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■ SUBMITTED BY EVA FURNER On a beautiful Saturday morning, an enthusiastic crowd of Lemon Bay Conservancy supporters gathered at Wildflower Preserve to celebrate the start of the Wetlands restoration phase of the Wildflower Preserve Habitat Restoration Project. LBC President Jim Cooper welcomed everyone. Jim noted that the Conservancy has been working on this major […]
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To the Editor: Tarpon season is here, the great fish are biting, and excitement is building in Boca Grande Pass for the 36th annual World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament, a long-standing island tradition. Make sure to stop by the 2018 Tarpon Festival, which is held each year in beautiful downtown Boca Grande to celebrate the return […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE With 39 releases in three hours’ time recorded in the 2018 annual “Howl at the Moon” tarpon tournament last Saturday night, May 5, it was Capt. Waylon Mills and his anglers Michael Graci, Lindsey Graci, Stuart Lewis and Tanner Lewis who took home the big prize money of $5,400 with four […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Tarpon season is here, the great fish are biting, and excitement is building in Boca Grande Pass for the 36th annual World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament, a long-standing island tradition. Preparations have begun for the 2018 Tarpon Festival, which is held each year in beautiful downtown Boca Grande to celebrate the return of […]
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■ STAFF REPORT An island man was arrested last week after Lee County deputies found him in possession of more than 20 grams of marijuana and paraphernalia, as well as a weapon and ammunition. According to Lee County Sheriff’s Office reports, Peter Brownell O’Brien, 37, with a last known address of 800 E. Railroad Ave., […]
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It may sound too good to be true, but it is: The Fishery property has been sold once again, and this time to a Boca Grande family. Cookie Potter-Feinberg and her husband, Jay Feinberg, closed on the deal just days ago under the corporation name Placida Point, LLC, after purchasing the 18-acre property from Caribbean […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – On Thursday, May 3 a new documentary on barrier island life had its debut on local television stations, and it featured several familiar faces and places. But don’t worry – if you missed it, then you will get a chance to see it again. “Mullet and Mangroves: The Pioneer Fishing Families of […]
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BY SUE ERWIN – Purdue University graduate student Wesley Major came to visit Boca Grande for the first time in April. His aunt and uncle, Jerry and Carol Rainey, have a home on Tarpon Street. After getting a tour of the town, the family spent the weekend tarpon fishing with Capt. Charlie Coleman. Although no tarpon […]
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The small community of Boca Grande is wrapping up its most busy time of the year: spring 2018! Many who call Boca Grande home during the late fall, winter and spring months are returning to their summer homes and their families. The Lee County Sheriff’s Deputies assigned to Boca Grande wish you all safe travels, […]
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To the Editor: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) needs your input on the recreational and commercial stone crab and blue crab fisheries and the commercial spiny lobster trap fishery. Share your feedback on potential regulation changes for this fishery. The FWC is hosting public workshops throughout the state in May to develop […]