Sports & Outdoors
Island School 5th Graders highlight Bike Path Safety
March 13, 2025
March brings gorgeous weather and increased users on the GICIA Bike Path. Working to provide a safe and fun experience for all users, the GICIA has once again partnered with The Island School’s fift…
Illegal dumping mars shores of replanted Gasparilla Lake
March 13, 2025
In the category of a good deed punished, the Gulf Shores North Property Owners Association has been relandscaping and removing the non-native vegetation around Gasparilla Lake, which is on Gulf Shor…
Future of Amory Chapel still unclear
March 13, 2025
The fate of the Amory Chapel, severely damaged during hurricanes Helene and Milton, is still in question. The issue came up after the Boca Beacon raised it with Lee County Planner Peter Blackwell at…
Cayo Costa seeks bids for ferry, rentals, merch
March 13, 2025
Florida Park Service is seeking a business partner to provide visitor services at Cayo Costa State Park. The scope of services is listed as concession operation, including, but not limited to ferry…
EcoWatch: Save your opinions; Your actions count
March 13, 2025
“The World is changed by your example, not by your opinion.”
Paulo Coelho, Novelist, Author of Alchemist, lyricist
Have you noticed lately that quite a few people have an opinion on the fate o…
SW Florida Fishing: Waiting to chew…
March 13, 2025
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
The redfish and snook have been very active in the backcountry this week!
Between the hard south winds and even harder northwest winds, lots of snook and redfish have…
Gift from the Sea: An answer to the conflicts in our lives
March 13, 2025
A favorite beach book, for generations, has been Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s “Gift from the Sea.” It uses shells as a metaphor for fixing the stresses of modern America. The book is ultimately not about…
Shorebird nesting season has started; Charlotte County nesting surveys begin
March 6, 2025
Shorebird and seabird nesting season began in February and ends August 31. To help protect nesting birds, county environmentalists are beginning survey work.
Florida is home to many species of sh…
Red tide levels improve in latest state tests
March 6, 2025
The red tide conditions for Gasparilla Island waters have improved, with latest samples indicating background to low concentrations of Karenia brevis in the last week.
As of Wednesday, Feb. 26, t…
Saturday King Fisher trips arrive in Boca Grande through April
March 6, 2025
The King Fisher Fleet tour boat line has returned for her Saturday jaunts from Punta Gorda to Boca Grande. The vessels Charlotte Lady, Helen M, and Miss Elissa (the new fast catamaran) are here ever…