These photos will have you dreaming of a magical Christmas by the sea.
The 8th Annual Dickens on Centre holiday festival in historic downtown Fernandina Beach is back and better than ever! Here’s what’s HAPPENING in 2022!
These Amelia Island restaurants are either open on Thanksgiving Day, offer pre-ordered Thanksgiving dinners to go, or have those last-minute items you need for a successful meal. Happy Thanksgiving, y’all!
The Condé Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards selected Amelia Island as #3 of the Best Islands in the U.S., joining Hawaiian favorites Maui, Oahu and our sister Sea Island to the north, Hilton Head Island, just to name a few.
It’s almost sweater weather! Here are our favorite local coffee shops and cafes that have everything you need to either kick start your day, keep it going or just keep you warm.
Amelia Island has plenty of stories to tell. Take a break from outdoor fun and take in these unique museums, featuring everything from an African-American environmentalist to plundering pirates!
She was born in a German palace. Amelia Sophia Eleanor was born on June 10th 1711 in Hanover, Germany. At the age of three, she sailed to England when her grandfather became King George I. Her father ascended the throne in 1727. She was meant to marry the Warrior King of Prussia — but never […]
The following is an excerpt from the new African American Heritage Brochure:The first African likely set foot on Amelia Island in 1526. A would-be conquistador named Lucas Vazquez de Ayllon secured a royal charter to explore and colonize the Atlantic coastal region north of what is now St. Augustine. He sailed with six ships and six hundred men, including […]
Historic downtown Fernandina Beach has always been the “hub” of Amelia Island. It was and is the town “center” that everything else fanned/fans out from. But what about the main thoroughfare that has lead folks to the historic district for years? Let’s take a stroll down S. 8th Street, Amelia Island’s first auto-centric commercial corridor […]
Known as the “Isle of Eight Flags”, take a look at Amelia Island’s colorful history and learn about all 8 flags that have flown over her.