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Rental Information 1. Catcher's Marina - 941-779-2838 - Rents out fishing poles. 2. Anna Maria Boat Club - 941-778-7990 Rents out jet skis/boats. 3. Ringling Bicycle, 3606 Manatee Avenue W., Bradenton. 941-749-1442 or fax: 941-746-5799 (rents out quality bikes including racers and mountain bikes). Will deliver. 4. Native Rentals - 941-779-2453 Rents out kayaks, bikes. Near-by Restaurants 1. Skinny's Place. 778-7769. Burgers. 2. Da Giorgio Restorante. 779-0220. Fancy Italian. 3. Cortez Cafe. 792-0030. Casual/entertainment. 4. BeachHouse. 779-2222. On the beach. 5. RodNReel. 778-1885. Casual seafood. 6. Beach Bistro. 778-6444. Fancy. 7. Sign of the Mermaid. 778-9399. Fancy 8. Banana Cabana. 779-1930. Casual/entertainment. 9. Island's End Bistro. 779-2444. Smart/casual. 10. Peach's. 779-0738. Breakfast/lunch. 11. Sandbar Rest. 778-0444. On the beach. Tennis 1. Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy. 755-1000 2. Places to play: The community center on Magnolia street (can get a daily, weekly, monthly pass) or 62nd street in Holmes Beach. Things to do 1. Busch Gardens. 888-800-5447. www.buschgardens.com 2. Sarasota Jungle Gardens. www.sarasotajunglegardens.com. 941-355-5305 3. Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. 941-366-5731. www.selby.org. 4. Mote Aquarium. 941-388-2451; 941-388-4200. (located next to Pelican Man which is a worthwhile destination). 5. Ringling Museum of Art. 941-359-5700. 6. Island Player's Theatre. 941-778-5755. 7. FL West Coast Symphony. 941-792-4929 8. Tropicana Field. 813-825-3250 9. Mixon Fruit Farms. 941-748-5829. 10. Orlando is about a 2 hour drive from Bradenton. Can easily do a day at Disney, Seaworld, etc. and if you are a AAA member can buy your tickets at AAA office in Bradenton: 941-756-0606. 11. Gulf Coast Wonder and Imagination Zone. 906-1851. 12. Anna Maria Island Historical Society. 778-0492. 13. Selby Gallery. 359-7563. 14. Schomburg Farms. Horseback riding. 704-3054 or 729-2884. 15. Sarasota Polo Club. 907-1000. 16. Fishing at RodNReel pier or AnnaMaria city pier. Fishing 1. Fishing expert. Captain Mike Heistand. 779-9607. Fishing trips and charters. He writes a weekly column for the Islander Newspaper that you can enquire about at the Islander News (phone: 778-7978 or email: news@islander.org). If Mike is busy, you can ask him for recommendations since I don't personally know the Captains on the island or know anything about their qualifications or equipment. 2. Captain Steve Salgado. 778-9712 3. Captain Mike Greig. 778-1404 4. Captain Doug Moran. 737-3535 5. Captain Mike 6, Catcher's Marina and the numbers above also can help steer you in the right direction. WARNING!!!: I have not tried all of these attractions myself and can not guarantee anything about the quality of any establishment or person on this list. Please try at your own risk. Golf 1. www.golfguide.com - look up Manatee county 2. Stoneybrook at Heritage Harbour, Waterlefe, the Riverclub are public courses that are reputed to be quite good. 3. Bradenton Country Club. 792-2933. 4. Nick Bolletieri. 755-1000. Dave Leadbetter Academy. Medical 1. Pinnacle Medical Center. 761-1616 2. Blake Medical Center. 792-6611 3. Manatee Memorial. 746-5111 4. Island Dentist. 778-2204. Services 1. Hair Stylist. Amy Dodge. amydodgesalon.com 778-8191 2. Island Fitness Center. 778-5446. 3. Babysitting, The Play Room, 778-1698, Monday - Thursday - 9 - 6 p.m., Friday and Saturday 11 - 11p.m., $6.oo per hour first child - additional children $3.00 per hour. Sitters are licensed and CPR trained according to the manager. Licensed and a member of the Chamber of Commerce. Food and snacks provided. 4. Church. Island Baptist. 778-0719. 5. Anna Maria Chamber of Commerce - 778-1541. www.amichamber.org 6. Anna Maria Community Center. 778-1908. 7. Anna Maria Historical Society. 778-0492. 8. Annamaria.net. www.annamaria.net. Shopping 1. Desoto Mall. 747-5868 2. Prime Outlets at Ellenton. 888-260-7608 3. Surf Shop Westcoast. 778-1001. 4. Saint Armands Circle. Blvd. of Presidents. Sarasota. Very upscale shopping boutiques and restaurants. 5. Walmart. On Cortez (near 59th street). 6. Essence of Time. 778-9396 7. Publix Grocery Store. 778-5422 |