Jason Berzowski of Longboat Key Fire and Rescue prepares to drop the tape measure from the top of the cotton plant down to the ground Friday, July 15 at Casa del Mar.
Mark Meador and D.M. Williams pose together on the tennis court with the fire truck and cotton plant in the background Friday, July 15 at Casa del Mar.
Plaques hang near the cotton plant to show how tall the cotton plant has grown and to let people know that the plant is in the Guinness Book of World Records.