The Village of Cortez, on the gulf coast near Bradenton Beach, is an old Florida fishing village. The area was settled by commercial fisherman. Residents called the eastern shore of Sarasota bay south of the village, the kitchen for its wealth of fish, scallops and other seafood. Net fishing was popular due to the large amounts of black mullet. Most of the shoreline structures were destroyed by a hurricane in 1921, but the resilient residents rebuilt them. Today it is still an active fishing village with several fish markets and restaurants. This was a great place to shoot old docks, boats, old wooden buildings and birds. Hope to go back and photograph at sunset instead of high noon and 95 degree temps. The locals were very helpful in pointing me in the direction of scenic areas of interest. There is a small museum housed in the original school house but I didn't have the time to visit it. Lunch was at the Cortez Kitchen next door to Cortez Seafood with a rustic outdoor deck next to the boat docks.
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| Welcome to Cortez |
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| Building at the Cortez Historical Museum |
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| Buoys and Beer - Antique and Salvage Shop, Cortez |
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| Dingy's at Bradenton Beach on Sarasota Bay |
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