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Random fire calls for service, illness, a golf cart accident or two and a few other maladies reported through the Boca Grande Fire Department

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News, Police & Fire.

The Boca Grande Fire Department responded to several calls throughout the latter part of the month, including the following: On June 17 a missing boater was reported in our area, but the department was canceled enroute. On June 18 at 5:11 p.m. the department got a call of a boat fire around Whidden’s Marina. It […]

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Boca Grande – for many, it’s a way of life, not a location

Written by Guest Columnist on . Posted in Opinion, Profiles.

When we built a house a few years later, we thought ourselves the luckiest people alive. Oh, to be able to plan a few months each winter in Boca Grande! But even then, smitten as we were with Boca Grande, we had not a clue how it would become so much more than just a winter island respite from the snow-slushy north. Boca Grande began for us as a winter escape, not a “destination.” Then it absorbed us. Over the past 20+ years, we were submersed into a community of wonderfully involved, interesting and interested people, fabulously close friends. Unlike other of Florida seashore locales, Boca Grande was not a beach, a resort. It was a life.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Some of the most legendary captains in Boca Grande Pass

Written by Guest Columnist on . Posted in Community History, News.

It is fitting that we pay tribute to historical guides as a celebration of their lives in the context of the fishing heritage of Boca Grande. Cappy Joiner, president of the Boca Grande Fishing Guides Association, has provided a list of representative historical guides. We admire their unique skills, impressive fortitude and commitment to fishing in the menace of increasing competition and an adversely impacted environment. As Captain Joiner points out, they must master boating and navigation skills, possess specialized knowledge of the weather, the environment, fish identification and their individual peculiarities, likes and dislikes, be able to read the water by the swim patterns on the surface, know about tackle and about seasonal behavior and natural habitats of the fish. Thoughts on guiding by contemporary guides follow.