Particularly during the spring and early summer, the Gasparilla Sound is one of the most beautiful and special bodies of water in Florida. I’m very fortunate to be able to paddle this body of wate…
BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY
The 2024 sea turtle nesting season for Gasparilla Island officially kicked off on May 1, and runs through October 31.
Trained Turtle Patrol volunteers with th…
The Hilarium received a warm welcome as she pulled into the Boca Grande Marina on Thursday afternoon, May 2.
Hilarium is a motor yacht built by Royal Hakvoort Shipyard from The Netherlands and …
Boca Grande has a full season of tarpon tournaments, offering different traditions and prizes.
“The tournaments are a great tradition,” said Betsy Joiner, president of the Gasparilla Island Ma…
There is a synergy between what Nelson Smith Groome IV does and what the fisherpeople of Boca Grande do. One would have a hard time surviving without the other. They certainly would not be as succ…
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
It is starting to feel like summer here in Boca Grande and that means one thing. Tarpon! The tarpon are starting to show up in the passes and in the harbor. Look to tar…
There was a full moon on Tuesday, April 23, sometimes called a Pink Moon because of the full moon in April’s correspondence with the blooming of the pink phlox wildflower. This photo was taken Wed…
Charlotte County staff has just posted a seabird nesting colony in front of SeaWatch, off of Gulf Shores Drive. The full season runs from Feb. 15 to Aug. 31; the county marks nesting sites when fo…
An island tennis team kicked off the first day of a three-day tennis event Monday, April 22, versus a team from Miami. While they were playing, organizers Jane Shanley and Anne Beatty encouraged t…
