Category: Beaches

Amelia Island coastal news & views.

Amelia Island State Park’s Beach-Nesting Bird Season Fledgling Counts 2022

"Watch For Flightless Chicks," Bird Crossing Sign at Amelia Island State Park, Florida. Shorebird nesting season.
"Watch For Flightless Chicks," bird crossing sign at Amelia Island State Park, Florida during shorebird nesting season

Least Terns, Wilson’s Plovers, and Willets nested on this northeast Florida barrier island’s southern tip during the 2022 breeding season.

Grand Reopening Of A.L. Lewis Museum In Historic American Beach Community

American Beach Museum renamed A.L. Lewis Museum, reopens October 15, 2022, Amelia Island, Florida.
American Beach Museum Renamed "A.L. Lewis Museum," Reopening October 15, 2022. (File photo)

The museum unveils a new celebratory exhibit entitled, “Recreation and Relaxation Without Humiliation: The American Beach Story.”

WANTED: Public Feedback On Plans For Seven Amelia Island Beach Parks

Fernandina's Main Beach Park, Atlantic Ocean seashore. Summer 2022, photo by Amelia Island Living eMagazine.
Fernandina Beach

See preliminary design plans, give input on Amelia Island’s beach parks: (1) North Beach, (2) Main Beach (3) Seaside Park, (4) Peters Point, (5) Scott Rd. access, (6) Burney Park & (7) South end access.

Amelia Island’s Fourth of July 2022 Fireworks, Patriotic Concerts & Celebrations

Patriotic beach umbrella. Photo by AmeliaIslandLiving.com magazine.

It’s America’s biggest summer holiday weekend. Browse highlighted Fourth of July happenings in Fernandina Beach.