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The 10 Best Things To Do In Perdido Key, Florida

Perdido Key is a little-known town on Florida's Gulf Coast. The beaches here are exceptionally clean and pretty, but there ...
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This Florida beach town has the softest sand and most incredible sunsets

Take a few steps on Siesta Key’s powder-soft shores, and you’ll instantly realize why it is considered one of Florida’s best beaches. The white quartz sand on this 8-mile barrier island is so smooth ...
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The iconic Siesta Key Crystal Classic returns this Friday. Here's everything you need to know.

SIESTA KEY, Fla. — The iconic Siesta Key Crystal Classic returns to Sarasota this Friday and will transform part of Florida's Gulf Coast into an outdoor art gallery. A total of 24 artists will compete ...
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I make sand sculptures for a living. It's a great job, and it's made me really good at letting things go.

Marianne van den Broek has been sculpting sand for 23 years. She spends about two days on projects and says the biggest challenge is Florida's unpredictable weather. She makes a living by teaching ...
Bradenton Herald

Facing constant sand erosion, Longboat Key restores lagoon’s link to Sarasota Bay

Along the north shore of Longboat Key, west of the Longboat Pass Bridge, boaters are permitted to beach their craft. Eric Garwood Community News Collaborative It’s Longboat Key’s sand. They paid for a ...