Author: The Editor

Observations of island life, news & opinion by W.B. Lawson. Wendy has enjoyed the laid-back Amelia Island lifestyle since 1993. Her background began at a newspaper in NY. She then spent time working at a Fortune 500 company in PR/Investor Relations, and later became a managing editor at an equity research publishing firm in NY. She was Series 7 licensed while with Merrill Lynch in Florida.

Amelia Concours 2023 — Overview of Auctions, Attendance & Economics

Amelia Island, Florida auto auctions, March 2023. Watercolor illustration by AmeliaIslandLiving.com

HAMMER TIME IN NE FLORIDA — Record Amelia Island auction sales in 2023 summed up. A rearview mirror glance at car culture extravaganza.

Highlights of 2023 Amelia Concours Car Culture Celebration

Concours d'Elegance, Golf Club of Amelia. (Photo from archives, AmeliaIslandLiving.com)

Browse highlights of “The Amelia” Concours d’Elegance plus related activities, auctions & free display in downtown Fernandina.

John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band To Perform At Fernandina’s Shrimp Festival

Riverfront stage, downtown Fernandina where free concerts performed during Shrimp Festival (happening this year April 29th - May 1, 2022)..
Riverfront stage, downtown Fernandina where free concerts are performed during Shrimp Festival.

Plenty of Shrimp Festival attendees will be feeling nostalgic when original artists of the 1980s and 70s take the riverfront stage. Enjoy a musical flashback!

Sea Turtle Nesting Activity Subsides As Fall Arrives At Florida-Georgia Border

Sea turtle nest in dunes, sea oats. Amelia Island Living magazine photo. Sea turtle season 2021. AmeliaIslandLiving.com
Sea Turtle Nest in Dunes

As the calendar turns to September, it’s a surprise to find a new sea turtle nest. Instead, mostly happening this time of year is the emergence of hatchlings.