18 February 2026
Myakka River State Park
Sarasota, Florida
This park has much to thank the Roosevelt Administration for.
Marc- Launched in 1933 as part of President Roosevelt’s “New Deal” building programs during the Great Depression, the CCC employed hundreds of thousands of young men to shape the landscape. The program provided the opportunity for work during a time when there was none. The workers built parks, planted trees, and restored forests. The Visitors Center and visitor cabins, picnic pavilions, and the park roads were constructed by the CCC.
This is one of the cabins built by the CCC.
All of the logs are palm logs and the lower sill is copper.
More corner detailed work.
Beautiful work.
Rear view.
Interior detail.
We also did some hiking and driving along park roads at sunset. The hike in the woods was all about getting some exercise in the shade. At dusk we drove to the northern end of the park and saw a nice sunset over Myakka Lake and saw a good number of deer grazing along the roadway in the meadows.
Myakka Lake
A deer family.
Deer in the meadow.
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