A wooden footbridge leading to the beach

Water Activities Archives

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… Read More

Your Guide to the Best Fishing on Lido Key

There are many ways to make your trip to Sarasota a special one. You can revel in the burgeoning arts scene, explore the coastal wetlands on a kayak, or relax on the gorgeous sugar white sand beaches. If you enjoy casting… Read More

Spotlight On Our Team: Michele Knuese

Meet our fearless leader, Michele Knuese. Having been in the local vacation rental business for over 30 years, Wisconsin-born Knuese was perfectly poised to take the helm of Florida Vacation Connection in 1994. As owner and manager, Michele calls upon her decades… Read More

Sailing Sarasota’s Seas And More

If you have your own sailboat while here in the Longboat Key and Sarasota area, lucky you. If not, no problem. There are schools, charters, cruises and many other means to gliding across the water available. Sailing in Sarasota is more than… Read More

Year-Round Fun in the Longboat Key Sun

Despite what you may have heard, Florida does have a change of seasons. Sure, our winter may look like everybody else’s spring or fall, but there’s a perceptible shift, and we’ve got the boots and sweaters to prove it. The Sarasota area’s Gulf… Read More