Tag: Whidden’s Marina

Red Gill Invitational set for Saturday at Whidden’s

This Saturday, June 13 is the 2026 Red Gill Invitational Tarpon Tournament. The tournament, hosted by William Woodroffe, raises money for the Gasparilla Island Maritime Museum, helping to...

Howl at the Moon draws tarpon fever

BY BETSY F. JOINER, GASPARILLA ISLAND MARITIME MUSEUM It’s that time of year. “Tarpon Fever” is running hot and highly contagious! At Whidden’s Dock, where the Gasparilla Island Maritime...

Event at Whidden’s launches the 2026 official Tarpon Season

The Boca Grande Fishing Guides Association held a kickoff party for the tarpon season in Boca Grande at Whidden’s Marina. The Saturday, April 18, party included locals and visitors, about 200 in...

Tarpon Season Kick-off Party Saturday

The Boca Grande Fishing Guides Association is hosting the first annual Tarpon Season Kick-off Party on Saturday, April 18. The event is from 5 to 7 p.m. at Whidden’s Marina, 190 1st St. East....

Eldred’s, Whidden’s, Fishery and the marina market

Currently, there are three major marina projects on the table on Gasparilla Island and in Cape Haze, and there are no listed buyers or partners yet. The most notable is Eldred’s, which has been...

Howl at the Moon this Saturday

The Gasparilla Island Maritime Museum will hold the Howl at the Moon tarpon fishing tournament from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, May 31. The live-bait event has an $800 entry fee. A...

Whidden’s Marina listed for $17.5 million

Legacy property on island Boca Grande Real Estate has listed the historic Whidden’s Marina, one of Boca Grande’s oldest marinas, for $17.5 million. This waterfront property is situated on...

The working waterfront, an essential public space

February 13, 2025
Garland Pollard
Community, Editorial

One of the better second-hand anecdotes we heard about Boca Grande this year was of a cranky house guest who was unsatisfied at the number of luxury boutiques in Boca Grande, having experienced...

TikTok vid influencer spurs Fust visits

A viral TikTok video is bringing visitors to see Boca Grande. The June 19 video by a self-proclaimed Florida guide Kishia Vee, calls Boca Grande “One of the cutest beach towns in...

Mixer on the dock next Thursday

October 11, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce has scheduled the first mixer of the season at Whidden’s Marina, (190 1st St. E.) on Thursday, Oct. 17 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. It is sponsored...