Nesting News

Turtle nests laid: 349 (Record: 544 in 2019) False crawls: 450 Nests hatched: 289 Hatchlings hatched: 20,237 (Record: 35,788 in 2018) Nest disorientations: 1 Source: Anna Maria Island Turtle...

Online ‘Tombstone Tour’ a safe Halloween activity

MANATEE BURYING GROUND - Wondering what to do with your family on Halloween that won’t require handling communal candy during a pandemic? Take an interesting...

Tourism remains down in pandemic

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – The coronavirus pandemic continues to keep out-of-state and international tourists away from Manatee County, but Floridians are still coming, the...

COVID scuttles fishing festival

CORTEZ – The Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage (FISH) board decided unanimously tonight to cancel the 39th annual Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival next February...

Storm coming

Tropical storms Laura and Marco missed Anna Maria Island, but summer storms continue; here, clouds roll towards Jewfish Key, south of the Island in...

Cindy Lane

Cindy Lane is the editor of The Anna Maria Island Sun. Email