The deep water leading into the port of Fernandina provided a location for Piracy to thrive. The Embargo Act, a short lived bill that proved unenforceable, was signed by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807. This closed United States ports to…
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When my husband knelt on one knee and asked for my hand in marriage, I replied, “Yes, but only if we move to Amelia Island!”
This morning I was on a real early beach walk on my way to Peters Point on Amelia Island, kind of a little in training for the upcoming whopper on Saturday when SearchAmelia will have several participants in the First…
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Fernandina Beach, Florida holds a rich history including Florida‚Äôs oldest tavern, The Palace Saloon. Built in 1878, what started as a haberdashery, was purchased in 1903, stocked with boozed and named the Palace Saloon. Louis Hirth called his friend, the…
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In the 1870‚Äôs Fernandina Beach, Florida, became a tourist attraction to thousands of rich northern tourists. Known as ‚ÄúThe Queen of Summer Resorts‚Äù according to an 1896 edition of American Resorts magazine, Amelia Island was brought into the Golden Age…
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In the 1950’s if you needed something in Fernandina Beach you simply made a trip to 3rd and Centre Street and paid a visit to Hardee Brothers Hardware store. It didn’t matter what you were looking for, they always seemed…
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I have always loved to treasure hunt. Yes, you read it right, treasure hunting. I own a modern day metal detector and I love to go looking for coins and items long lost, bring them back to life and wonder…
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Frederick Willis Hoyt was a prosperous merchant in Fernandina Beach before the turn of the 20th century. He also built the 1905 Hoyt House. He was born June 3, 1856, in New Hampshire, and moved to NE Florida with his…
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Fernandina Beach, Florida suffered one of the state‚Äôs worst disasters of the time when the Yellow Fever struck the town. With only a population of 1632, 1146 people fell ill with the fever. The Mayor of Fernandina Beach was also…
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One scoundrel Pirate who spent time on Amelia Island was born Louis Michel Aury. Though he claimed to be Mexican, Louis Aury was born in Paris around 1788. As a young man he served in the French Navy, and then…
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I think one of the most beautiful old neighborhoods on Amelia Island is North 6th. Street between Alachua and Broome. The old homes have character and truly reflect another time in historic Fernandina Beach. The charming architecture of these homes…
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We all have memories of our childhood and where we grew up, some are more vivid then others. One of my memories growing up here in Fernandina Beach, on Amelia Island, Florida, was that of an old black gentleman named…
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My memories of the beach have always revolved around main beach, the activity that was always happening at The Blue Seas Restaurant, The Golden Sands, (Sandy Bottoms today), the Skating Rink and of course Moore’s Grocery. Mr. Moore ran one…
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I think one of the most charming places on the face of the earth is downtown Fernandina. Yesterday I took the opportunity to take a walk in the downtown area and reflect back on what it was like when I…
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