Cedar Cove Resort recently hosted two prominent spring breakers — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and wife Christie.
Resort manager Eric Carins presented Vilsack, the former governor of Iowa, with a “Key to the Cove” and an agricultural-themed gift basket filled with fruit — oranges, mangos, key limes and a coconut plucked from the Cedar Cove grounds.
Carins said the resort, 2710 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, hosts many high-ranking officials, as well as celebrities and entertainers” because the resort respects “their anonymity and they enjoy the service we provide. Everyone loves it here.”
Vilsack made an early bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008.
