First Ruskin Bank Building. The First Ruskin Bank was formed in 1961 and served the community until it was sold to Barnett Bank (at the time, Florida's largest bank) on 12-8-1985. At the time of the sale, the Ruskin Bank held $71 million in assets.

The Las Brisas Restaurant was opened on Bahia Beach c. 1981 (first reference in Tampa papers) and closed c. 1993. One Tampa paper described it as an upscale Morrison type restaurant but with sit down service and a magnificent view. This line drawing, likely drawn in the 1980s by an unknown artist, is the exterior view of the restaurant.

Closer view of exterior end of Hotel and view of interior lobby.

Closer view of Bahia Beach Hotel and Boatel. Note the excursion boat moored on the left side of the photograph. Bahia Beach offered excursions up the Little Manatee in its earliest years as a resort hotel. Judging from the lack of boats moored and the lack of cars, it can be assumed that this is one of the earliest professional pictures of the hotel prior to its opening.

Photo of Zoa Lerah Miller Adams. Daughter of George and Adaline Miller. Born in Philomath, OR in 1885, and died in Ruskin in 1949. Married to Ray R. Adams and they had 5 children: Elaine (1909), Aurora (1911), Adaline (1913), Richard (1919) and Margaret (1925.)

George Miller's ideas on community and economy included ideas from both Christian Socialism and Progressive thought. Some of his early writings on the subject were contained in a series of poems where "Uncle Ike" provided the wisdom. These were often duplicated in newspapers in the midwest. This collection was published din 1898

3 Miller Brothers. From Left, Olnton, Willard and Admer.

Olton D. Miller. sSn of George and Adaline Miller

Photo of Admer Miller, son of George and Adaline Miller

This 1987 rezoning request of the A. P. Dickman house in Ruskin contains valuable information on the historical nature of the house and the A. P. Dickman family.