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SW Florida Fishing: The spring bite is on…

BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE We have had another great week of fishing here in Boca Grande and are catching all sorts of different species. From the usual snook, redfish and trout along with lots of jacks, sharks, and even tarpon. Lots of white baits has started to show up and it’s got the snook fired […]

Lee-Charlotte Meeting Includes Presentation on Gasparilla Cooperation

Today’s joint meeting of Charlotte County and Lee County will be at 2 p.m. at the Charlotte Harbor Event & Conference Center. One item concerns coordination efforts in Boca Grande, with Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority, the Boca Grande Municipal Services Unit. The agenda is HERE. Issues and agreements to be discussed include water quality, Vincent […]

Great Seashell Hunt on Wednesday at Lighthouse

Spring fun is washing ashore at Gasparilla Island! Join the Barrier Island Parks Society for its beloved annual tradition — the Great Seashell Hunt — on Wednesday, April 16, at 11 a.m. at the Gasparilla Island Lighthouse. Inspired by the resourcefulness of the lighthouse keepers who once called the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse home, this […]

Lee, Charlotte set  Punta Gorda meet

Lee and Charlotte Counties will hold a joint meeting in Punta Gorda on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, to discuss a wide range of issues, including coordination efforts in Boca Grande. The meeting is open to the public, and interested citizens are invited to attend and provide input. The 2 p.m. meeting will be between the […]

This date in the Boca Beacon

FIVE YEARS AGO Mercabo Cove was moving along with the concrete reef balls which were being delivered and ready for installation. TEN YEARS AGO Island resident Daly Walker and a few of his close friends took the “big” trip to Texas. Walker outbid all competitors at the Hank Wright Live and Silent Auction. FIFTEEN YEARS […]

Shore pleasing Lighthouse cake

Cappy Powell, pictured with her husband Peter, was surprised with a Boca Grande Lighthouse cake by her sister in Georgia at a family dinner. She said that she refused to cut it it was so beautiful.         Photo by Anne Paul Josey

White House history: Stewart McLaurin   

Join the Friends of Boca Grande on Wednesday, April 16 at 4:30 p.m. for a fascinating talk by Stewart McLaurin, president of the White House Historical Association, on “Designing Camelot: The White House Restoration and its Legacy.” Ambassador Caroline Kennedy said of Stewart, “I’m sorry my mother didn’t get a chance to work with you […]

Business & Real Estate: GIWA and Drainage Unit

GIWA rate change At their April 1, 2025, meeting, the Lee County Board of County Commissioners adopted a resolution to approve Gasparilla Island Water Association’s new rate structure. On January 21, 2025, GIWA’s membership voted to implement a new rate structure with a 3.5 percent  increase on April 1, 2025, followed by 7 percent on […]

Holy Week services slated

The most solemn week of the Christian year is next week, known as Holy Week. It is really not a full week, but the number of special services and remembrances make five days seem much longer and perhaps are more impactful for the intensity of those five days. Specific times and places can be found […]