Our Gulf beaches are world famous, but Sarasota has another great body of water—the Myakka, celebrating its 40th anniversary as Florida’s only “Wild and Scenic River.” ...

That’s the dilemma with Myakka River State Park – a sprawling wilderness paradise tucked away near Sarasota that somehow ...

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