“There is no difference between the worry of a human mother and an animal mother for their offspring. A mother’s love does not derive from the intellect but from the emotions, in animals just as in…
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
It feels like summer here in Boca Grande and the tarpon have been biting! Lots of tarpon have been caught around Little Gasparilla Island, Gasparilla Island, Cayo Costa a…
“The whales do not sing because they have an answer they sing because they have a song.”
Gregory Colbert, poet, filmmaker, photographer
There are recent reports that AI has helped scientists h…
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
Another great week of fishing here in Boca Grande! We are catching a little bit of everything from snook, redfish, trout to sharks, tarpon, jacks and bluefish!
The sno…
BY JAMES J. BLAHA, DIRECTOR BOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER
“To write history requires
a whole life of observation,
of inquiry, of labor, and correction,”
Thomas Jefferson 1817…
BY DR. JOHN FLETEMEYER
Our local beaches are beginning to experience the annual invasion of sea turtles. Soon there will be mini moon nest craters doting the beach landscape. Most turtles, after…
“I think that I shall never see A poem as lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day, And lifts her leafy arms to…
BY CAPT. JOE LECLAIR
I have spent many years fishing the Boca Grande backcountry in the springtime and unfortunately it usually includes wind, lots of wind. This spring is no different and it has…
BY LAMAR TOOLE, BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB
The final meeting of the Boca Grande Garden Club 2024-25 season was held on April 2 and featured an entertaining presentation by Michigan- and Florida-lice…
Easter. Plus, we do not have a rewind if you want that photo
Easter is our most significant religious holiday. It’s also a time many of our winter visitors head home. Spring’s fishing blossoms wi…
