“Anna Maria Island and the Rod N' Reel Pier were a special place for me since my first visit there at the age of 12, and it has seen my 2 kids grow over the years,” Facebook user Eike Freese ...

The Anna Maria Island City Pier is seen after Hurricane Milton on Oct. 15, 2024. The city has set an "aggressive" timeline to reopen the pier thanks to $1.25 million in funding from state officials.

As Anna Maria Island awaits the Rod & Reel Pier of the future, here’s a look at the landmark that was. Photos show Rod & Reel Pier through the years ...

ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. - Since 1947, the Rod & Reel Pier has stood as a landmark on Anna Maria Island as generations of families have cast a fishing line or grabbed a grouper sandwich at their ...

Anna Maria Island residents Nick and Cathy tell ABC7 they’ve been coming to the pier for years, Nick recalls memories with his late wife and the significance of seeing the pier rebuilt.

The damaged city pier has not stopped tourists from flocking back to Anna Maria Island this year. Short said that overall the city has been "back in business" since around the Thanksgiving holiday ...

The Anna Maria Island City Pier is pictured after sustaining serious damage from Hurricane Milton on Oct. 15, 2024.

The Gulf Islands Ferry in Manatee County will no longer stop on the northern end of Anna Maria Island until the city of Anna Maria fixes a pier damaged last year by Hurricane Milton.

It was uploaded to the outlet’s YouTube channel on Oct. 12 with the title, “’It’s an Island’: Anna Maria Island’s City Pier Grill and Bait Shop Damaged by Hurricane Milton.” ...

The Rod and Reel Pier was destroyed by hurricanes Helene and Milton.

Aside from the island's beaches, a fun photo op is the remains of the Anna Maria Island Jail, which was built without windows in 1927 and stopped housing inmates in 1940 when it caught on fire.

ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. (WFLA) — Starting Jan. 23, 2025, the Gulf Islands Ferry will have a two-stop system from the Bradenton Riverwalk Pier to the Historic Bridge Street Pier on Anna Maria ...