Dead Trees on Longboat Key
March 20, 2014
Janet and I had already gotten into the habit of calling it Dead Trees when we found out that locals and repeat vacationers know this area as Beer Can Beach. Also known as Greer Island Beach, it includes a stretch of coastline where once-living mangroves and Australian pines protected the sands from erosion. I only realized this winter that at least some of the trees were mangroves when I noticed some “dead” trees sprouting new growth. The name Beer Can Beach or Beer Can Island Beach comes from the parties that boaters throw when they anchor in an area around the tip of Long Boat Key. There is probably a longer story about the dead trees, but I haven’t found it.
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