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…
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…
“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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
Nature rarely disappoints. Randy Reid caught this photo of what looks to be a non-native brown anole being eaten last week. The anole, as well as the spiny-tailed iguana, are considered nuisances to…
Lee County’s iguana-removal vendor for Boca Grande has resumed service after a three-month winter hiatus.
“The break is there because it’s a stipulation of the contract written by Lee County,” sa…
