Apollo Beach + Ruskin

Apollo Beach is a thriving waterfront community with year-round boating, fishing, and other water activities. The estimated 55 miles (89 km) of canals lead to Tampa Bay.

Ruskin was founded by Dr. George Miller and his wife, Adeline in 1908 on the southeast shore of Tampa Bay and named it for their mentor, John Ruskin. The Ruskin Commongood Society, comprised of landowners in the isolated community, collectively owned the outpost’s Ruskin College, a general store, and two parks. The Society faded with the advent of World War I, and the Ruskin community became known for agriculture, especially tomatoes. Subdivisions, stores, and roads have replaced many of Ruskin’s farming fields and agricultural processing/shipping operations. Ruskin is not incorporated and has no formal boundaries, but more than 25,000 people live in the area. Hillsborough County’s SouthShore Regional Service Center is in Ruskin, along with a Hillsborough Community College campus, a National Weather Service office, and the SouthShore Regional and Ruskin Branch libraries.

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