BY THE GICIA
As the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association celebrates its 55th anniversary, the organization is reflecting on the many successful initiatives that have helped…
JoEllen Wilson will speak on juvenile tarpon habitats in Charlotte County on Thursday, May 21 at 7 p.m., at 3320 Loveland Blvd, Port Charlotte on behalf of the Peace River Audubon Society.
As Bon…
A cavalcade of bonefish destinations
Just in time for tarpon season, Lakeland mystery writer and retired executive Frank Foster has a nonfiction travelogue narrative of his favorite bonefishing d…
A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends desert us; when troubles thicken around us, still she wi…
Above, the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association held its first meeting of the year earlier this month, in preparation for the upcoming sea turtle nesting season, which begins on May 1. For more inform…
On Wednesday, April 8, the Boca Grande Garden Club had its final meeting of the season. Tenille Dixon Pawlus (center above) of Butterflies and Blossoms, Sarasota, was the featured speaker. Tenille…
While shorebirds and seabirds typically nest directly on beaches along Florida’s coasts, species such as black skimmers, least terns, roseate terns and American oystercatchers also use gravel roofto…
On Saturday, May 23, the Uncle Don’s Boca H2O Music Festival will be held in the water off the sandbar between Gasparilla Island and Placida. The concert is put together by Big Boy Toyz Expo.
The…
One recently proposed solution to the parking issue in Boca Grande is to create extra parking spaces in the Gasparilla Island State Park, either near the Range Light, or in other undeveloped areas…
Above, John Guido, Laurien Trowell and Lewis Carlisle.
BY LAURIEN TROWELL
The Gasparilla Mallet Club held its end-of-season club tournaments week before last at their courts.
The Six Wicket…
