Sports & Outdoors
Hey, Moma! finishes the season with another win
June 25, 2026
Clear, calm evening for Ladies Howl
Above, Capt. Wayne Joiner and the team on Hey, Moma! wins Ladies Night Out, Howl Tarpon Tournament last Saturday night. Capt. Wayne Joiner earlier in the tarpo…
My first tarpon
June 25, 2026
BY JESS GOSLOWSKI
After countless trips through the Pass without landing a tarpon, I had a feeling this trip would be different.
As we headed out that evening, I looked at my boss, Wendy, and…
Wheeler tennis & pickleball open
June 25, 2026
Lee County Parks & Recreation has announced that the new pickleball courts at Wheeler Road Community Park in Boca Grande are complete and open for play.
The courts at 305 Wheeler Road officia…
Water spouts in Charlotte Harbor
June 25, 2026
Waterspouts are actually tornadoes that form over water and are common in summer months in Charlotte Harbor. There were two around 8:30 a.m. on Saturday morning. Thank you to our Beacon readers…
Mosquito season begins, but dry weather helps
June 25, 2026
Mosquito season is off to a slow start due to the ongoing drought, but Lee County Mosquito Control is still staying busy.
“I’m going to knock on wood here, it hasn’t been bad because we haven’t…
Boca Grande Sea Turtle Nesting Season
June 11, 2026
Through week ending: 6/10/26
Weekly turtle reports
State Park Turtle Numbers
Cayo Costa- 209 Loggerhead, 5 Green, 2 Leatherback
Gasparilla- 10 Loggerhead
Don Pedro- 113 Loggerhead, 1…
Placida Coast Guard Auxiliary #99 offers campaign on sober boating
June 11, 2026
As boating activity increases nationwide over the Fourth of July holiday, USCG Auxiliary, Southeast District, Flotilla 99 is participating in Operation Dry Water, a national awareness campaign focus…
Ladies Howl at the Moon to close out season
June 11, 2026
BY BETSY F. JOINER GASPARILLA ISLAND MARITIME MUSEUM
The Ladies Howl at the Moon Tarpon Tournament, hosted by the Gasparilla Island Maritime Museum, will be held Saturday, June 20 from 7 to 10 p…
Red Gill Invitational set for Saturday at Whidden’s
June 11, 2026
This Saturday, June 13 is the 2026 Red Gill Invitational Tarpon Tournament.
The tournament, hosted by William Woodroffe, raises money for the Gasparilla Island Maritime Museum, helping to preserv…
Earthquake shakes Florida, only a pipe breaks
June 11, 2026
On Monday, June 8, an earthquake off Cuba shook most of Florida for about a minute. There were no building damages reported, though the Gasparilla Island Water Association reported a pipe break that…











