Port Boca Grande Lighthouse nearly collapsed when the stairs ripped away from the structure. About $210,000 was needed to shore up the structure and install new stairs and ramps.

That's the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse, built in 1890, in the distance. By . Susan Glaser, cleveland.com; BOCA GRANDE, Florida – Finally, I took my shoes off and felt the sand through my toes.

When tarpon pile into the Lighthouse Hole in Boca Grande Pass, fishing boats gather in tight groups south of Gasparilla Island's iconic lighthouse. David A. Brown.

In 2022, Boca Grande's affluent neighborhood had a median household income of over $136,000. To put this into perspective, the average for the country that same year was just over $75,000.

9-year-old shark victim nearly lost her hand. Leah was swimming in the ocean off of Boca Grande, Florida, with other family members around noon local time on June 11 when she was bit, Boca Grande ...

A 9-year-old girl, Leah Lendel, suffered a severe shark bite while snorkeling at a Boca Grande beach, nearly severing her ...

Port Boca Grande Lighthouse, in Boca Grande, open to the public. Gasparilla Island Lighthouse, open to the public. Egmont Key Lighthouse, near St. Petersburg, not open to the public, ...

9-year-old shark victim nearly lost her hand. Leah was swimming in the ocean off of Boca Grande, Florida, with other family members around noon local time on June 11 when she was bit, Boca Grande ...

9-year-old shark victim nearly lost her hand. Leah was swimming in the ocean off of Boca Grande, Florida, with other family members around noon local time on June 11 when she was bit, Boca Grande ...

9-year-old shark victim nearly lost her hand. Leah was swimming in the ocean off of Boca Grande, Florida, with other family members around noon local time on June 11 when she was bit, Boca Grande ...