Casperson Beach Improvements

Lots of renovation work as well as new construction is going on at Casperson Beach south of Venice, FL.  More photos of the area will be posted in the near future.  (Double-click on the map to enlarge it.)     A Bayside pavillion  is being constructed at #5 and a Gulfside pavillion at #1.

Sarasota County Boat Launches

http://www.scgov.net/parksandrecreation/BoatLaunches/boatlaunches.asp
- Sarasota County Government

South Lido Park Kayak Launch

South Lido Park (on Taft off Benjamin Franklin Dr. on South Lido Key)

has been renovated to be more kayak friendly.An outdoor shower, foot wash and kayak wash have been added.

Miguel Bay

Sunshine State Bridge across Tampa Bay

Zoom in to see linear patterns on the island at the southern end of the Sunshine State Parkway. They are mosquito ditches probably dug when the Inland Waterway was being created.

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Also, zoom in to see W.E. "Bill" Dean Bridge, a fishing bridge/pier
off the southwest corner of the Sunshine Parkway.

Miguel Bay as seen from road off Sunshine Parkway