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Boca Grande has a full season of tarpon tournaments, offering different traditions and prizes. “The tournaments are a great tradition,” said Betsy Joiner, president of the Gasparilla Island Maritime Museum. “It’s exciting as the weather gets warmer and tarpon start coming out. Everyone gets tarpon fever.” May 11: Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament hosted by the […]
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Capt. Brad Hickman can be reach at 941-716-3757 or OffshoreBocaGrande.com.
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The May/June edition of Gasparilla Magazine is out with new feature stories, recipes, shopping and social pages. This edition’s recipe is a prize-winning lemon and raspberry trifle from the Lemon Bay Pioneer Fest, and the cocktail recipe comes to you from the Rabbit Hole at Cape Haze Tavern. The magazine includes a story from the […]
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The issue of parking on Gasparilla Island is not a new one. Through the years, the Boca Beacon has covered the issue as locals and county officials have tried to balance competing interests. Below, a few assorted dates from 1982 on. The list below is not comprehensive; many of the recent stories are at bocabeacon.com/parking: […]
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Bring home your Derby Hat from Boca Bargains! The store will be closing for the season on Saturday, April 27. Almost everything in the store will be half-price, including clothing, shoes, jewelry, home décor, artwork, furniture, housewares, games, toys and bicycles – even Kentucky Derby hats (pictured above). Store hours on Saturday are 9 a.m. […]
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Florida’s recreational and commercial stone crab seasons in state and federal waters will close May 2, with the last day of harvest being May 1. This annual season closure is intended to increase the stone crab population and build resiliency in the fishery. Commercially harvested stone crab claws may be possessed and sold during the […]
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The Boca Grande H2O Music Festival has a new headliner after country star Colt Ford suffered a heart attack after a concert in Arizona on Thursday, April 4. Ford is recovering but has canceled all tour dates through August. The festival, which is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 25, will now […]
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The Gasparilla Island Kids Classic tarpon tournament is set for June 8, organized by the Boca Grande Chamber of Commerce. The event is advised by Boca Grande Charities, which originally founded and ran the tournament since 2011. This is the second year that the Chamber has taken over the tournament and the theme is “Kids […]
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Grab your fishing pole and tackle box and come join the family fun at our Youth Fishing Tournament on Saturday, May 18 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tournaments are for boys and girls ages 13 & under. Bait will be provided (no lures allowed). All children must be supervised by a parent or guardian for this event, this […]
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Earth Day is Monday, April 22 this year. This year’s theme is “Planet vs. Plastics,” which casts a spotlight on the issue of plastic pollution. Organizers are calling for a 60-percent reduction in plastic production by 2040. Locally, there are a number of events. Cedar Point Environmental Park will have an assortment of speakers and […]