At the End of the Road

Anna Maria sits at the end of the road — a barrier island that never let the highway in. No high-rises, no traffic lights to speak of; sand streets, cottages, and the Gulf of Mexico at the end of nearly every lane. Casa Bellamare rests on the island's quiet southern reach. For boaters, the house offers what the island rarely does: protected deep-water dockage with an unbridged run to the Gulf.