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SW Florida Fishing: Spring has sprung?

BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE It’s starting to feel like spring here in Boca Grande, and the cold weather fishing patterns are starting to move on. The water temperatures have risen quite a bit over the last few weeks and that’s means the snook are on the move. We are catching lots of snook on bait […]

SW Florida Fishing: Nature’s reality check

BY CAPT. JOE LACLAIR  When spring comes the world is new again and the great outdoors speaks to us in so many ways. This spring has been full of rain and the nesting birds have are missing many of the trees that were used before the hurricane in the fall of 2022. Nature is incredibly […]

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: The Importance of an involved civic life

Surprises are a happy part of Debby Houck’s world. She loves doing things just a little out of the ordinary. Debby and her husband Rich recently surprised a new acquaintance by explaining that when the glow of a vacation wears off, but you still have time in your dream location, it is probably time to […]

Island letters in Putnam County Spelling Bee 

BY BOOTS TOOLSDORF Having never experienced a Spelling Bee in my life, either as a contestant or a viewer, I was curious about its origins in this country. Seems it has been an American institution since the mid-1800s. Mark Twain even mentioned “spelling fights” in the Adventures of Tom Sawyer. And so it continues – […]

EcoWatch: Good and bad news for Florida’s ecosystem

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it’s the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead, American cultural anthropologist and author It’s that time again when Eco Watch has been faced with many eco issues that sad to say, mostly had bad news in the past. […]

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Called to a life of faith, in Boca Grande

There is something special about Garth Bailey. It only takes a few minutes talking to him to know what it is. He is unabashedly in love with the Lord. Garth is from Ocho Rios, Jamaica, but lives and works in Boca Grande during the season. He works as a server for The Gasparilla Inn and […]