I advise early-morning or evening trips to avoid the heat. You can still catch fish during the day if you can take the sun. Shade helps! Our tarpon fishing has been all over the place. We’ve enjoyed…
BY JAMES J BLALA, BOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER As the United States celebrates 250 years of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, what is the best way to commemorate this unique event in a…
“Even if it’s just for a moment and even if the windows are cracked, it is never safe to leave an animal in a parked vehicle alone. Not only can leaving an animal in a hot car lead to fatal heat str…
BY ARLENE HALL BOCA GRANDE SEA TURTLE ASSOC.
With the first month of the 2026 sea turtle nesting season now finished, the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association turtle patrol volunteers have refamili…
“The assumption that animals are without rights, and the illusion that our treatment of them has no moral significance is a positively outrageous example of Western crudity and barbarity. Universal…
I remember as kids it was always “not me” when parents asked who did something. We are so busy blaming the other side and fighting over fish stocks, we can’t see the forest for the trees. Are fish s…
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
Tarpon season is well underway here in Boca Grande and we are having a great year so far! The island is buzzing with talks of tarpon, from tournament wins to big fish sto…
I was able to enjoy up-close observations at this year’s tarpon fishing events. Smitty from Hudson’s was my teammate on our committee boat. Capt. Charley Coleman was generous and donated his 23 Dora…
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders Field, the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row.
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid th…
When all the trees have been cut down, when all the animals have been hunted, when all the waters are polluted, when all the air is unsafe to breathe, only then will you discover you cannot eat mone…
