Whitney and her family head to the white sandy beaches of Longboat Key, Florida. The ocean was super calm, so there was no boogie boarding or surfing to be done. But, the conditions were perfect for some gymnastics on the beach…as well as swimming, snorkeling, and goofing around. The GoPro was fun for checking out the underwater sea life, which happened to include a mermaid! It was another great day in paradise.\r
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From Wikipedia: Longboat Key is a town in Manatee and Sarasota counties along the central west coast of the U.S. state of Florida, located on and coterminous with the barrier island of the same name. Longboat Key is south of Anna Maria Island, between Sarasota Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. It is almost equally divided between Manatee and Sarasota counties. The town of Longboat Key was incorporated in 1955 and is part of the Bradenton–Sarasota–Venice Metropolitan Statistical Area.\r
The towns population was 6,888 at the new census, down from 7,603 at the 2000 census. \r
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Early History: Longboat Key was originally inhabited by Native Americans. The area Longboat Key was scouted by Juan Anasco who was the first white man to explore the key and Hernando De Sotos scout which his Longboat went through the Longboat Pass on the north end of the Key. According to local legend he believed the Indians were hostile and when they reached land on the island and fled leaving their Longboat in a bayou. Pirate Jean Lafitte was said to have been shipwrecked near or on Longboat Key. For over 300 years Longboat Key was vastly ignored.\r
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