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Ernie Vanderwalt

Ernie Vanderwalt

June 30, 2026
Ernie Vanderwalt is a freelance writer and reporter for The Sun and his beat includes the Anna Maria Island beaches.

June 27, 2026
On the morning of Monday, June 29, or Tuesday, June 30, at approximately 8 a.m., a nesting sea turtle fitted with a satellite-monitored transmitter will be released into the Gulf on an Anna Maria Isl…

June 22, 2026
Manatee County Beach Patrol rescued 136 beachgoers from dangerous rip currents over a three-day period from June 17 through June 19.