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Starting New Year with a Splash! Amelia Island Polar Plunge

Sprinting to the sea, fun-loving folks in Fernandina Beach took the Polar Plunge, starting the New Year with a splash. They gathered at the Bill Melton Road beach access off South Fletcher Avenue at noon New Year’s Day, an annual tradition on Amelia Island for a decade. People did not just strip down to swim [...]

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Amelia Island Year in Pictures

Amelia Island Year in Pictures 2010

Collection of 250 photos taken around Amelia Island and Fernandina Beach during the past year. Enjoy the year in pictures, 2010.

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Oxley-Heard Funeral Home, Fernandina Beach, Florida

Fernandina Flag Line, Services To Honor Fallen Soldier

Wave flags Dec. 19 to honor soldier, Spc. Kelly Mixon of Fernandina Beach, killed in action, fighting for the United States of America in Operation Enduring Freedom.

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Book Loft Window Reflection, Centre St., Fernandina

Historic Streetscape: Fernandina’s “Main Street” Called Centre

Centre Street storefronts, a looking-glass to the past. Anchored by the city’s harbor, vintage buildings dating back to America’s Victorian-era line the sidewalks.

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Coastal Cheer, Christmas at the Beach Amelia Island

Good Tidings From The Beach, Amelia Island

Folks will be making merry, celebrating the holidays at the beach on Amelia Island. ‘Tis the season of coastal cheer from the eastern shoreline to the western riverfront on this barrier island in northeast Florida. On the evening of December 3, 2010, a 2-mile glow of luminaries, placed by the Fernandina Woman’s Club, will light [...]

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