Myakka River State Park in Florida

29 March 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks Reading Time:  7 minutes

Sunset © Mwanner/cc-by-sa-3.0

Sunset © Mwanner/cc-by-sa-3.0

Myakka River State Park is a Florida State Park, that is located nine miles (14 km) east of Interstate 75 in Sarasota County and a portion of southeastern Manatee County on the Atlantic coastal plain. This state park consists of 37,000 acres (150 km²), making it one of the state’s largest parks. It is also one of the oldest parks in the state. It was delineated in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. A small portion (1,920 acres or 7.8 km²) of the park was the gift of the family of Bertha Palmer to the state. The park is named after the Myakka River.   read more…

Siesta Key on the Gulf of Mexico

1 March 2017 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

© siestakeychamber.com

© siestakeychamber.com

Siesta Key is a barrier island off the southwestern coast of Florida. It is situated between Roberts Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. A portion of it lies within the city boundary of Sarasota, but the majority of the key is in Sarasota County. After the probable Amerindian name of Zarazote for the area and the bay, the key was originally named “Sarasota Key” by European cartographers during exploration beginning in 1513. That name can be seen on maps from the early 18th century as well as on all local maps drawn before the name change to “Siesta Key” in the 1920s. The population is at 6,600.   read more…

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