Smoke alarms and your safety!
Smoke alarms are an important defense against injury or death in house fires. Statistics from the National Fire Protection Association show that nearly two-thirds of home fire fatalities occur in…
Mote Marine Aquarium
Open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 365 days a year. Mote Marine Laboratory, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota, FL 34236. Explore the secrets of the sea through touch…
FREE MONDAYS. Ringling Museum of Art- Sarasota, FL
FREE MONDAYS. Every Monday the Museum of Art, including special exhibition galleries are free to the public. Regular admission pricing applies of you with to visit the Circus Museum or…
Longboat Key is Rated No. 9 in Top U.S. Islands
Conde Nast rated Longboat Key as the no. 9 best island in the US in their Traveler's 2015 Readers' Choice Awards. Longboat Key's elegant and refined personality is what helped…
Mid-Summer Picnic
On Wednesday the Wicker Inn held a mid-summer picnic for all of our guests, including members of a 45-person family reunion. The pool-side gathering was the perfect way to celebrate…
Sea Turtle Nests at Wicker Inn
It's Sea Turtle season! There are currently three turtle nests on the Wicker Inn beach. Sea turtles are an endangered species and are highly protected on the Gulf Coast beaches.…
Wedding preparations underway at Wicker Inn!
We hosted a spectacular May wedding with the ceremony on the beach and the reception following under a beautifully decorated white tent spanning the back parking lot of the Wicker…
Longboat Key Chamber Event at Wicker Inn
On September 25th, Wicker Inn hosted the "Business After Hours" Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce event. The gathering took place poolside with featured tours of the newly remodeled Bougainvillea guest…
4th of July Cookout
We had a poolside cookout to celebrate Independence Day on July 4th. All of the Wicker Inn guests were in attendance and feasted on grilled hot dogs with all the…