Tag: Gasparilla Island Range Light

Music at sunset

March 6, 2025
Staff Report
Events, News

Hermitage Fellow James Schlefer performed “Music Mondays: Schlefer on Shakuhachi: Ancient Flute in Modern Times” to a packed beach at the Gasparilla Island Lighthouse – Range Light Photo...

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: A keeper of the Range Light, Dale Uncapher

January 9, 2025
Sheila Evans
Profiles

Lighthouses were never of special interest to Dale Uncapher before he was introduced to the Gasparilla Island Lighthouse (locally known as the Range Light) in 2017. Today he is just short of...

Branch manager

This osprey was making a nest near the Range Light last week. He was spied with a number of building materials, found across the island. Photo by Matt

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Volunteers for Barrier Island Parks, Range Light lighters

December 19, 2024
Sheila Evans
Profiles

This year marked the first Christmas lighting of the Range Light. The effort was led primarily by Gasparilla Island State Park volunteers, including Mike and Tammy Kipp of Port Charlotte. The...

State Park now open at Range Light, main lot at Belcher still closed

Florida State Parks reopened three parking areas for Gasparilla Island State Park last weekend, and the “Beaches Closed” electronic signage at the Boca Grande Causeway toll was removed. The...

State Park remains closed

October 31, 2024
Anna Ridilla
Breaking News

Local State Parks saw varying degrees of damage from Hurricane Milton, including structures and access. The Barrier Island Parks Society is focusing recovery on making these locations more...

Olympian practice in Boca Grande takes gold in Paris

Gold medalist Cole Hocker captured in viral video On Tuesday, Aug. 6, Team USA’s Cole Hocker won a gold medal in the men’s 1,500-meter race at the Paris Olympics and broke an Olympic...

Range Light crosswalk finally got to the other side of road

A new crosswalk at the Range Light, mid-island, will help visitors to the historic tower during the tourist season. “It gets really busy,” said Sharon McKenzie, executive director of Barrier...

Range Light – a ghostly figure

December 9, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN I f you’ve visited the beach near the range light recently, you have probably not only seen but heard the progress workers are making on the restoration project over the past...

Range Light update from BIPS

November 4, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

SUBMITTED BY JIM GRANT OF THE BARRIER ISLAND PARKS SOCIETY – The Barrier Island Parks Society announced this week that restoration of our Gasparilla Island Light (GIL) is proceeding on...