Tag: Port Boca Grande Lighthouse

Mingle at the Lighthouse

October 13, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its October Monthly Mixer at the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse on Thursday, Oct. 19 from 5 to 8 p.m., sponsored by the Barrier Island...

Lighthouse up for state funding, Benacquisto amendment to bill accepted

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Last week a proposed amendment to Session Bill 2500 by Florida Senator Lizbeth Benacquisto was adopted, which means the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse is now in line to receive some...

Lighthouse Day to be celebrated at both lights this weekend

April 7, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

Florida Lighthouse Day will be celebrated at two island lights on Saturday, April 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Both lighthouses will be open to climb for a $5 donation, and there will be refreshments, children’s...

You might see a mermaid downtown …

February 19, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

Neptune’s daughter will be cruising the streets of Boca Grande and stirring up island magic as she invites guests to the Barrier Island Parks Society’s 20th Annual Green Gala with the theme “Under...

Lighthouse lighting to take place this weekend

December 11, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

The Port Boca Grande Lighthouse has been appropriately decorated and festooned for the season (thank you to the B shift from the Boca Grande Fire Department), and the official lighting will...

Ghosts and legends of Boca Grande: Part II

October 16, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

By Marcy Shortuse – This week the tales of a little girl who loved to play, another girl who loves to play tricks and a third girl distraught with grief over a lost love. Welcome to Part II of...

Two local parks projects to be considered by TDC

April 24, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

BY JACK SHORT – Representatives of Gasparilla Island State Parks submitted two applications to be included among the Lee County Tourism Development Council’s Beach and Shoreline project requests...