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Afterward Gasparilla was an important stop for phosphate shipping, and it remained so until the dredging of the Port of Tampa in the 1970s. In 1911, the first hotel, the Gasparilla Inn, opened, and the island became a major vacation destination for affluent people from Tampa and Fort Myers. [1]
Location of Boca Grande, Florida Public beach on Gulf Blvd, looking north. Boca Grande is a small residential community on Gasparilla Island in southwest Florida.Gasparilla Island is a part of both Charlotte and Lee counties, while the actual village of Boca Grande, which is home to many seasonal and some year-round residents, is entirely in the Lee County portion of the island.
The Gasparilla Inn & Club is a historic hotel at 500 Palm Avenue on Gasparilla Island in Boca Grande, Florida. [2]The Gasparilla Inn is one of the largest surviving resort hotels in Florida, constructed originally for wealthy northerners in the early 20th century, during the time when the state became a travel and vacation destination.
Hurricane Ian hit Fox News personality Tucker Carlson literally close to home yesterday. In July 2020, at the height of the COVID pandemic, the TV personality bought a sweet home on Gasparilla ...
Bluegreen Corporation is an American private vacation ownership brand that is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of Hilton Grand Vacations.The company provides vacations at 50 owned or managed resorts on a time-share basis, with alternative resort and cruise options available through upselling and third-party exchanges. [3]
Originally, Marriott Vacation Club properties were sold as weeks. A "fixed week" granted the owner the right to use their villa during a specific week each year (such as week 52, which includes New Year's Eve), or the right to use their villa during a specific "season" (defined on a per-resort basis), which granted the owner the right to reserve their villa for any available week within that ...
The Boca Grande Causeway is a causeway located in Charlotte County, Florida, connecting the community of Boca Grande on Gasparilla Island with the mainland near Placida.The 2.5-mile (4.0 km) causeway crosses Gasparilla Sound and consists of three bridges, and is the only vehicular access to the island.
Hollywood A-listers Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas are waving goodbye to their posh Hudson River estate, slapping a cool $12 million price tag on their Westchester County palace.