as appeared on CNN.com
October 12, 2008
Longboat Key offers serenity now
Thousands of visitors from colder climates flock to Longboat Key in winter
Off season, the island feels like the closest thing to having a private beach
Longboat Key is less than 11 miles in length and no more than a mile wide
Neighboring St. Armands Key offers a shopping circle of boutiques and restaurants
LONGBOAT KEY, Florida (CNN) -- Like any sun-drenched beach paradise, Longboat Key offers water sports, biking and tennis, but the best way to enjoy the island may be by doing nothing at all.
This thin sliver of land off Sarasota on Florida's west coast is home to 8,000 people year-round, but come winter, the population swells
dramatically.
Thousands of visitors from colder climates flock to LBK -- its shorthand moniker -- from January to April to enjoy its balmy temperatures and the sparkling turquoise waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Off season, however, the only crowds are the sea gulls grooming their feathers on the warm white sand, and Longboat Key feels like the closest thing to having a private beach.
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