Above, workers on the Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railroad, from the Historical Society archives. The railroad was originally along the beach. BGHS photo
JAMES BLAHA, BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOC…
“No,” he said, “that is more than a horse can understand, but the enemy must have been awfully wicked people, if it was right to go all that way over the sea on purpose to kill them.”
Anna Sewell…
Barred owls are expanding their habitat because the forest in the East has been cut down. That’s called adaptive range expansion. And do you know what? Whether you believe in God or nature, whatever…
BY CAPT. JOE LECLAIR
Fishing in and out of the boat recently has brought us to meet some new friends. Sometimes the fish we catch are only part of the story. The Dalai Lama defines sentient being…
A resolution starts with a goal, A promise made within your soul, To grow, to learn, to start each day, To let old habits fall away. It’s not perfection that we seek, But steady steps, week by week…
Hard to believe it’s another New Year already, but ’26 is here.
We enjoyed a cooler early fall this year. Our recent winters have been milder, and cold weather is overdue. We need some mild froze…
BY JAMES J. BLAHA, DIRECTOR BOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER
In 1996, Michael Ingram, a Tampa lawyer and the son of Dr. James Ingram who had purchased the historic Journey’s End property in 1963, wrote…
Whatever else be lost among the years, Let us keep Christmas still a shining thing: Whatever doubt assails us, or what fears, Let us hold close one day remembering Its poignant meaning for the heart…
We tend to reflect more at this time of the year, especially as we get no younger. I’m so thankful to still be living here. We were blessed to be spared hurricanes this year. I’m thankful. We even g…
Change is inevitable is an oft-used phrase that applies to most everything in life. No more so than around here where the locals have been dealing with changes – some temporary, some permanent – fro…
