BY MILTON BELL Milton Bell is a Boca Grande native, born October 26, 1950, who grew up on the property of the phosphate loading facility at Port Boca Grande. He is one of six children born to Angelo…
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
Not only have the holidays brought great weather, they have also brought great fishing! The back country fishing has been outstanding this past week!
Large speckled tr…
BY KATHY Y. FUTCH
One February, a few years back, islander-author Thomas McGuane enthralled an auditorium full of readers and writers in the Boca Grande Community Center. Those present then were…
We celebrate the birth of Christ, Christmas and welcome a New Year.
2024 was tough on most of us and I’m looking forward to 2025. While times have been challenging, we live in a very special plac…
“Christmas is a bridge. We need bridges as the rivers of time flow past. Today’s Christmas should mean creating happy hours for tomorrow and reliving those of yesterday.”
Gladys Taber, author of…
BY CAPT. JOE LECLAIR
If you believe in the true spirit of Christmas then you know about all things red and green, silver and gold, happy days, warm nights and the wonderful smells of the holiday…
“When you give someone your time you are giving them a portion of your life that you’ll never get back. Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give is your time.”
Rick Warr…
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
The holiday season is in full swing here in Boca Grande and the fish have been biting!
The cold weather and fronts have got the backcountry fish fired up and on the mo…
BY KAREN GRACE, BOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER
For many years, Christmas Eve at the Louise du Pont Crowninshield Community House brought Santa and gifts. The Community House was opened in 1936. Mrs…
Path to repair lives challenges many
As the holidays arrive, Boca Grande finds itself in a season unlike any other. While the spirit of community endures, the effects of Hurricanes Helene and Mil…
