Outdoor shopping with a water view
A drone camera captures the waterfront scene Oct. 4 at Coquina Beach, where the first beach market of the season — and the first market in more than a year — took place. The market operates 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays and noon-sunset Sundays at the south end of the beach at Longboat Pass. Islander Photo: Jacob Merrifield
Jacob Merrifield captures
the Oct. 4 market at Coquina
Beach with a drone, while
shoppers are catching the
first bargains of the market
season at a new location near
Longboat Pass at the southernmost
end of the island. Dottie
Deerwester, administrator of
the market, called opening day
a resounding success. “Everybody
was excited,” she said
in an Oct. 5 interview with The
Islander. “We had great vendors.
The weather was perfect.
It was a beautiful morning
and it was jumping from the
start.” The county redefined the
market with an improved layout
alongside the multipath for
easy access, a large parking lot
and a stage for music events.
The market operates 10 a.m.-4
p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays
and noon-sunset Sundays.
Vendors and patrons swarm at the Coquina Beach Market Oct. 4, the market’s first day of operation. Dottie Deerwester, market administrator, called opening day a resounding success. “Everybody was excited,” she said in an Oct. 5 interview with The Islander. “We had great vendors. The weather was perfect. It was a beautiful morning and it was jumping from the start.” The market had been shut down more than a year ago by the county while a new location at the park was established. Islander Photo: Robert Anderson