Each year, the Boca Beacon publishes a guide to all things Gasparilla Island, the Boca Beacon Visitor’s Guide. The annual publication is the official guide to Gasparilla Island.
The booklet…
The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce issued a letter on November 27, 2023, regarding parking in the downtown area. Below is the full letter from Executive Director Gary Cross.
“The miss…
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
An amazing Thanksgiving week of fishing in Boca Grande. Look for the redfish near man- groves and deeper edges, the majority of the reds are on the smaller side, but som…
BY CAPT. JOE LACLAIR
Fly fishing for snook, reds, trout, baby tarpon and false albacore in Charlotte Harbor has been great. The waters are really starting to cool off and the fish are pushing ba…
The annual Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce Christmas Walk will be held this Saturday, Nov. 25 from 5 to 8 p.m. During the Christmas Walk, you can stroll down the luminary-lit town to visit with…
Community croquet is back for its second year of play on the “great lawn” at the Boca Grande Community Center. The father and daughter team of Hans and Rebecca Peterson will be leading the no-stress…
The Boca Grande Fire Department and the Lee County Sheriff responded to a golf cart accident involving juveniles this past weekend.
On Sunday, Nov. 19 at 4:09 p.m. a call came in regarding a…
On November 16, Allegiant began twice weekly service to Bangor, Maine from Punta Gorda (PGD). The PGD to Bangor International Airport (BGR) flights will operate twice weekly. That report is from Dre…
Rep. Adam Botana, a Republican from Bonita Springs who represents Boca Grande, is sponsoring a draft bill to create what would be the Captiva Island Conservation Area Act. The act would be modeled a…
Doris Mager, the woman who thrilled Boca Grande audiences for more than 35 years with her rescue birds, has passed away. She was 98 and left us on November 16, 2023, after suffering a heart attack…
