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Repair work begins on Port Boca Grande Lighthouse and Amory Chapel
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Community.
Restoration work began this week at the Amory Chapel and the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse, both damaged during Hurricane Ian. At the site, workers were visible both working on the interior of the Amory Chapel, and on the porch of the lighthouse, and repair trucks were in the yard. The Port Boca Grande Lighthouse, at […]
New RV park at Rotonda Boulevard E at Gasparilla Road touts Boca Grande as its location
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in News.
Cabana Bay at … Boca Grande? Even though it’s at Rotonda Boulevard East? Well, why not. Gasparilla Road will apparently be home to this new RV park called Cabana Bay RV Resort by Boca Grande. The RV park will have entrances on both Gasparilla Road and Rotonda Boulevard East. This was approved by the Charlotte […]
Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce mixer
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New, faster catamaran offers jaunts to Boca Grande from Punta Gorda
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in News.
Boca Grande will soon have a new excursion boat visitor, the “Miss Elissa,” courtesy of the Punta Gorda-based King Fisher Fleet.
“Miss Elissa,” commissioned by King Fisher Fleet and built by Scarano Boatbuilding of Albany, N.Y., will be launched this week. She will hit the Hudson River and begin her trek down to Florida for the Christmas season.
Currently, Boca Grande is served by the King Fisher Fleet’s “Charlotte Lady” or the “Helen M.” The King Fisher line offers regularly scheduled excursions from Punta Gorda’s Fishermen’s Village. That seasonal service will resume Nov. 25. The line also offers charter excursions from Boca Grande.
Boca Grande beaches: Who knows what you might find?
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.
You don’t expect to see an alligator on the beach, but sometimes it happens. It has happened here, in fact, many times. There’s lot of swamp and water in the undeveloped areas of the island where an alligator can live and an occasional trip to the beach is always in order. We’re also close enough […]
FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE NEWS …
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Boca Grande businesses, coming back strong for season after Hurricane Ian
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in News.
As regulars return to the island, town retailers are bouncing back after a difficult year. “The best store on the island is open again!” said Ashli Price, manager of Aqua Boutique on Park Avenue. She is not looking back. While the building had been closed since Ian, Aqua hosted a number of “pop up” sales […]
Shore thing? Sand regifting at its finest on Boca Grande beaches
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in News, Sports & Outdoors.
The old NBC soap opera “Days of Our Lives” opens with actor MacDonald Carey voicing over the phrase, “Like sands through the hourglass, these are the days of our lives.” That might be the same introduction to any documentary on the beaches of Gasparilla Island. Each day, and through each storm, the sand moves, returns […]
Farmers’ Market Returns to Boca Grande Dec. 15, 2023
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Opening day will be Friday, Dec. 15 and we will be open every Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. through the end of March,” she announced. More details will be coming, including a list of expected vendors.