Marco Knowledge.
Marco is a small sea island, or barrier island, on the Gulf Coast of the United States. Located 20 miles (32 km) south of Naples in Collier County, Florida it is 198 nautical miles to Havana. It is the largest of the Ten Thousand Islands. Marco Island is a beach and boating resort island with a small-town character. Marco Fun is a family based company offering bike rentals, golf cart rentals and paddle board rental. All bikes are delivered free to your door.
Marco Island is the ideal summer getaway for everyone who enjoys sandy beaches and luxury accommodation. There are plenty of activities for you to take part in, and riding a bicycle is the perfect way of getting around the island and see the sights. Marco Fun offers you the opportunity to rent one of our beach cruiser bikes. Or if you would like to pedal less and still see our beautiful island rent an E bike from Marco Fun . And to top that idf you don’t want to pedal at all why not rent one of our golf carts or our Moke?
Want to know the history of Marco?
The history of Marco Island can be traced as far back as 500 C.E. when the Calusa people inhabited the island as well as the rest of southwest Florida. A number of Calusa artifacts were discovered on Marco Island in 1896 by anthropologist Frank Hamilton Cushing as part of the Pepper-Hearst Expedition. The most notable artifact discovered was the carved wooden “Key Marco Cat” which is now on display at the Smithsonian Institution.[7]
The calusa cat pictures can also be seen in our museum on Marco Island. You could rent one of Marco Funs bikes and take a tour and then ride to one of our stunning beaches.
Significant development of Marco Island took place in the 1960s that made it into the tourist destination it is known as today. The Mackle brothers of the Deltona Corporation led the development of the island after purchasing
large amounts of land there for $7 million. As a result of development, the S.S. Jolley Bridge opened for traffic in 1969.[1
A fun thing to do is ride to the Jolley Bridge parking lot and go take a selfie at the top – its a lovely view of the river in both directions. Tag us- Marco Fun on Instagram #marcofun . We love to see Marco Fun bikes, golf carts and Moke tagged from all over the island.
As you can see from the image on Marco biking is encouraged- Marco Fun can rent you a bike for a day, a few hours a week or a month! Cycling is a great way of doing a family day out. OR if you like with kids in tow just grab our golf cart to go to Tigertail beach to search for all of our beautiful shells .