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Frequent island visitor challenges beachgoer on conch harvesting 

In Florida, possession of live queen conch at any time is prohibited, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. All harvest of the Bahama starfish is also illegal. In Lee Co…

New Gasparilla Magazine on newstands

Featuring Wanamakers, gumbo limbo and Sugarshack The July/August edition of the Boca Beacon’s Gasparilla Island Magazine is out now with new feature stories, recipes, shopping and social pages…

Friends of Boca Grande appoints program director

Friends of Boca Grande announced the appointment of Martina Long as their new program director this Monday. Long has a wealth of experience in the nonprofit sector and an extensive background in…

Electrical fire at Pass Club

On Sunday, June 22, there was an electrical fire at the Boca Bay Pass Club.  “The underground electrical system shorted out which created a chain reaction that ultimately caused the electrical pa…
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First loggerheads, and an update on our nest adoption

BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY Since my last article, we have started seeing hatches of our first loggerhead nests…

Historic Preservation Board looks over fences, 11th Street carport

Above, a detail of the Lebourgeois residence from plans from architect T.A. Krebs. The simple carport is on 11th Stree…

Lee appraiser releases 2025 tax roll values

Lee County Property Appraiser Matt Caldwell has released the July 1 tax roll values. The release of the tax roll value…

Derelict vesssels get harsher state review

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is preparing to implement a new law aimed at strengthening…

Customary Use Doctrine helps clarify some issues of public beach access

Above, a fence at the south end of the island in November 2021 at Hill Tide became the subject of discussions about th…

Highlights of new parking draft set for August vote

The Beacon is still getting questions about a new draft ordinance that would remove public beach parking access from B…
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Boca Grande Webcam

See the blue-green water of the Gulf of Mexico at Gasparilla Island State Park for yourself. You’ll be right next to the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse Museum built in 1890.

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