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SW Florida Fishing: Thanksgiving on the water

BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE  An amazing Thanksgiving week of fishing in Boca Grande. Look for the redfish near man- groves and deeper edges, the majority of the reds are on the smaller side, but some bigger fish are showing up. The snook are still chasing white with the snook some nice keeper trout are being […]

Christmas Walk is Saturday, Nov. 25

The annual Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce Christmas Walk will be held this Saturday, Nov. 25 from 5 to 8 p.m. During the Christmas Walk, you can stroll down the luminary-lit town to visit with the local businesses and get a jump on your holiday shopping, as it is Small Business Saturday. Merchants are […]

Golf cart vs. tree results in injuries

The Boca Grande Fire Department and the Lee County Sheriff responded to a golf cart accident involving juveniles this past weekend. On Sunday, Nov. 19 at 4:09 p.m. a call came in regarding a single-cart accident at 4th Street and Gilchrist Avenue. The driver, the caller said, was a 16-year-old male who sustained a head […]

Briefly: Captiva eyes Gasparilla Island-type height protection

Rep. Adam Botana, a Republican from Bonita Springs who represents Boca Grande, is sponsoring a draft bill to create what would be the Captiva Island Conservation Area Act. The act would be modeled after the Gasparilla Island Conservation District Act, which has protected building heights and density on Boca Grande since the 1980s. The bill […]

Bob Armstrong: From Vietnam helicopter to First Baptist

Bob Armstrong is a great storyteller, and he has lots of stories to tell. He has led a life full of interesting twists and turns and he has a way of sharing them that puts the listener right into the heart of the story, as if watching it unfold before his or her own eyes. […]

Be courteous on the Bike Path this holiday

But just in case the Thanksgiving spirit is not enough to ignite the kind islander spirit of every path user, thanks to a generous grant from the Boca Grande Woman’s Club, local off-duty deputies will patrol the path most days between now and the end of April.

Memories of 7th Street Boathouse

Another precious piece of Boca Grande history has gone with the winds of Hurricane Ian – the 7th Street Boathouse. In fact, everything on the little point – the boathouse, the covered slips and makeshift marina used to sit on – has been demolished. All that is left now is a blank landscape and an […]