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BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE A record setting year all around for the 29th annual Gasparilla Island Fly Fishing Tournament presented by Gasparilla Outfitters. This year the tournament hosted fifteen boats and had a total of 33 participants, raising more than $6,000 to benefit the Boca Grande Historic Society. There was a record turnout this year. […]
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Residents of Boca Grande in Lee County with leftover concrete debris from Hurricane Milton are reminded to dispose of it properly at approved facilities. The Charlotte County Landfill at 29751 Zemel Road, Punta Gorda, and the Lee County Resource Recovery Facility at 10500 Buckingham Road, Fort Myers, are among the designated sites. Concrete is not […]
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The annual Tree Lighting Ceremony, sponsored by the Boca Grande Woman’s Club, will be held on Sunday, Dec. 8, at 5 p.m. Unfortunately, the tree across from Hudson’s did not survive Hurricanes Helene and Milton so the ceremony will take place around the tree across from the front door of the Gasparilla Inn. Island clergy […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Community, Featured News, News.
The Island Disaster Fund has already given $1.8 million away to aid the quick reopening and rebuilding of businesses and organizations on Gasparilla Island. As of this week, they have raised $3.35 million from donors here, and from across the nation. “This community is blessed because a lot of people have seen that they can […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Featured News, Health & Wellness, News, Sports & Outdoors.
Experts are still watching red tide, but with winds, and cooler weather, the area may escape a bad season. The Calusa WaterKeepers have been seeing fluxtuating results for red tide amounts, said Codty Pierce, WaterKeeper and life-long resident of the Caloosahatchee watershed. “I’m hopeful,” Pierce said. “We still have this consistent east wind which has […]
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The new November/December edition of the Boca Beacon’s Gasparilla Island Magazine is out with new feature stories, recipes, shopping and social pages. The cover depicts the Boca Grande Range Light, an iconic local landmark, reimagined by artist Ashley Lippincott in a bold pop-art style. Featured stories include a tour of Sarasota’s Historic Burns Court, an […]
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Lee County surpassed the 200,000 cubic-yards-collected milestone for vegetative and construction debris in unincorporated areas post-Hurricane Milton. Vegetative and construction debris operations are expected to continue with crews working seven days a week until their final push. Sand collections along the coastline are mostly complete while crews continue to collect sand in Boca Grande. Lee […]
Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in Obituaries.
Margaret Mary (Marge) Loviner Flynn, 102, of Hudson, Ohio died peacefully on November 20, 2024, one month shy of her 103rd birthday. Marge was born December 20, 1921 in Columbus, Ohio, the daughter of Cornelius William and Ann Lucille (Allen) Loviner. Marge grew up in Columbus and was a graduate of St. Joseph Academy. She […]
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in Profiles.
Sometimes thankfulness comes easily. Other times it is harder to see the blessings, especially when they come wrapped in traumatic events. Nearly everyone in and around Boca Grande can identify with this circumstance, especially following the whiplash we have experienced from our two recent hurricanes. I have been asked to share my journey of gratitude […]
Written by VAN HUBBARD on . Posted in Opinion.
We are all dealing with individual, life-changing events, not one but two devastating hurricanes flooding us so close together. Debby doesn’t even count anymore. Many of us are still in emotional shock and find these storms psychologically and financially destructive. Our homes, businesses and communities have been permanently transformed. Some just slightly, others in ways […]