Like a rare jewel in a perfect setting, the small residential community of Boca Grande is the main attraction on Gasparilla Island, just one in a chain of pristine barrier islands that extends along the Gulf Coast between Sarasota and Fort Myers.

“Long before roads opened southwest Florida ti general tourism and residential development, privileged northerners came by train to spend the winter on beautiful Gasparilla Island,” says Carol Stewart, Broker-Associate with Michael Saunders & Company in Boca Grande. “Today, the tropical island is now accessed by a causeway from the mainland, but other than that, little has changed since those early days, except for the addition of a number of comfortable waterfront homes and a small handful of low-rise condominiums.”

Boca Grande residents and visitors enjoy fishing, sailing, biking, and golf on the island, and the lack of traffic signals allows them to travel the island roads and bike paths via golf cart- these are just a few of the things that makes Gasparilla Island a very rare retreat.

“Today Boca Grande’s residents are a true cross section of the American ideal,” says Kevin Hyde, Realtor with Michael Saunders & Company. “Everyone from fishing guides to CEO’s and carpenters to investors share a similar love and appreciation for this special place.”