Tag: Little Gasparilla Island

Body of man found in waters between Little Gasparilla and Gasparilla Island

STAFF REPORT – On Wednesday, May 6 the body of a 60-year-old man was found by emergency personnel in the waters between Little Gasparilla Island and Gasparilla Island. His cause of death is not...

The case of the never-finished house on Little Gasparilla revisited

BY OLIVIA CAMERON Have you ever wondered about unfinished metal house that sits on Little Gasparilla? If you haven’t, then you’re bound to hear more about it. Past the toll bridge on the way...

Profile: Evan Merritt

September 20, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN Evan Merritt has been coming to Little Gasparilla Island since he was a baby. His parents would come here on the weekends and for several weeks each summer. “We used to rent places in...

OBITUARY: Lori Charette

March 22, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

BY ANNE LAMORIELLO – There was no cry for help, just a big splash. Without even thinking and before I could run for help, Lori had pushed away from the dock in our 12-foot dingy in the direction...

Little wildlife rescuers raise money for local animals

June 22, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Four young girls spent a recent Sunday afternoon raising money and awareness for local wildlife. Leslie Foxworthy, Dulse Foxworthy, Addison Miller and Tiffany Foxworthy decided to set...

Lots of beach trash, several false crawls in this week’s turtle report

June 1, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN As of press time, The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association reported 49 Caretta caretta (Loggerhead) turtle nests on the island. There were 59 reported false crawls. An extremely rare Kemp’s...

Scuttled

May 5, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ This sailboat ran aground on a sandbar in Gasparilla Pass (Gulf side) last weekend, and is definitely a hazard to navigation at night. Look to your north off the middle bridge, and it is located about...

The sad tale of Bubba the baby whale

October 21, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

■ STAFF REPORT On the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 18, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) notified Mote Marine Laboratory scientists of a stranded, 19-foot-long sperm whale in the...