With sea turtle nesting season about to pick up, Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch & Shorebird Monitoring is officially kicking off its annual turtle patrols.

ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. (WFLA) — The chapel at Roser Church looks brand new. It reopens for the first time since Hurricane Milton on Thursday. Just inside the doors, pictures showcase the building’s ...

Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring will begin patrols ahead of the May 1st start date for the season in ...

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 ...

As our plane lifts off from Florida, I glance out the window for a final look at Anna Maria Island. From above, it strikes me as oddly familiar – not from a map, but from an Instagram reel my ...

Wendy Pramik is a travel writer and photographer based in Columbus, Ohio. She enjoys exploring food and drink in small towns across the United States with her husband, Mike Pramik, and their two ...

It takes a few moments for my eyes to adjust to the darkness after stepping through the front door of Smuggler’s Cove at 650 Gough St. That brief instant provides just the right transition for ...

Learn more. To go or not to go? That was the question after hurricanes Helene and Milton devastated Anna Maria Island, Florida, last fall. Tina and I have treasured our short stays on this ...