Plan a trip to Anna Maria Island and experience ... 7-mile-long barrier island resembles a Florida postcard. Its white sands are surrounded by the sparkling Gulf of Mexico on the west and the ...

ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Florida – For more than ... the northern tip of the island, where the Gulf of Mexico meets Tampa Bay. It’s a scenic spot, despite the severe fog during my visit, a popular ...

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. The service ...

Anna Maria Mayor Mark Short reported in a Feb. 6 email to The Islander that he had “a catch-up week” following a trip out of ...