Coming up May 5 -6, 2018 is the 2nd Annual Venice Seafood & Music Festival in Centennial Park in downtown Venice. The festival is a weekend of mouth watering seafood creations prepared by top area restaurants including drinks and live music. Festivalgoers can surround themselves in the sounds of R&B, steel pan, jazz and Caribbean music while…
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On August 17 at 5:00pm, plan a visit to beautiful downtown Venice for their Downtown Wine Walk. You can pick up your wristband and a list of participating downtown businesses. The first 500 people will receive a special blue Lovin’ Our Locals wristband. Restaurants will offer specials like buy-one-get-one-free or half price glasses of wine…
Just South of Siesta Key in Venice, known as the “Shark’s tooth capital of the world,” rocky Caspersen beach is known as an excellent location for finding fossilized shark’s teeth. During low tide, a ribbon of dark sand is deposited at the water’s edge, where collectors and visitors search for the fossilized shark teeth that…
Looking for a day away from the beaches? Take a drive out to Myakka River State Park. It’s located about 15 miles east of Siesta Key on State Route 72. As one of the oldest and largest state parks in Florida, Myakka protects one of Florida’s most diverse natural areas. In Myakka, many animals can…
Explore the secrets of the sea through touch pools and high-tech interactive exhibits that showcase the world-renowned research of Mote Marine Laboratory. Mote Marine Aquarium features a 135,000-gallon shark habitat, touch pools for stingrays and other sea life, manatee, dolphin, and sea turtle exhibits, and more than 100 species of marine life. Be sure to…
Siesta Key and other surrounding beaches (Lido Beach, Casey Key, Longboat Key, Crescent Beach, Turtle Beach, Venice beach, Casperssen Beach) have a special time of year. From late April to November, it’s turtle nesting season. Sarasota County has the highest density of loggerhead sea turtles nesting on Florida’s west coast. You may notice areas roped…
The 33rd Annual Siesta Key Triathlon will be held September 30, 2017. This is “The Original” that started the multi-sport movement in this part of the country back in 1985. A non-profit fundraiser benefiting the Sarasota YMCA Sharks Swimming program, it is well known for its enthusiastic yellow sea of volunteers as well as the…
The key thing about shelling is to know the Tide tables, since the best shells are found just before low tide. Another great time is after a storm passes. Cold fronts tend to push water away from the beach and tropical storms churn up the water bringing shells ashore like augers, left handed whelks, and coquinas….