Turtle necks: Simon Calder (right) beside an Anna Maria Island mural (Charlotte Hindle) “Our mangrove swamps act as this really neat nursery for juvenile species of fish and different wildlife ...

For Cindy Stimart, Anna Maria Island has gifted her some special moments. I’ve been coming here since I was little,” Stimart said. [I made] memories with my grandfather, my mother, but the more ...