What’s Labor Day 2015 at the beach look like on Anna Maria Island? It looks like a Norman Rockwell painting. Islander photographer Jack Elka answers the question with a drone photo taken Sept. 6 looking south from the Manatee Public Beach. It looks like plenty of people taking advantage of time away from work, sharing the white sandy shoreline, a beautiful blue sky and the varied aqua colors of the Gulf of Mexico. The high temperature over the weekend reached 93 degrees and the water temp hovered in the 90s.
Beach goers pack up, Sept. 6, their gear on Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, before the storm hits. Islander Photos: Tal Reeve
A beach visitor heads for shelter Sept. 6 at the Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, as other visitors try to leave the island.
Beach visitors try to shield, Sept. 6, themselves from the rain at Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach.
Beach goers use their towels, Sept. 6, to cover themselves from the rain as they leave Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach.
Traffic backs up, Sept. 6, at Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, as people try to leave Anna Maria Island as rainclouds cover the sun.