Almost 500 parking spaces lost to unpermitted gardening
At the parking community meeting on Tuesday, May 13, Lee County Commissioner David Mulicka presented several large maps prepared by county…
The Port Boca Grande Lighthouse & Museum opened May 5, after, what they generously called, eight months of “stormy setbacks.” The re-opening was a celebration, as Linda Edic, the wife of the lat…
The 2025 Grande Tradition honorees were the late Freddy Futch and Capt. Wayne Joiner.
Freddy Futch was local fishing guide and grew up at Gasparilla Village, north end of island. He was born in 1…
Emily Wheeler, owner of Aqua Boutique and Boca Grande Trading Company, is ranked third in the world for three different types of Spartan races. Throughout this year she will be racing for another wo…
In the Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament last Saturday, May 10, there were a total of 37 boats. Team Native won first place with two fish caught.
Fishing was from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and there wer…
FROM SHARON MCKENZIE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BIPS
I recently attended the parking issue meeting at the Boca Grande United Methodist Church and in hindsight, I realized I did not clarify our role…
First tarpon of the season
Gasparilla Island native Gail Coleman Davis earned the accolade of the first tarpon of this year’s tournament season at last weekend’s Ladies Day.
Gail was raised on…
Fixing water quality now, still cheaper than reviving dead estuaries
How do we tackle water quality?
Just like an elephant. One bite at a time. Many things contribute to these problems. It too…
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is proposing to modernize rules to align with the updated methods, technologies and research in the Association of Florida and Wildlife Agencies…
BY CAPT. JOE LECLAIR
As always this is one of the best times of the year to be fishing charlotte harbor. With all the boats chasing the tarpon it also makes it a great time of year to wade for sn…
