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Gasparilla Island State Park is a Florida State Park located south of Boca Grande on Gasparilla Island off Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound.Activities include swimming and fishing along with shelling, picnicking, and viewing the Historic Port Boca Grande Lighthouse.
The Boca Beacon is an American newspaper based in Boca Grande. [1] The paper was founded in 1980 by Marnie Banks, but currently the newspaper is owned by Hopkins & Daughter Publishing. The newspapers headquarters are at 431 Park Avenue Boca Grande, FL 33921.
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.
Boca Raton News: Boca Raton 1955 2009 Clearwater Sun [20] Clearwater 1914 1989 [21] [22] Clewiston News: Clewiston: 1928 2018 Merged with 3 other newspapers to create Lake Okeechobee News, The [23] Colored Citizen: Pensacola 1914 [24] The Community Press [25] East Dunbar, Fort Myers: 2015 2023 Coral Gables Gazette: Coral Gables [26] Evening ...
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Gasparilla was sparsely inhabited until the late 19th century, with the only permanent residents being local fishing families. [1] In 1848, the United States military established an outpost at Boca Grande. In 1897 Albert W. Gilchrist, future governor of Florida, purchased land at Boca Grande and platted it for development as a town. [2]
The Boca Grande port included a 3,000 foot dock for loading large vessels directly from railroad cars. In addition to transporting freight, it also provided passenger service to Boca Grande, which was famous for its world-class tarpon fishing.
The bay is an economic and environmental asset. As of 2017, the recreational fishing industry in Florida Bay had an estimated value of $7.1 billion, and generated $73 million in federal, state and local taxes annually, while the bay's commercial fishing industry had an estimated value of $400 million, and generated $3 million in taxes. [47]