In today’s video, I am standing along the Sarasota Bayfront. This is also the site of Sarasota’s newest historical marker.
What are historical markers? They are commemorative plaques placed in historically significant spots around Sarasota County to inform the public about important persons, places, and events in our local, state, or national history.
More Beautiful than the Bay of Naples
In 1910 Bertha Palmer, a pioneering philanthropist and businesswoman who helped put Sarasota on the international map, proclaimed Sarasota Bay more beautiful than the Bay of Naples, Italy. On the Sarasota History Alive website you can read some fascinating history about how the Bayfront area played an important part in the transport, municipal and political development that has shaped our city.
Today, the Bayfront is a center of cultural and community life for both residents and visitors. Various artworks enhance it; benches and swings invite people to sit, relax, and enjoy beautiful Sarasota Bay; and a playground and splash park delight children.
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Rich Cultural Experience Alive and Well in Sarasota
There are roughly 110 historical markers spread throughout our community and I find it fascinating to have these reminders of Sarasota’s rich history. There are so many fantastic opportunities to enjoy modern-day Sarasota through learning about its past.
I am truly grateful for resources such as the sarasotahistoryalive.com site, and the Visitor Information Center and History Museum. It is truly impressive the effort that has gone in to creating the place that we know today, and the efforts of those who continue to record that history and bring it alive.
