Fernandina Beach has its old-fashioned Main Street called Centre. The downtown historic district adds regal crown to this “Isle of Eight Flags,” named after princess Amelia of England.

"PERSPECTIVE" column features observations of island life, news & opinion by managing editor, Wendy Lawson. With a professional background that began at a newspaper, she later spent 14 years in the financial services and real estate industries. She was a managing editor at an equity research and publishing firm in New York and later became Series 7 licensed while at Merrill Lynch. Since 1993, she's enjoyed the laid-back Amelia lifestyle and loves photographing coastal nature and seascapes around the Florida-Georgia border.
Fernandina Beach has its old-fashioned Main Street called Centre. The downtown historic district adds regal crown to this “Isle of Eight Flags,” named after princess Amelia of England.
Seeing a bald eagle in the wild is memorable. It’s possible to glimpse these magnificent birds around Amelia Island, Florida.
Amelia Island after Hurricane Matthew, a look around this barrier island.
Take a look at barrier island blooms of the dunes and Greenway on Amelia Island, Florida. In the coastal South, summertime wildflowers dot the seascape adding pops of color in natural areas.