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April 10, 2025
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE Lots of great fishing this week in the windy conditions. We have really started to target the snook in the back country the last few weeks and some really nice sized snoo…

April 4, 2025
Over 30 Boca Grande representatives, on both sides of the issue of a possible new parking ordinance, traveled to Fort Myers to the Lee County Old Courthouse Tuesday. There is a historical irony of g…

April 3, 2025
BY KAREN GRACE Just like the island, the neon cocktail glass at the center of the Temptation sign has survived storms for more than 75 years. As the only outdoor neon sign on the island, it has a…

April 3, 2025
To the Editor: On Behalf of Boca Grande Woman’s Club and the “Boca Grande’s Got Talent” producers, a very big Thank You to all who participated in our island’s recovery post hurricanes. …

April 3, 2025
Above, Ocala Stud, in a photo by Louise Rienagel BY DAVID O’FARRELL Through nearly 70 years and three generations, my family’s Ocala Stud Farm has poured heart, soul and heavy reinvestment int…

April 3, 2025
BY CAPT. JOE LECLAIR It’s always a thrill to see people catching snook in the springtime in super shallow water. If I told you we have caught all the good ones we have seen, I would be lying. The…

April 3, 2025
BY CAPT. SANDY MELVIN It’s transition time in the Boca Grande backcountry. As we move into April and leave the windy cool days of March behind, spring fishing is about to take off. We’ve notic…

April 3, 2025
“The wildlife habitat cannot speak so we must and we will.” Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States. Conserved natural resources and extended federal protection to land and water…

March 27, 2025
To the Editor: The Boca Grande Art Center family is overjoyed to once again celebrate the impact we have on our community. This year’s Spring Show was especially meaningful, as it allowed us to c…

March 27, 2025
BY PETER SODERBERG Many of those of us deeply engaged with the three churches on Gilchrist Avenue are aghast by our reading of the draft of your parking ordinance to be signed by Commissioner Kev…