Manatee County added a fifth day — Wednesday — to its Gulf Islands Ferry service between downtown Bradenton and Anna Maria Island.
The ferry service operates 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday, with stops on the riverfront in downtown Bradenton, theCity Pier in Anna Maria and the Historic Bridge Street Pier in Bradenton Beach.
The Bradenton Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, which is overseeing the service, stated in a news release March 18 that an average 360 riders a day have used the service.
People can track the two catamarans in the ferry service on the county’s MyStop transit app, which also shows bus times to the island, as well as AMI trolley locations.
People will find scheduling and ticket details at gulfislandsferry.com.
For more information, call the operators at 941-357-2587 or text 727-200-6487.