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BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE The weather has been great the last two weeks and the fish are on the move in the back country. We are starting to see the snook come back in numbers along with some quality size fish being caught on white bait. Along with the snook, the redfish have been biting, […]
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BY CAPT. JOE LACLAIR No, this is not a political conversation, I am talking about my flies for snook and redfish. With the clear water and clear skies, the fish have been easy to spot but hard to feed. Over the past few weeks, I have had the opportunity to fly fish with some great […]
Written by Delores Savas on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
“The problem is that bears are smart and humans aren’t. We’ll move into a remote area and leave a bag of dog food on our front porch and then panic when we see a bear helping himself.” William Bruce W. Cameron, author and humorist. Many readers of fairy tales must remember the tale of Goldilocks, […]
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BY HARRY KALAJIAN As a dog owner, sooner or later you will opt for some obedience classes. Owners must realize professional dog trainers are not magicians, they just know the proper steps needed according to your dogs character and temperament. They also know what method and tools will be necessary for the training. Each dog […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Letters to the Editor, News.
The first part of democracy is sharing your point of view. The Boca Beacon wants to hear from you. We like to hear from you on matters grand, and otherwise, that relate to Boca Grande and her larger community. Email your letters and op-ed essays and longer opinion pieces, to editor@bocabeacon.com. Longer opinion pieces of […]
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To the Editor: The Boca Grande Preschool’s annual Beach Ball was held pool side on Monday night at The Gasparilla Inn Beach Club. It was a magical night and a big success thanks to the generosity of the Boca Grande community. Each year we ask for Island donors and friends to give what you can […]
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To the Editor: I want to express my sincere gratitude to everyone in Boca Grande for embracing the Art Festival recently. Art On Park Avenue was very successful and I appreciate being able to bring my artist friends to the island for such a prestigious event. I want to thank the downtown businesses especially for […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial.
On Sunday morning, the day after the Strawberry Festival, a four-year-old boy posed a question. “Can we go to the Strawberry Beach?” The boy, unconcerned with actual geography, thought the whole island was about strawberries. Saturday, he had eaten a whole shortcake by himself, unwilling to share one bite, or split it with his big […]
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in Profiles.
The COVID pandemic was a terrible thing, but it had some incredibly good and unexpected impacts in some people’s lives. Rebecca Cleveland is one of those lucky people. It was when she discovered she really was an artist. Rebecca is the daughter of a celebrated artist, Gail Cleveland. She is the granddaughter of another acclaimed […]
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BY G.B. (BO) HAMRICKPROJECT COORDINATOR The Boca Grande Fire Department’s Emergency Communications and Interoperability Working Group has completed the new Island (standby) Emergency Operations Center design. The design was presented to and approved by Chief C.W. Blosser of the Boca Grande Fire Department on March 5th. The new Emergency Operations Center, or EOC, is the […]