me, “Hey Anna, what ever happened to you checking out Englewood Sailing?”
What had happened…
The El Jobean Fishing Pier located at Garden Road at River Beach Drive in Port Charlotte is closed due to a suspicious fire. A fire was called in at about 6:40 p.m. on Tuesday evening by fishermen w…
The next meeting of the Lee Board of County Commissioners will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 4. Included on the published agenda is a lease agreement with The Island School to replace air co…
Saturday event benefits Maritime Museum
BY BETSY FUGATE JOINER, PRESIDENT GASPARILLA ISLAND MARITIME MUSEUM
The mighty “silver king” has been making a spectacular show in the Pass. Fishing act…
Capt. Brecken Stinnett and the crew of Big Mouth won the 2024 Red Gill Tarpon Tournament with five releases on Sunday evening, May 26.
Second place went to Capt. Wayne Joiner and the crew of Hey…
