Written by Delores Savas on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
“Christianity, we must treat nature with the same aweand wonder that we reserve for human beings.And we do not need this insight in order to believe in Godor to prove his existence.We need to breathe;we need for us to simply to be.” Ecumenical Patriarch Banthomen, 2010 This week’s combination of Easter on the 20th and […]
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BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE We have had another great week of fishing here in Boca Grande and are catching all sorts of different species. From the usual snook, redfish and trout along with lots of jacks, sharks, and even tarpon. Lots of white baits has started to show up and it’s got the snook fired […]
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Lee and Charlotte Counties will hold a joint meeting in Punta Gorda on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, to discuss a wide range of issues, including coordination efforts in Boca Grande. The meeting is open to the public, and interested citizens are invited to attend and provide input. The 2 p.m. meeting will be between the […]
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The Grande Chorus performed “The Sensational Sixties!” at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church. It was a packed house! Photo by Dusty
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FIVE YEARS AGO Mercabo Cove was moving along with the concrete reef balls which were being delivered and ready for installation. TEN YEARS AGO Island resident Daly Walker and a few of his close friends took the “big” trip to Texas. Walker outbid all competitors at the Hank Wright Live and Silent Auction. FIFTEEN YEARS […]
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Join the Friends of Boca Grande on Wednesday, April 16 at 4:30 p.m. for a fascinating talk by Stewart McLaurin, president of the White House Historical Association, on “Designing Camelot: The White House Restoration and its Legacy.” Ambassador Caroline Kennedy said of Stewart, “I’m sorry my mother didn’t get a chance to work with you […]
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GIWA rate change At their April 1, 2025, meeting, the Lee County Board of County Commissioners adopted a resolution to approve Gasparilla Island Water Association’s new rate structure. On January 21, 2025, GIWA’s membership voted to implement a new rate structure with a 3.5 percent increase on April 1, 2025, followed by 7 percent on […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Community History, Featured News, News.
At the Boca Grande Historic Preservation board meeting Tuesday, Friends of Boca Grande presented a slight change to their renovation plans for the Boca Grande Community Center. They wish to add an arched entranceway to the left front of the building; the entryway will echo the existing features and arches at The Island School and […]
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The most solemn week of the Christian year is next week, known as Holy Week. It is really not a full week, but the number of special services and remembrances make five days seem much longer and perhaps are more impactful for the intensity of those five days. Specific times and places can be found […]
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BY THE BOCA GRANDE PRESCHOOL Despite the challenges wrought by Hurricanes Helene and Milton last fall, and despite the subsequent dislocation of the Boca Grande Preschool from its longstanding space on the campus of Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church, The Boca Grande Preschool is thriving. “Make Way for Ducklings,” Robert McCloskey’s classic children’s book, […]