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 restaurant. But, Hurricane ...

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.

The Anna Maria Island City Pier is pictured after sustaining serious damage from Hurricane Milton on Oct. 15, 2024. The City of Anna Maria set an “aggressive” timeline to reopen its City Pier ...

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.

ANNA MARIA, Fla. — The Rod N' Reel Pier restaurant on Anna Maria Island was swallowed by the Gulf of Mexico in the whipping winds of Hurricane Milton, which made landfall Wednesday night in ...

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.

Two water taxis, Miss Anna Maria and the Downtown Duchess, are moored at the docks at Pier 22 in Bradenton while officials find a way for the ferries to dock at the Anna Maria Pier.

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.