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Amelia Island Living Boneyard Beach, Big Talbot Island, Florida

AMELIA ISLAND, FL -- Island hopping sounds like an appealing way to spend time. And the older we get, time seems to fly by at a quicker pace, doesn’t it? So spend time wisely!


Consider that a mammoth skeleton was discovered at Amelia Island's neighbor, Big Talbot Island, Florida in clay depos… Continue

Added by Amelia Island Living on February 28, 2010 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Amelia Island Living Amelia National Golf Club Hosts Big Golf Event

Amelia National Golf: Local Club Lands Big Golf Tournament

Amelia National Golf & Country Club will host the F&S Asset Management Group Classic from March 8 through March 14, 2010 at the private Tom Fazio-designed course.

This National Golf Association’s Hooters Pro Golf Tour event features “elite golf professionals” and is reportedly considered “a gateway to the PGA."

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Added by Amelia Island Living on February 22, 2010 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Amelia Island Living Sadly, Historic Florida House Inn Closes in Fernandina Beach, Amelia Island

The historic inns of Fernandina Beach, Florida are part of her quaint charm, adding ambiance to this riverfront, Victorian-era city. Sadly, the historic Florida House Inn, said to be the state of Florida’s “oldest continuously-operated tourist hotel,” has not survived the “Great Recession” o… Continue

Added by Amelia Island Living on January 18, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Amelia Island Living Perk of Florida Living: Backyard Citrus Trees

Driving around Amelia Island as winter sets in, it’s hard not to notice citrus trees heavily laden with fruit. I’ve seen individual trees that must have hundreds of fruit waiting to be picked. Once the cooler weather sets in (and the temperature drops especially during the night), it’s said to be the time t… Continue

Added by Amelia Island Living on January 1, 2010 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Amelia Island Living Holiday Delight: Amelia Island Ritz-Carlton

Visitors are delighted as they step inside the lobby doors to see the life-sized gingerbread creation at the Amelia Island Ritz-Carlton each holiday season (watch video). Painstakingly baked and decorated by a team of Ritz pastry chefs, this year’s culinary feat is a 17-foot long pirate ship, the “S.S. Ginger Amelia,” adorned with gingerbread pirates, gingerbread cannon and chocolate cannon balls. Of course, there’s a treasure chest filled with candied bounty. Even Martha Stewart would have to b… Continue

Added by Amelia Island Living on December 12, 2009 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Amelia Island Living Ghosts of Christmas Past, Backyard Economics

(Photo: The "Christmas on the River" shop is open year round on Centre Street, Fernandina)

I wrote the article below, “Can Demographics Support New Growth?“ almost seven years ago and wish to re-publish it now in this blog. The message is still timely today. Doing business locally when possible, in our own backyard, buying where you live, is more impo

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Added by Amelia Island Living on November 29, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Amelia Island Living Petanque on Amelia Island

The city of Fernandina Beach on Amelia Island, Florida is hosting the 2009 Petanque America Open this coming weekend of November 14 - 15, 2009. At least 90 teams (of two), are registered to play, coming to Amelia Island from as far away as Europe and Canada. What's Petanque (pronounced “pe-tonk“)? Check out this YouTube video, explaining the game (video features the Carolina Petanque Club). Called “addictive,” the French game of Petanque is referred to as a “cousin to horseshoes and Italian boc… Continue

Added by Amelia Island Living on November 8, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Amelia Island Living Amelia Island Sunrise

If you venture out early to see the sunrise at the beach on Amelia Island, you won’t be alone. In Fernandina, you’ll find others who also appreciate the simple beauty of a sunrise, and the special setting of the beach. Today, the sun came up over the Atlantic Ocean at around 7:30 am -- late for a sunrise. But these last weeks of October leading up to t… Continue

Added by Amelia Island Living on October 21, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

Amelia Island Living Amelia Island Weekend: Butterflies, Jazz, Athletes

As Amelia Islanders stepped out of their homes this morning, it’s likely we were thinking the same thing --- a collective “aaaaahhhhhh.” The air was noticeably cooler and dryer for the first time in ages, here in northeast Florida. Like the joy of seeing an old friend after a long absence, the cooler weather is greeted b… Continue

Added by Amelia Island Living on September 29, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Amelia Island Living Labor Day Not End to Beach Days

As summertime slips into fall, there are still plenty of beach days to come here on Amelia Island. On this Labor Day holiday weekend (a time that often marks the “end of the summer season” in many northern beach destinations), there’s still time to enjoy the beaches of this northeast Florida barrier isl… Continue

Added by Amelia Island Living on September 7, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Amelia Island Living Market Activity Awakening

Stock Market Up, Florida Home Sales Up, National Home Sales Up -- Will Optimism Turn Up? The U.S. stock market has been on the upswing in a big way. The DOW, for example, recovering from the 6,000 point range, has been trending up, up, and up since March, closing today (August 21st) at 9,506. Existing home sales activity in Florida is up 11 months in a row, with the number of sales transactions soaring in July 2009. However, home prices in Florida sank from a year ago. Florida’s median sales p… Continue

Added by Amelia Island Living on August 21, 2009 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Amelia Island Living Sea Turtle Season on Amelia Island

Photo, marked sea turtle nest, north-end Amelia Island, Florida "Tis the Season for Sea Turtles on Amelia Island, Florida It’s turtle time on Amelia Island, and I don’t mean the slow pace around here. Amelia Island is the nesting ground for sea turtles. It’s the… Continue

Added by Amelia Island Living on August 12, 2009 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Amelia Island Living Summertime Fireworks, Island Fun, History

Pictured above is historic Fort Clinch, Amelia Island, Florida. Check out Amelia Island Living’s EVENTS CALENDAR for summertime events around the Amelia Island area. Free music concerts, Sounds on Centre, are happening the first Friday night of each month… Continue

Added by Amelia Island Living on July 1, 2009 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Amelia Island Living Sizzling Summer, Dog Days, Snakes

Sultry, tropical summer days accompanied by sporadic severe thunderstorms have been the trend lately here in Fernandina Beach. The "dog days of summer" came early this year in Fernandina Beach, with an extremely hot June. The phrase "dog days" apparently dates back to t… Continue

Added by Amelia Island Living on July 1, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Amelia Island Living Fort Clinch State Park Events

Memorial Day Weekend is a great time to visit historic Fort Clinch State Park, which is holding a special program to honor those who served during World War II. (Hopefully, this stormy weather we've been experiencing will pass by before the holiday weekend.) Another nice event for t… Continue

Added by Amelia Island Living on May 20, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Amelia Island Living Fernandina Beach Shrimp Festival Video, Amelia Island, Florida

(Photo added to blog 5/3/09, from April 30th Shrimp Festival Parade) Another year has passed, and it's time again for the biggest event held on this barrier island, the Shrimp Festival. The town is gearing up for this huge tourist event. The festival is celebrating its 46t… Continue

Added by Amelia Island Living on April 28, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

DreamsFloat Joe March To The Beat Of A Different Drum ...

Here on Amelia Island the charter boat Captains really do march to the beat of a different drum. To be more specific, that would be Black Drum, also known as Pogonias cromis to you fishermen who are fluent in Latin. Anchors Aweigh Charters on board "Ye Ole Pirate" has already scored a few of these big, ... More (Please CLICK photos to enlarge) http://www.anchorsaweighcharters.com/aspx/blob2/blobpa… Continue

Added by DreamsFloat Joe on April 14, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Amelia Island Living In The Mood For a Melody -- Face 2 Face

PLAY ME A MEMORY

So I hadn’t seen a rock concert in decades. But then last August I saw Bruce Springsteen in Jacksonville and loved it. Then last week I saw “the” piano men, Billy Joel and Elton John, at their sold out Face 2 Face show in Jacksonville. Could it get any bett… Continue

Added by Amelia Island Living on March 13, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Amelia Island Living Island Waters: Right Whales, Submarines

RIGHT WHALES AND SUBMARINES AROUND AMELIA ISLAND I’ve heard that northern right whales have been seen off Amelia Island recently. A local resident out boating was able to get a few shots of the whales with his cell phone camera last week. It was also reported that a right wha… Continue

Added by Amelia Island Living on February 24, 2009 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Amelia Island Living Fernandina Beach Wintertime

COLDEST WINTER IN MEMORY, FERNANDINA BEACH Occasionally, winter temps do hit below freezing here in Fernandina Beach. This winter is the coldest in my memory (fifteen years of local living). It seems like we've had more hard freezes, and of longer duration (several days in a row)… Continue

Added by Amelia Island Living on February 23, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

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