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Read about the Ruskin Community Plan which includes goals
for downtown Ruskin; economic development; environment; culture & history;
education; College Avenue; transportation; parks & open space and public
facilities & services.
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2009 Ruskin Tomato & Heritage Festival
May 2, Saturday
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
May 3, Sunday
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
E.G. Simmons Park
Ruskin, Florida In 1910 Dr. George Miller founded a
Ruskin College here in what would later become the community of Ruskin. It
was founded on the principle of combining intellectual endeavors with manual
labor, based on the philosophy of Victorian Englishman John Ruskin who
fiercely attacked the worst aspects of industrialization, and actively
promoted art education and museums for the working classes.
Although the school closed during World
War I, cooperative governance of Ruskin continued many years under the
Commongood Society. Over the years, vegetable farming became a most important
industry in Ruskin. With miles of riverfront, bay shoreline and estuaries Ruskin is
also a Mecca for boating, fishing & for experiencing the ecology of SouthShore
Tampa Bay's wetlands. |
