Click here to learn more about john ringling: the man who shaped sarasota John Ringling: The Man Who Shaped Sarasota
Born May 31, 1866, John Nicholas Ringling would be 150 years old this Memorial Day weekend. The youngest of seven brothers and a native of McGregor, Iowa, who would have thought this imposing and highly-decorated businessman would eventually choose Sarasota as a spot on the map to develop and promote, as well as make the…