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January 30, 2025

History: Dr. Fritz and Boca Grande Clinic

JAMES BLAHA, DIRECTOR BOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER As the Boca Grande Health Clinic continues the expansion of its medical facilities, now is the time to remember at least one of the many physician…

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No Bike Parade this year

January 30, 2025

Goodbye to a longtime family spring break tradition, at least this year. There will be no Spring Bike Path Parade or Spring Fair, according to the B…

The Bike Path and our Rails to Trails revolution

January 30, 2025

This upcoming Feb. 21 is the 40th anniversary of the dedication of the Boca Grande Bike Path. Pictured here is a drawing by the late Patti Middleton…

History Center: Some 20th century artists of Boca Grande

January 16, 2025

BY KAREN GRACE BOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER Frank and Louise DuPont Crowninshield first came to Boca Grande in 1916 or 1917 having learned from Ben…

Merritt ‘Babe’ Darna 1938-2024

January 2, 2025

Merritt “Babe” Neel Darna, a member of one of Boca Grande’s legacy families, died December 24, 2024. Babe was born on May 16, 1938 to Alfonso and…

Port Noise Complaint: The conclusion to the story

January 2, 2025

BY MILTON BELL Milton Bell is a Boca Grande native, born October 26, 1950, who grew up on the property of the phosphate loading facility at Port Boc…

Boca Grande history: White House florist visits and a lizard hunt fail, plus MerCabo

December 27, 2024

Brief news from this date in the archives of the Boca Beacon: FIVE YEARS AGO A bicyclist took a fall on the Boca Grande Causeway. Lee Flight f…

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