Sports & Outdoors
Wanderer in the State Park
December 12, 2024
Although dogs are allowed on some beaches, many do not allow dogs, such as those at state parks, including Gasparilla Island State Park. Occasionally, they do escape.
Over 30 species of shorebird…
Recovery process for GICIA property, landscaping
December 12, 2024
Summer restoration projects held up well
SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA
The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) is making good progress after the double whammy of Hurric…
EcoWatch: Are we facing another day of infamy?
December 6, 2024
“A Date Which Will Live in Infamy”
President Franklin D. Roosevelt,
Words spoken after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941
Former President Franklin Roosevelt would be disappoint…
SW Florida Fishing: It’s in the family blood…
December 6, 2024
BY CAPT. JOE LACLAIR
With plenty of time to tie up some new bugs, I get excited to try new things. The files these days have better quality hooks, readily available materials and the world of glu…
Lee County launches flood resource
December 5, 2024
On Monday, Nov. 18, Lee County Government launched a new resource website, “Flooding Facts,” to offer information about the various types of flooding seen in Lee County in the past 10 years. The web…
No fluoride added to island water, ever
December 5, 2024
A new statewide push by State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo to discourage the fluoridation of Florida water will not affect residents of Boca Grande and Cape Haze, as the water here is not fluor…
EcoWatch: Consider buying American-made products
November 28, 2024
“I have come to a resolution myself, as I hope every good citizen will, never again to purchase any article of foreign manufacture which can be had of American make, be the difference of price what…
SW Florida Fishing: Record setting year for G.I.F.T.
November 28, 2024
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
A record setting year all around for the 29th annual Gasparilla Island Fly Fishing Tournament presented by Gasparilla Outfitters. This year the tournament hosted fifteen…
County encourages marine debris reporting
November 28, 2024
State contractors are currently removing debris from navigable waterways in Charlotte County. They have collected more than 16,000 cubic yards of marine debris so far.
To report debris in canals…
Shifting sands on the Gulf
November 28, 2024
Across the island, sand deposited inland has gone back out on the beach. With the tides from each day, they are quickly moved up and down the island. Here, three views of the area by The Gasparilla…