Bradenton Beach on June 6, 2022. Anna Maria Island from above, post-Helene: Looking north from Bradenton Beach after Hurricane Helene on Oct. 2, 2024. Gulf Drive in Bradenton Beach, before Helene: ...

Make sure to visit the historic Anna Maria City Pier, known for its panoramic vistas and excellent fishing spots. If you’re in the mood for shopping, Anna Maria Island won’t disappoint.

Coquina Beach, with its Australian pine-lined shore, offers natural shade that’s increasingly rare on Florida beaches. The ...

Sometimes paradise isn’t a far-flung destination requiring passports and painful TSA pat-downs – it’s hiding in plain sight on Anna Maria Island, where The Porch Restaurant serves up chocolate mousse ...

The Chocolate Emporium on Anna Maria Island offers fudges, candies, ice cream and more. Located on Pine Avenue in the City of ...

Up to 5 feet of sand covered Gulf Drive on Sat., Sept. 28, 2024, after Hurricane Helene battered Anna Maria Island as a Category 4 storm in the Gulf of Mexico.

By Drew Dixon Florida’s many beach communities are a major draw for tourists. And a new study ranking the top beach towns in ...

That resilience was evident everywhere I looked on Anna Maria Island. Mere months ago, there was 3 feet of standing water in several businesses, and sand was piled along roads and against buildings.

On Anna Maria Island, the speed limit is 25 mph, making electric golf carts the preferred way to get around. Our family of four, on spring break, enjoyed cruising in one provided at our rental home.

See how Helene reshaped Anna Maria Island.A week after Hurricane Helene’s storm surge swept ashore and devastated Anna Maria Island, the popular Southwest Florida tourist destination is still digging ...