Anna Maria Island

Christmas Afternoon on the Rod & Reel Pier

December 26, 2011

After having lunch with Mom and Dad, the wife and I decided to drive out to Anna Maria and go for a walk on one of the piers. The restaurant on the Rod & Reel Pier was closed, so very few people were stopping and the parking lot was nearly empty (that’s a first!). So [...]

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Remembering a Sunset on Anna Maria Island

December 23, 2011
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Anna Maria Beaches Enjoy Upgrades and Warm December Weather

December 22, 2011

The new snack bar at Coquina Beach is supposed to be completed by the end of December 2011. They are getting close, but it’s not quite ready for prime time yet. The old snack bar has finally been replaced after more than half a century. I remember that when our family came to picnic at [...]

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Relax on Anna Maria Beach for Two-and-a-half minutes

July 2, 2011

Here you go. Relax and spend a couple of minutes on Anna Maria Beach on a July afternoon.

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Sharing the Beach with Birds

June 28, 2011

I was disheartened this morning to read a story by Lisa Neff this morning in The Islander newspaper about black skimmer nesting grounds on Anna Maria Island being vandalized three times in the past week during the night. This is the time of year when many of our beautiful beach birds are trying to give [...]

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Holmes Beach, Florida Beach Cam at Harrington House

May 18, 2011

I’m always on the lookout for good Florida beach web cams. Here’s an excellent live beach cam at Harrington House Bed and Breakfast on Holmes Beach, FL at about 56th Street. Sponsored by Island Real Estate. More of the best Florida beach web cams.

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Coquina Beach Gets New Sand – Anna Maria Island

April 14, 2011

I shot the video below at Coquina Beach on Wednesday, April 13, 2011: Coquina Beach, at the south end of Anna Maria Island (near Bradenton on the Gulf Coast), has been suffering from erosion for quite some time. Below are a couple of photos I snapped back in July of 2009 (You can click on [...]

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Questions Please! Anna Maria Island Concierge Service

March 14, 2011

For a number of years I’ve often felt a bit like a concierge. I get emails every day from people planning their Florida beach vacation, wanting to know where to find this or that. For those who ask me for help with their beach vacation I’ve got good news and bad news. First, the good [...]

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Anna Maria Island Beach Condo in Bradenton Beach

February 6, 2011

I get quite a lot of email from families planning a beach vacation. Many have never heard of Anna Maria Island, so I make it a point to give them a few pointers on the pros and cons of staying  on different parts of the island. Making specific recommendations as to properties is difficult. But [...]

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Photos from an Evening Walk on Anna Maria Island

November 17, 2010

I’m working on a new top-secret project that brought me out to Anna Maria Island for some late afternoon photography. I took a long walk on the beach–from the public beach to around 72nd Street (that’s about 30 blocks, but who’s counting?).  Thought I’d share a couple of the photos I took. Even though the [...]

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