Fernandina had the distinction of having a marine welcome station operated by the State and it was a draw for boaters entering or leaving Florida.
You can tell how our population has grown over the years just by looking at the boats in the Fernandina Beach city marina back in the early seventies. I remember when the marina was first built and how the city fathers were worried that there may not be enough boaters to fill the slips. Things were slim as you can see by the photo.
Today, Amelia Island has a shortage of marina slips and when comes open it is filled from a waiting list. Fernandina had the distinction of having a marine welcome station operated by the State and it was a draw for boaters entering or leaving Florida. Yes, we have grown a bit over the years and our marinas are proof.
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“Today, Amelia Island has a shortage of marina slips”
If, this is a fact, then Fernandina Beach could have dredged the first finger slip area in the Fernandina Harbor Marina on the north side of Brett's Waterway Cafe to create a few more slips.
I'm more concerned in not having a welcome center anymore. Also the word city fathers seems to be a little overdone here, don't you think? And the marina still seems quite empty to me at least for a major entrance point. Now if someone would thibnk up a nice promotion for all those yachts that twice a year make the trip between the Caribbean and the holy sailing grounds of Rhode Island, we could see some nice extra income. Got a couple more ideas that could bring some extra money in the local economy, but I'd suggest someone first repairs the channel markers and lighting in the Amelia River and Nassau Sound before we start attracting more traffic.