Dr. Beach names Siesta Key one of the best beaches

Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman, also known as a"Dr. Beach", came out with his top 10 beaches for 2007. Siesta Key made the #10 spot on the list. If you go here you can see his pick for the top 10 beaches in the country.

Dr. Leatherman is a professor of environmental studies at Florida International University (FIU) in Miami and serves as the director of FIU's Laboratory for Coastal Research. In 1998, he released his twelfth book, America's Best Beaches, describing and depicting many of the nation's finest beaches regionally and by category (e.g., best swimming and best walking beaches). He also has written more than 200 journal articles and scholarly reports.