Exploring Longboat Key by Boat: Your Guide to the Best Boat Rentals
Longboat Key is a paradise for boaters, with its crystal-clear waters, abundant marine life, and easy access to both Sarasota Bay and the gulf. Whether you’re looking for a leisurely day on the water, a fishing adventure, or an exciting excursion to explore nearby islands, renting a boat is the perfect way to experience the […]
Family Fun Activities Near Lido Key: A Perfect Vacation for Everyone
Lido Key, located just off the coast of Sarasota, Florida, is a fantastic destination for families seeking both relaxation and adventure. With its beautiful beaches, family-friendly attractions, and plenty of outdoor activities, there’s no shortage of things to do for families visiting this stunning coastal area. Here are some of the best family fun activities […]
Sea Turtle Nesting in Longboat Key
Longboat Key, a barrier island off the coast of Sarasota, Florida, is not just a paradise for vacationers but also a crucial nesting ground for sea turtles. Every year, from May through October, these majestic creatures return to the shores of Longboat Key to lay their eggs, continuing a ritual that has occurred for millions […]
Sea Turtle Season Is Back!
TURTLE SEASON May 1 – October 31 We hope you enjoy our beautiful beaches during your stay. In addition to being a great place to enjoy the sun and surf, our beaches are important nesting areas for sea turtles and our dunes are home to many plants and animals. During your stay, we hope you […]
Safe Family Fun Activities in Sarasota
There is so much more to offer than white sand beaches and sunsets when it comes fun family things to do in Sarasota! We picked some of the areas best activities that are safe during Covid-19 and will be sure to please the entire family. The Ringling, the State Art Museum of Florida, is home […]
Stone Crab Season In Sarasota
Every year, when October 15th rolls around, Floridians get their crab crackers ready. It’s the harvest—and not the kind in the garden. No, this one’s water based, yielding up the Sunshine State’s most scrumptious crustacean, the stone crab. For eight months, crabbers haul up pounds and pounds of glorious stone crab, which they then deliver […]
Sarasota’s Sea Turtle Season: What To Know
You’ve probably heard about Sarasota’s wildlife scene—frolicking dolphins, osprey and egret, sandhill cranes plucking along the shore. . Our warm coastal waters are rich with manatee and all manner of fish, a dynamic ecosystem that many creatures call home. But there’s one more critter you’ll want to get acquainted with, and that’s the sea turtle. Our […]
Spotlight on the Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix
One of the best reasons to spend the summer in Sarasota is to experience its Powerboat Grand Prix Festival, a major offshore race that takes place in the Gulf, held this year from June 23 to July 4. Now in its 34th year, the Grand Prix is one of those events that locals and visitors […]
Take a Deep Dive into Sarasota Marine Life
Spend just a little time in the Longboat Key area, and you’ll inevitably find yourself at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium, one of the city’s most beloved attractions. Poised on the shore of City Island and just five minutes from popular St. Armand’s Key, Mote is a marine research institution led by top-of-their-field scientists. The […]
