Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Featured News, News, Sports & Outdoors.
Mosquito season started with a bang after several downpours moved through Southwest Florida last month. The rain spanned county-wide, which expanded habitats wider across Lee County, rather than just isolated pockets, said Jen McBride, communication director at Lee County Mosquito Control, one of two jurisdictions that work to control mosquitoes. “After the rain we […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Breaking News, News.
The Eldred’s Marina is under contract. “It is true,” said Michael Fay, chairman of the U.S. Capital Markets group Executive Committee of the brokerage Avison Young Global. Fay, of Miami, was not at liberty to say who the buyer was, but did confirm that he had put it as “under contract” in national databases. He […]
Written by VAN HUBBARD on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
I’ve always been concerned about preserving our fisheries, their heritage, our traditions and the ways of the watermen that live from them. My grandparents, especially Guy Lewis, instilled the importance of taking care of what takes care of you. Take the long-term approach caring for our way of life, enjoyments and waters. Preserve things that […]
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Recently, there were Army Corps of Engineers technicians on island surveying the beach for renourishment. The crew was for the Jacksonville District – Lee County Gasparilla Shore Protection Project. The Corps said that they have just initiated plans and specs development, so we have nothing to share yet about the details. “We’re currently projecting a […]
Written by Evan Dunbar on . Posted in Breaking News, News.
As freedom’s ringing dissipated throughout Boca Grande following yesterday’s Fourth of July holiday, many people expressed their favorite traditions concerning America’s 248th. The Dennis family, pictured above, was visiting from Cochran, Ga., an agricultural town 45 minutes south of Macon. “We usually end up in Boca Grande around the Fourth of July,” said a member […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Community, Editorial.
Currently, the Boca Beacon is digesting hundreds of pages of correspondence between Lee County and Boca Grande as part of a public records request. On June 4, we filed and paid for a record of any recent email or text correspondence that contain the keywords “Boca Grande” or “Gasparilla Island” between all county commissioners, county […]
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BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE Lots of tarpon are still being caught in Boca Grande Pass, Little Gasparilla Pass, and out on the beaches. If you are looking to back bay fish, target the snook with live bait on the higher tides. Some redfish are being caught as well but the snook have been a more […]
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BY ARLENE HALLBGSTA SECRETARY The most exciting part of turtle nesting season began last week, when hatchlings from the first couple of loggerhead nests started emerging from the sand. With the first nests laid in early May, Boca Grande turtle patrollers have started observing and documenting hatches of these nests. As these nests begin to […]
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BY THE BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY The late Robert Fischer, author of “Boca Grande: Once A Railroad Town,” wrote that there are “Many beautiful places to live or vacation in southwest Florida … Once Boca Grande had all the charm and ambience of a James Michener novel set in the South Pacific … Once Boca […]
Written by Drew Stanley on . Posted in Breaking News, News.
This year’s tarpon season ended on a rainy note, with many female tarpon heading out of the Boca Grande Pass early to spawn; however, there was plenty of fishing in May and June to occupy tournament boats. This year’s tarpon tournament season kicked off with the Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament on May 11. In first […]