Anna Maria Island by Bonner Joy

Anna Maria Island by Bonner Joy

Anna Maria Island was once inhabited by Native Americans, but as the beauty became known to its first homesteader, George L. Bean, the island's destiny was to be a beacon to paradise.

In spite of mangrove forests and throngs of mosquitoes, people came by boat to enjoy the white sand beaches and the turquoise waters of the Gulf of Mexico, with their cool onshore breezes and blazing sunsets. The Islander newspaper of the 1950s heralded, Where life is good and the fishing is great. Anglers came from afar to test their skills against tarpon, the world's greatest game fish, and to hunt goliath grouper in the depths of Tampa Bay. Two modern bridges connected the island to the mainland in 1957, and with that the seven-mile-long island was on its way to becoming the jewel of Manatee County.

Joy, Bonner: - Bonner Joy has resided on Anna Maria Island since 1975. In 1992, Joy started a new weekly Islander newspaper dedicated to the island, often highlighting historical happenings. Images for this work were compiled largely from the newspaper's archive, the Manatee County Central Library, and the Anna Maria Island Historical Society.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781467115070
ISBN 10	146711507X
Title	Anna Maria Island
Author	Bonner Joy
Series	Images Of America Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Arcadia Publishing
Year published	2016-01-11
Number of pages	127
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.