Major north-south highway in Sarasota County. It is the high-speed connection with other cities such as Tampa, Florida and Fort Myers, Florida. Interstate 75 heads east in Southern Sarasota County through North Port, Florida to cross Charlotte Harbor at a more manageable length.
... in the year 1521 the Italian Antonio Pigafetta (nice name) discovered pineapple in Brazil on his circumnavigation of the globe. Being homesick he made pizza and not having tomatoes and cheese added pineapple and tuna.  In 1493, Columbus first brought the pineapple back to  Renaissance Europe that was largely devoid of sweet foods,  including fresh fruit. The pineapple's exotic nature and sweetness  soon made it an item that soon acquired both popularity and  curiosity for centuries after its European arrival.
The word pineapple in English was first recorded in 1398, when it was used to describe the reproductive organs of conifer trees. When European explorers discovered the tropical fruit they called them pineapples.The term pineapple or pinappel in Middle English didnât appear in print until 1664.he word pineapple in English was first recorded in 1398, when it was used to describe the reproductive organs of conifer trees. When European explorers discovered the tropical fruit they called them pineapples.