Tag: Whidden’s Marina

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...

Appreciation for a new look for Whidden’s, remembering Isabelle

February 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ On Tuesday, Feb. 12 the members of the Gasparilla Island Maritime Museum gathered together to honor those who have contributed to the ongoing dock restoration at Whidden’s Marina, and those who helped...

Come celebrate a new beginning for docks at Whidden’s …

February 8, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The family of Isabelle Joiner and the members of the board of the Gasparilla Island Maritime Musem will hold a special day in honor of a new dock project and the late Isabelle Joiner’s...

Visitation, funeral announcement for Isabelle Joiner

June 22, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

The family of Isabelle Joiner wants to thank everyone for the outpouring of love and prayers over the past week. Because Isabelle was a very well-known and respected lady across South Florida, many...

The matriarch of Boca Grande took her last ride over the Causeway: The passing of Isabelle Joiner

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE It’s very hard to put into words what Isabelle Joiner meant to the heart and soul of Gasparilla Island. She didn’t just live on the island, and she wasn’t just raised on the island....

Outta Line takes first in Red Gill Tarpon Tourney

June 22, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE On Saturday, June 16, more than 20 boats assembled and headed out to the Pass in the third annual Red Gill Invitational Tarpon Tournament, named for the Red Gill Fish House which...

Profile: John Gibson

May 11, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Bay resident John Gibson started coming to the island in the 1980s, when the fish camp owned by CSX Railroad brought executives and locals together to catch their dinner. John’s...

September 22, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News