In a recent post, Brevard Happening named the formerly majestic, now sunken Annie the Merritt Island River Dragon as one of the great reasons to love Brevard County. And because we miss her so much, we signed on to assist Save Dragon Point with their efforts to see her rebuilt.
Save Dragon Point’s ultimate goal is to acquire the piece of property known as Dragon Point and rebuild Annie there. They want to accomplish this by first raising the funds required to pay to clear the property (which includes a large, uninhabitable residence) and make it suitable for building again. The clean-up would be offered in exchange for the relatively small area of land known as Dragon Point, which would then be maintained by Save Dragon Point.
This would allow Save Dragon Point to rebuild Annie. It would save the owner the costs of demolition and clean-up and lead to a sizable tax-break (for the donation of the land), a total win-win.
If you support Save Dragon Point’s initiative to remove Dragon Point from the real estate market and put it into the care of a community foundation, please complete the form below.
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I lived on Merritt Island for many years and grew up there. I would fish in the Indian river and the banana river to make money while I went to high school at sattlite high. I passed the dragon many times and enjoyed when they would have flam shoot out on special occasions. I to miss her there at the end of the island. To have her there again would be fantastic.
Thanks for commenting, Jay! We’d like to see Annie come back too!
Annie must be saved!
Thanks for commenting, Nancy! We agree!
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We moved to Satellite Beach back in the summer of 1977, I was 8 years old at the time. When we came across the causeway, I seen Annie for the very first time. She was absolutely stunning, and she added to the mystique of the area. She stood there at the end of Merrit Island like she owned it, and it would not be right for her not to be there. We could not help but to gaze at her anytime we drove across the causeway. I remember when my Dad bought our first boat. One of the first things we wanted to do was to go by Annie to see her just a little bit closer. I remember when new owners bought that property and they added eggs, I think I remember there being one or two of them that were partially hatched with baby dragons inside. In the early to mid 80s I used to water ski on either side of Annie. Annie had stood there at the end of Merrit Island and watched all of us grow up, even though she was inanimate, we all have memories of her. I have since lived all over this country, and have never seen such a landmark as her. In 2004, I had come back home for vacation, and purposely went across Eau Gallie Causeway to show my daughter Annie, only to find her crumbled in pieces in the water, I was saddened, when I saw her like that, I felt that a valuable piece of my past had died, and it was equally devastating when I found out that someone had vandalized her the night before. Annie was such an incredible landmark, if you stopped to talk to any tourist that came through our hometowns and asked them what they enjoyed about our area, the would say, “The Beaches, Kennedy Space Center, Ron Jons, and Annie The Dragon.” I am very happy to learn that you have organized a group of fine people who are dedicated to bringing Annie back to life. I wish you all well in your endeavors, and I want to be there when she is complete again!
Am looking for pictures of the dragon to purchase. Please help!