“The World is changed by your example, not by your opinion.”
Paulo Coelho, Novelist, Author of Alchemist, lyricist
Have you noticed lately that quite a few people have an opinion on the fate o…
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
The redfish and snook have been very active in the backcountry this week!
Between the hard south winds and even harder northwest winds, lots of snook and redfish have…
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
Spring is almost here on Boca Grande and the fishing has been very good! We are still experiencing some unsettled weather patterns with high winds out of both the north a…
The influenza pandemic of 1918 may well be the greatest scourge ever to affect humanity, exacting a death toll greater than all wars of the 20th century combined. The virus that wreaked this havoc a…
BY JAMES J. BLAHA, DIRECTOR BOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER
The Roaring Twenties and The Jazz Age are just a few of the labels that historians have applied to this unique period of U.S. history. Altho…
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
Redfish are starting to show up in strong numbers in the backcountry! With the weather getting warmer, the redfish have gotten active and willing to bite. We are mostly c…
The assumption that animals are without rights and the illusion that our treatment of them has no moral significance is positively an outrageous example of Western crudity and barbarity. Universal c…
BY CAPT. JOE LECLAIR
Over the last couple of weeks we saw the weather improve and water temps went from the lower 60’s to the lower 70’s in a very short time. This coincided with the full moon ti…
BY KAREN GRACE, BOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER
In July 1983, the Boca Grande Community Theater staged its first play, “Out of the Frying Pan.” The Boca Beacon noted that for some of the cast and cre…
Life does not come with instructions on how to live, but it does come with trees, sunsets, smiles and laughter. So, enjoy your day.”
Debbie Shapiro
Every Valentine’s Day there are many people…
