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June Jaguar Caravan to Boca Grande

Sat, Jun 16

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Boca Grande

Please join us Saturday June 16th for a driving tour of Gasparilla Island and the historic town of Boca Grande. Please RSVP for full directions & meet-up plans.

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June Jaguar Caravan to Boca Grande
June Jaguar Caravan to Boca Grande

Time & Location

Jun 16, 2018, 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM

Boca Grande, Boca Grande, FL 33921, USA

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About the event

Please join us Saturday June 16th for a driving tour of Gasparilla Island and the historic town of Boca Grande - Meet up instructions are below, click on "Read More..."

See the vacation destination of John Rockefeller, John Jacob Astor, Audrey Hepburn and the Presidential Bush family. The community of Boca Grande began in the 1880s as a shipping point for Bone Valley phosphate. In its hey-day it was the fourth largest port in Florida, shipping 50% of the country’s phosphate. In 1885 the first Tarpon was caught – within a few years Boca Grande would gain the reputation as the “Tarpon fishing capital of the world.” The lighthouse, built in 1890 and outfitted with a 3-1/2 order Fresnel lens, overlooks the famous pass and serves as a museum of the island’s history.

A toll bridge ($6 per car) serves as a gateway to our scenic drive to the southern…

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