ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Florida – For more than 100 years, the Anna Maria City Pier has been a destination for residents and tourists, a scenic gathering spot in the center of town. The pier became a ...

Plan a trip to Anna Maria Island and experience the quiet delights of this pristine Florida beach. Anna Maria Island is still ...

Anna Maria Island took a big hit from Hurricane Milton. At 8:30 p.m. Oct. 9, 2024, Hurricane Milton made landfall in Sarasota County near Siesta Key, Florida, as a Category 3 storm. Siesta Key is ...

Oliver Lemke bought the Rod & Reel Pier on Anna Maria Island a year before Helene and ... such as the Army Corps of Engineers and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

Anna Maria Island beach has reopened after significant ... Ron DeSantis directed the Florida Department of Transportation to oversee the construction of a temporary road to repair Gulf Drive ...

Photo Credit: Bradenton Area Visitors Bureau Anna Maria Island, a seven-mile stretch of silver sand on Florida's Gulf Coast, has built a devoted following despite, or perhaps because of ...

Anna Maria Island remains ... Manatee County’s barrier island as it twisted through the Gulf of Mexico last Thursday before it made direct landfall near Perry in Florida’s Big Bend region.

Anna Maria Island suffered extreme damages from the ... sifted and tested before returning to the beach under Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Florida Health Department requirements.