Sports & Outdoors
Garden: Mackinac landscape architect on planting a car-less island
April 17, 2025
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…
Laser regatta season winners
April 17, 2025
Competitors in the April 6, 2025 BSYC “Island Championship” are (L to R): Mark Rickenbaugh, Oakley Johnson, Lee Edwards, Nat Leonard, Steve Brink, Sam Howe – Commodore, Bill Ewing, Tom Wilcox, H…
Donation aids Range Light
April 17, 2025
Just after a check donation this week from the Boca Grande Disaster Fund to benefit Barrier Island Parks Society, Charles Nadler observes as BIPS President Crossan Seybolt looks at the Range Light w…
Town Park restoration begins Easter Monday
April 17, 2025
BY THE GICIA
The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) will start restoring the Town Park between 3rd and 5th Streets, beginning on Monday. Stormwater intrusion from…
Boca Grande Fishing Pier still closed, needs FEMA help
April 17, 2025
There is no timeline for the reopening of the Boca Grande or Placida Fishing Piers which were damaged during hurricane season; however, Charlotte County Parks and Recreation has begun the design pro…
OPINION: VAN HUBBARD
April 17, 2025
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…
EcoWatch: Hallelujahs and OMGs
April 17, 2025
“Christianity, we must treat nature with the same awe and wonder that we reserve for human beings. And we do not need this insight in order to believe in God or to prove his existence. We need to br…
SW Florida Fishing: The spring bite is on…
April 17, 2025
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
We have had another great week of fishing here in Boca Grande and are catching all sorts of different species. From the usual snook, redfish and trout along with lots of…
Van remembers the late Capt. Woods
April 10, 2025
Capt. Phil Woods was a special man. He had Interbay Marina on theGandy Causeway a lifetime ago.
As a kid I walked around the marina one day and was amazed by all the snook around the boats. I got…
OPINION: VAN HUBBARD
April 10, 2025
If a local captain is repeating a suggestion, you aren’t hearing it
Spring fishing is not to be missed.
We currently have an opportunity you don’t want to miss out on. Local fishing is on fire…