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High dunes, nesting loggerheads and a somersault back after hatching

Here and below, ‘cliffs’ of Boca Grande. BGSTA photos BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the need to keep the beaches flat, filling in holes and...

Our Lady gets reredos restoration after floods; organ is next on program

June 12, 2025
Sheila Evans
Community, News

At the end of May the sanctuary of Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church looked remarkably like it did before the ravages of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The pews are back in place and the artwork...

Ladies Howl tournament set for Saturday, June 21

BY BETSY FUGATE JOINER Ladies Howl at Moon Tournament will be held Saturday, June 21 from 7 to 10 p.m. The weekend events begin with Ladies Night Out Friday, June 20, from 5:30-7:30 at Scarpa’s...

Lee commissioner Mulicka talks on beach access and Boca Grande

In interview last week he shared thoughts after visit Editor’s Note: The Boca Beacon sat down with Commissioner David Mulicka for a profile two weeks ago. He had additional thoughts on beach...

Tracy Lynn takes First Place for the second week in a row in GIKC

Blaze takes second, again Tracy Lynn won the annual Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament last Saturday, June 7, put on by the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce. There were 33...

Reopening planned for parking and canoe access at Boca Grande Fishing Pier

Charlotte County is working to reopen the parking lot and roadway at the Boca Grande Fishing Pier, which has been closed since Hurricanes Helene and Milton. “We are repairing the parking lot...

Update on Post Office: No date yet for reopening

While there is no date for the reopening of the Boca Grande Post Office, the USPS has updated the island on repair status for the Beacon. “The repairs at the Boca Grande Post Office are...

A Boca Grande love story, dancing to the jukebox, married on Banyan Street

BY KATHY Y. FUTCH It was 10 p.m., on a February evening in 1975 at the intersection of Hwy. 41 and SR 776, which was very dark and desolate back then and only used by those who lived off it. A...

This date in the Boca Beacon

FIVE YEARS AGO The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board voted unanimously to approve the new parish hall for Our Lady of Mercy. TEN YEARS AGO The Island School joined with Royal Palm...

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Calusa Waterkeeper, Joe Cavanaugh

Our water watchman A new Calusa Waterkeeper recently joined the mission of protecting Southwest Florida’s water resources from pollution, misuse and overdevelopment. Joe Cavanaugh now holds...