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Maritime Museum puts on writing contest for Kids Classic sponsorship

The Gasparilla Island Kids Classic tarpon tournament, hosted by the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce, will be held on June 7. Registration is from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the Pink Pony...

Sheriff report: Tesla hit with Gatorade bottle in Boca Grande

On May 6, Lt. Mike Sawicki of Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a criminal mischief complaint involving an altercation with a group of young men and a man driving a Tesla at the bridge on...

The Island School golf cart parade is Wednesday, May 28

This coming Wednesday, join in celebrating The Island School 5th grade graduates as the golf cart parade makes its way through town. The parade will take place on May 28 between 11:45 a.m. to noon...

Pendergrass in D.C. with Gators

Lee County Commissioner Cecil L. Pendergrass, Vice Chairman of the Lee County Board of County Commissioners and proud resident of Southwest Florida’s Congressional District 19, was invited to...

Flamingos in air, canoeist Peter Frank on The Great Loop

Perhaps, as God intended, we are truly living in some sort of tropical jungle paradise. Quite regularly, folks are reporting seeing a pair of flamingos, up in the air, up and down the island, and...

Tarpon season is in full swing; time to enjoy waters

May 22, 2025
VAN HUBBARD
Columns, Opinion

Tarpon season is in full swing. The Ladies Day tarpon tournament was successful despite windy weather. Capt. Frank Davis aboard the Native guided his sister-in-law to two silver kings and a...