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Unpretentious spots can be more fun and more affordable than big resort areas. Chosen by travelandleisure.com. 1. Boca Grande Florida 2. Chincoteague Virginia 3. Lubec Maine 4. Gearhart Oregon 5. Santa Cruz California 6. Sunset Beach Hawaii 7. Rehoboth Delaware 8. Silver Lake Sand Dunes area Michigan 9. Rockport Texas 10.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

News Press

Storms heading into Lee County

Showers and a few thunderstorms are moving into Lee County. The most active areas are just off Boca Grande and coastal Lee County.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

HeraldTribune.com

Reaching for the bottom

Published: Sunday, June 28, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 4:08 p.m. Two years ago, builder-developer Albert Sanchez of Gibraltar Homes was downsizing his product line at Bougainvillea Place to face the then-new market realty.

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Tue Jun 23, 2009

Gasparilla Gazette

Rootin' Tootin' Roundup kicks off summer reading program

What: "Creating Magic at Your Library" When: Monday, June 22, 10:30 a.m. Where: Community Center Auditorium Info: 964-0211 Jim Chartier has been a fulltime magician and illusionist his whole life, performing from coast to coast for more than 20 years with his wife and partner Lori, who is also a talented vocalist.

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Sun Jun 21, 2009

Gasparilla Gazette

Summer reading 'Magic' program Monday at community center

The June 22 session of the summer reading program for school-age kids is "Creating Magic at Your Library" with Robbie the Ringmaster's Circus of Magic at 10:30 a.m. at the Boca Grande Community Center auditorium.

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Fri Jun 19, 2009

Gasparilla Gazette

A time of new beginnings for Island School graduates

Watch for more photos from the June 10 End of Year Celebration and Graduation in the July issue of Gasparilla magazine and at cu.bocagrandetalk.com Wearing their caps and gowns, ten fifth graders graduated last week from The Island School at the End of Year Ceremony and Graduation Program held Wednesday morning, June 10, in the Boca Grande ...

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

Gasparilla Gazette

Damage minimal in insulation fire at Boca Grande Club

A fire caused minimal damage to attic insulation in a unit behind the office at the Boca Grande Club at 5000 Gasparilla Road on Monday, June 8. Lt.

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Tue Jun 16, 2009

Naplesnews.com Stories

Most Southwest Florida parks seeing boost in visitors as economy struggles

With few exceptions - such as Lovers Key State Park - Southwest Florida's government-operated recreation sites have been busier during the past two fiscal years, admissions data shows and park officials have said.

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Sun Jun 14, 2009

Gasparilla Gazette

St. Andrew's meeting at Crowninshield House

Due to renovation of its church building, St. Andrew's Episcopal Church has moved the location of its 9:30 a.m. Sunday worship service to the Crowninshield Community House at 131 Banyan St., a part of the Boca Grande Community Center complex.

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Fri Jun 12, 2009

Gasparilla Gazette

Senator Nelson rep here this afternoon

A representative of U.S. Senator Bill Nelson's office will hold office hours for Lee and Charlotte county residents Thursday, June 11, 1 to 3 p.m. at the Boca Grande Community Center.

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Wed Jun 10, 2009

News Press

Sea turtles holding their own in Lee County's beaches

Sea turtles are loving most of Lee County's beaches this year. A little more than a month into the sea turtle nesting season, several beaches are seeing more nests than in the previous two years.

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Mon Jun 08, 2009

Pelican Press

Burgeoning invasive species population needs to be stopped short

The first few sightings of iguanas on Siesta Key perhaps were more of a curiosity than anything else.

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Sat Jun 06, 2009

Tampa Bay Newspapers

Fish Tales - Full moon action

Summertime fishing is defined by species such as snapper, tarpon and snook. All of these fish seem to thrive in our increasingly warming coastal waters.

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Thu Jun 04, 2009

News Press

Mosquitoes slow to annoy Lee County

Recent rain and high tides have been good for mosquito production in Lee County, but the bloodsucking pests have not reached high annoyance levels.

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Tue Jun 02, 2009

Gasparilla Gazette

Lee County property values drop nearly 25%; Boca Grande down 2.82%

While sustaining the smallest drop percentage-wise in the county, Boca Grande experienced a loss in taxable valuation of $46.2 million, according to preliminary numbers released last week by Lee County Property Appraiser Ken Wilkinson.

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Mon Jun 01, 2009

The Ledger

217-Pound Tarpon at Boca Grande Pass

A 217-pound tarpon was caught at Boca Grande Pass in Week 3 of the Professional Tarpon Tournament Series May 24.

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Gasparilla Gazette

Reflect. Reconnect. Replenish: - The Essence of Muskoka' - and Boca Grande

"The Essence of Muskoka" can be ordered at essenceofmuskoka.com or amazon.com or by contacting the author at anne@dreamingwaterspub.com Two hours north of Toronto, there's a place called Muskoka.

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Sat May 30, 2009

The State

Furman students follow in Thoreau's footsteps

Furman University students built a cabin near the school's 30-acre lake in an effort to better understand Henry David Thoreau's 19th-century book, "Walden." The cabin - a 15-foot by 10-foot structure with two windows, a door, a chimney and a loft - was constructed from a kit shipped to the school by New England Nests.

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Thu May 28, 2009

The Ledger

Tarpon Full Steam Ahead at Boca Grande

Tarpon action at Boca Grande is as good as it's been so far. Double-headers have been frequent some days, with tarpon in the pass, on the beaches and in the back of the harbor.

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Wed May 27, 2009

Gasparilla Gazette

Turtle patrol keeps watchful eye on rare nesting shorebirds

Two legs and a puff. That's what a Snowy Plover hatchling looks like, according to Nancy Lingeman, a member of the Gasparilla Island Sea Turtle Patrol.

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