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The earliest residents of
Manasota Key found a new life fraught with challenges, not the least of which was getting there. From New York, it was a 22-hour train ride to its last stop in Venice. It didn’t get any easier after that. What roads there were weren’t even dirt lanes, but rather two-wheel ruts through dense woods.
One of Manasota Key’s earliest residents recalls an early attempt at newspaper delivery: “Our first Sunday here in 1950, we looked up to see a small plane approaching. Flying low over the house, we heard a thump on the driveway and discovered it was the Sunday paper!”
Much has changed, but the essential charm of Manasota Key remains the same. Today’s Key is a captivating barrier island with just a two-lane road, pristine beaches and a variety of unique residential opportunities.
There are low-rise multi-family condominiums and apartments on the south end of the island. The north end has private homes on one-acre lots, tucked behind lush tropical foliage. Resort accommodations are numerous and several quality restaurants are nearby, or as close as neighboring Venice.