Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Gulf Islands Ferry is expanding its weekly schedule to include Wednesday service starting this week. Using two 50-foot ...

The Gulf Islands Ferry in Manatee County will no longer stop in the city of Anna Maria until city pier repairs are complete.

Manatee County is not sleeping on the time change this week, and announced that extended hours for the Gulf Island Ferry service start Wednesday for anybody who wants to spend their extra time in the ...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA)—Passengers can now ride the Gulf Islands Ferry five days a week beginning June 18. The popular alternative mode of transportation from downtown Bradenton to Anna Maria Island ...

Two years after the maiden voyage of Manatee County’s Gulf Islands Ferry service, officials are expanding the service with a larger vessel. The 93-passenger Manatee Belle could take its first ...

As passengers board the Miss Anna Maria, a 49-passenger open-air catamaran, they’re greeted by a take-it-easy playlist of The Beach Boys and Van Morrison as the boat pulls away from the Bradenton ...

The Manatee Belle will have 35 seats inside and about 40 outside, air conditioning, and will allow quicker travel back and ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Eighteen months after first launching the Gulf Islands Ferry, the Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau is saying it has been such a success that plans to expand are ...

Hurricane Milton heavily damaged homes on Bradenton Beach, Florida, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. Anna Maria Island was still closed to the public on Friday and was scheduled to reopen Saturday. Tiffany ...