ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. (WFLA ... If you see something that looks like a rock in the road, slow down and make sure it’s not a turtle,” said Melissa Macksay, a Senior Biologist with ...

Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring is making tracks on the beach. The team began surveying the beaches April 15 to monitor for sea ...

ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. (WFLA) — The sea turtle patrols began along ... If you see something that looks like a rock in the road, slow down and make sure it’s not a turtle,” said Melissa Macksay, a ...

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

ANNA MARIA, Fla. — Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring will start their turtle patrols to get ready for the 2025 nesting season. The patrols will start Tuesday, even though ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...