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A sad but necessary goodbye

You’re not going to like what we’re about to say, but you knew it was coming. The Community Tree across from Hudson’s Grocery will be coming down soon, as Hurricane Ian apparently put a final nail…

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IT’S GONE

Whispering Bench demolished The Whispering Bench is gone. Early Saturday morning heavy equipment operators came and began to gouge it out of t…

Knight named new BGHS president, Blaha to serve as vice president

Johns Knight is the newly-elected president of the Boca Grande Historical Society. The Knight family came to Florida in 1840, settling first in Ma…

THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON

FIVE YEARS AGO The roster was filling up for Ladies Day, and the Boca Grande Historical Society elected Karen Grace to her second term as presi…

IT’S GONE

The Whispering Bench has been demolished as of this morning at 10:45 a.m. People started making phone calls at about 7 a.m. this …

THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON

FIVE YEARS AGO Boca Grande Causeway history was made after a massive Spring Break party a one-day car crossing record was set – 4,989 to be exa…

The Spadero family returns to Boca Grande …

By Karen Grace, Boca Grande Historical Society Joseph Spadero came to Boca Grande in the 1920s. On Sunday, March 26, 2023, his great niece, Cel…

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