Sharon Laird of Holmes Beach captured this May 31 photo of manatees in the Gulf of Mexico near 58th Street in Holmes Beach. Laird is the second weekly winner in The Islander’s 2026 Top Notch photo contest. There will be four more weekly winners of Page 1 placement in the newspaper. All the weekly winners will be entered into the grand prize round, which offers $100 from The Islander and gift certificates from Islander advertisers. For contest de…
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