Children dig in the sand for buried treasure May 9 during the Anna Maria Island Privateers’ Snook Adams Kids Day at Bayfront Park, 316 N. Bay Blvd., Anna Maria. Islander Photos: Kristin Swain
Tim “Hammer” Thompson tells tall tales while Larry “Scary Larry” Wilhelm plays sea shanties May 9 during Snook Adams Kids Day at Bayfront Park.
Natalie Gonsales fulfills her wish to meet a pirate and get a bead necklace when she bravely introduces herself to Larry “Scary Larry” Wilhelm and receives a bead necklace.
Ava Edstrom watches her rat sail through the air to land in the bucket, winning her a tiny gold trophy from Shelly “Fireball” Hill during the rat toss May 9 at the Privateers’ Snook Adams Kids Day.
Snook Adams Day participants beat the heat with a water balloon toss, which quickly turned into a water balloon fight May 9 at Bayfront Park.