SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – Anna Maria Island was a primitive land in 1891 with lots of mosquitoes and rattlesnakes. But when Charles Roser, the guy who created Fig Newtons, got together with Wil Bean, the son of an Anna Maria Island homesteader, an island tourist destination was born. A tiny, tasty treat that led to all we see on the island today. Click and Watch!
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