Sports & Outdoors
HOOK, LINE & SINKER
October 30, 2025
Anyone can pirate a fishing honey hole. Why not find your own spot?
No one owns our local fishing spots, but are you a leader or a shadow?
Unless you have a private pond, you don’t own your fa…
EcoWatch: Are we heading for an insect apocalypse
October 30, 2025
If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago. If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into…
SW Florida Fishing: From the mountains to the flats…
October 30, 2025
BY CAPT. JOE LECLAIR
With the cooling air temps and beautiful dry breezes blowing in from the west, fish are on the move. This fall we have already seen large schools of reds moving onto the flat…
Garden Festival planned at Edison
October 23, 2025
On November 22 through 23 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Edison and Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers will hold its 17th annual Autumn Garden Festival. Over 80 garden vendors from around Florida and the Sou…
Two green turtle nests, sure taking their time
October 23, 2025
BY DENISE JUERGENS, ARLENE HALL BGSTA SECRETARY
If you are comparing the BGSTA’s weekly turtle stats listed each week in this paper, you may have noticed a slight increase in both the loggerhead…
Golf scholarship program builds youth leadership at Lemon Bay
October 23, 2025
A BETTER SHOT FOUNDATION
This fall, three students are beneficiaries of scholarships through the A Better Shot Foundation and its summer programs held at Lemon Bay Golf Club. Below are some of th…
October view of Lighthouse
October 23, 2025
View of the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse. Winds had moved some of the sand around, exposing boulders that protect the light. This area was not part of the recently completed renourishment. …
San Carlos Maritime Park moves forward at Lee meeting
October 23, 2025
The Lee County Board of Commissioners voted to approve a $1,168,385 contract with HighSpans Engineering to design and permit San Carlos Maritime Park.
This item was a continuation from a discussi…
Pontoon boat stranded on beach
October 23, 2025
Thursday morning, a pontoon boat by South Beach was stranded on the beach. It has been reported. It does not appear damaged, however.
Photo by Cheryl
Bayou Bridge deconstruction will take two weeks
October 23, 2025
The actual removal of the Bayou Bridge began this week on behalf of the Gasparilla Island Water Association.
A barge and crane operation from Kelly Brothers was out on the water, as staff was beg…











