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…
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 tha…
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 happene…
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…
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 …
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 a…
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 He…
For island residents who need response from the sheriff’s office in Lee County, there are two avenues. If there is an emergency, of course call 911. However, for other non-emergency items, such as…
It was an exceptionally busy weekend on Gasparilla Island and in Placida over the Memorial Day weekend.
“We did patrols of the beach, regular marked vehicle patrol, foot patrols and golf cart,”…
On Sunday, First Baptist Church of Boca Grande held their first service in their sanctuary since Hurricane Ian. The church was destroyed during Ian, including the toppling of the top of the belfry…
