Before it was formed with dredge, the adjacent area to the north was known as Cedar Point and then called the more attractive sounding Sunset Point, a popular spot for locals and sweethearts to watch the multi-hued skies as the sun went down.
According to Sarasota historian Karl Grismer, early on a short-lived business was started there by Eli Veruki and Andrew X. Alexaky who exported dried fish roe to European markets under the name Gotzago.
There was the Roberts and Stanton boat house with an engine repair shop, and a sawmill was built at Cedar Point which provided lumber for the growth of the newly incorporated small town.
/ Elevated levels of Karenia Brevis, the organism that causes red tide, have been found off the coast of Sarasota.
The red tide bloom comes within weeks of a major discharge of nutrient-rich water from the Piney Point phosphate plant into Tampa Bay.
Elevated levels of red tide have been detected off the coast of Sarasota, the Florida Department of Health reported on Friday.
The state also received reports of respiratory irritation associated with the algal bloom, a release from the health department in Sarasota said.
Signs warning beachgoers about red tide are being placed at Longboat Key, Bird Key Park, North Lido Beach, Lido Casino, South Lido, Siesta Beach, Turtle Beach, Nokomis Beach and North Jetty Beach.
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