Tagged : Longboat Key

Stretching twelve miles between the Gulf of Mexico and Sarasota Bay, Longboat Key is popular resting place for visitors and residents from around the world. Boating, fishing, golfing, tennis, shelling and sunbathing are just a few of the year-round activities enjoyed on Longboat Key. With St. Armands Circle and downtown Sarasota just a short drive away, Longboat Key is close to everything, yet a world apart.

Homes & Condos for Sale as of October 8, 2010:

• Homes & Condos for Sale: 380
• Highest List Price: $17,500,000
• Lowest List Price: $69,000
• Average List Price: $930,260
• Median List Price: $650,000
• Average Days on the Market: 308

Homes & Condos Sold this Year 1/1/2010 - 10/7/2010:

• Total Homes & Condos Sold: 176
• Highest Sale Price:

There are so many fun family activities to do year round in Sarasota that the hard part is just deciding on one.  I am blessed to have two wonderful young kids and a loving wife who find fun and adventure in everything we do.  They have helped me discover the beauty of Sarasota and helped me explore all the wonderful things this area has to offer.

Yesterday we embarked on an early morning boat trip from Roberts Bay to the Jewfish Key sandbar on the north tip of Longboat Key.  As we crossed the North Bridge on Siesta Key, we could see Bird Key to the west and the bay-front mansions of Cherokee Park and Harbor Acres to the east.  Marina Jacks and the scenic downtown area were visible as we crossed under the John Ringling bridge.  Now in a very