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Longboat Key Parks and Natural Resources Director Charlie Hunsicker has been working to bring a countywide trail system to Manatee County for 25 years. From Lakewood Ranch to Robinson Preserve, the county has its share of trail systems located within specific parks or communities. However, unlike some neighboring counties, it does not have a county trail system that connects and stretches across different areas. Hunsicker said the county s staff is optimistic it can create a trail system, called the Gateway Trail, that winds through much of Manatee County and stretches more than 20 miles. It would connect with Sarasota County’s Fruitville Road and Payne Park to the south and Hillsborough County to the north. ....
Michelle Leahy, a Manatee County volunteer specialist for Parks and Natural Resources, wasn t doing some kind of ritualist dance before she started cleaning gravestones March 12 at the Rye historical burial grounds. It sure looked like it, though, as she was twisting and turning, her hands running over her arms, face and neck. She had walked through a spider web. Obviously, the graveyard, on the Rye Settlement Trail in Rye Preserve, doesn t get a lot of visitors. East County s Heritage Days events March 1-31 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., enjoy Jigg’s Landing Heritage Foods at Jigg’s Landing Outpost, 6106 63rd St. E., Bradenton. Jigg’s Landing Outpost will offer special menu items and local favorites such as sour orange pie, swamp cabbage, and smoked mullet dip. Call 941-727-4181, or visit JiggsLanding.com for more information. ....
NewsSportsTicketLifestyleOpinionUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals Manatee Heritage Days offers monthlong celebration with various events Throughout March, Manatee County s historical organizations and sites will host special exhibits, lectures, walking tours and more. Manatee County s annual monthlong celebration of its history returns with a full roster of events, many outdoors as well as virtual amid the pandemic. The 42nd annual Manatee Heritage Days takes place throughout March, as the county s historical organizations and sites host special exhibits, lectures, walking tours and more. Originally a week in length, Heritage Days eventually grew to nine days, then into a monthlong event in 1995. Monthlong events: Jiggs Landing Heritage Foods: Jiggs Landing Outpost will offer special menu items and local favorites such as sour orange pie, swamp cabbage and smoked mullet dip throughout March. Tickets can be purchased for this limited time menu now. Jig ....