The Seaglass Cottage on Anna Maria Island

12/13/2024

One of our favs is baaaaaack!! Those delicious cinnamon rolls you love for only $3 - and you can add a coffee for just $1 more - yum!!

11/28/2024

As a welcome back, we're offering 20% off your stay when you book by December 2nd for arrival anytime before December 31st, 2025 - that’s an entire year to save. Be sure to book through Seabreeze Vacations using the link below and use the code, BLACKFRIDAY24.

https://www.seabreezevacation.com/Sea-Glass-Cottage/

10/30/2024

Wondering about our beautiful beaches? So were we in the beginning, but getting them ready for all of us to enjoy once again has been a huge priority and the progress is amazing. Most of our beaches are open to the public already and are once again filled with umbrellas! 🏖️

This post is longer than most, but we know how important beach days are to our guests as they plan to return so want to share as much information with you as we can.

What is the process of cleaning the sand on Anna Maria Island Beaches?

A press conference was held on October. 25, 2024 to explain the beach cleaning process and deliver some estimates on the timeline and progress in beach clean-up. The featured speakers were Manatee County District Three Commissioner Kevin Van Ostenbridge, Manatee County Director of Natural Resources Charlie Hunsicker, Manatee County Deputy Director of Parks and County Grounds Carmine DeMilio, State Rep. Will Robinson, State Sen. Jim Boyd. The following information was sourced from this conference.

County Commissioner Kevin Van Ostenbridge explained:
“The sand is safe, the water is safe,”
“In about 30 days time we believe the entire seven miles of Anna Maria Island beaches will be open. The beaches will be safe and that includes dragging the sand multiple times with smaller nets to catch all the debris that we can and magnets for pulling any metal we can out of the beach.”

Anna Maria Island Beach Cleaning Process

At the time of the press conference, Manatee County staff members have been working 29 straight days, 10-12 hours a day to clean up the beaches.

The sand is graded by tractors and debris is sorted dropped into a bin and is removed.
Dragging and grading the sand multiple times occurs with small nets.

Debris is caught in the nets and magnets are used to remove any metals.

Sand outside of the beaches has been removed to locations to be sorted, sifted and cleaned.

Dark sand that was washed over the island is unsuitable to return to the beach and will be used for road building materials in the future

Manatee County Grounds Carmine DeMilio explained; “Manatee Beach is clean, clear and safe and we invite all of you to come out and enjoy our beautiful beaches!”

The beach cleaning process has been incredible. In less than 30 days county and city representatives have reopened 2 large beaches for locals and tourists to enjoy. Get out there and enjoy the sun!

(Photo credits: Anna Maria Island Sun, Dennis Henshaw, and Amy Francis)

10/23/2024

Oh yessssss…..beach days are baaaaaack!!!

09/30/2024

Our pretty little cottage came through her run-in with nasty Helene quite well. So did our neighborhood. 🙂

We’ve got some cleanup to do, of course, but nothing we can’t handle. The north end of our island (where we are) will be back to normal very soon and we’re looking forward to welcoming you back to Seaglass Cottage and our beautiful white sand beaches. It’s been amazing to see the way our community has come together and the supportive messages we’ve received from our past guests have been so appreciated.

Thank you for sharing our love for Anna Maria Island!

09/24/2024

Of course it is!

09/10/2024

Last chance to claim next week at The Seaglass Cottage for you and yours! You know you wanna!!

Available Sept 14-21, Saturday to Saturday

Located just a few sandy steps from the turquoise Gulf of Mexico, Seaglass Cottage is the Anna Maria Island cottage you've been dreaming about for your next vacation! Book today!

08/21/2024

How does a week at the beach sound?

Sept 14-21 is unexpectedly available at the Seaglass Cottage - book now!

Located just a few sandy steps from the turquoise Gulf of Mexico, Seaglass Cottage is the Anna Maria Island cottage you've been dreaming about for your next vacation! Book today!

07/17/2024

Cold drink in a coconut? Yes please!
Delivered to you on the beach or at your rental in about an hour - AMICoconuts for the win!

https://amicoconuts.com/

07/16/2024

Even a cloudy day is beautiful on AMI!

07/05/2024

Our sunsets each night are unique displays of incredible beauty!

06/22/2024

It’s the gorgeous gradient of the aquamarine water that mesmerizes us!!

06/10/2024