Posts tagged Michael Saunders & Company
Happy Birthday Longboat Key!

Longboat Key celebrates its 65th “birthday” on November 13th in recognition of being officially incorporated as a town. Of course, that wasn’t the beginning of the admiration for this Island nor was it about its name, having been referred to as Longboat Key for generations prior. Legend has it that the name came from boats that the Spanish used called longboats. Juan Anasco, a scout for Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto, left behind his longboat as he and his crew fled in fear of the Native Americans who inhabited the Key.

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New Construction Brings Options to Longboat Key

Longboat Key is one of those “Old Florida” areas that, for the most part, has been slow to expand in recent years, despite the massive growth happening around it on mainland Bradenton and Sarasota. However, for those seeking a new option for Longboat Key life, you are in luck. There are some new developments in the works.

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