Category: Perspective

Local observations of coastal living at the Florida-Georgia border. Images, news & opinion.

SO FAR, SO GOOD: Slow Start To Hurricane Season 2022 But Peak Time Is September

Monstrous Hurricane Floyd (image by NOAA's Environmental Visualization Lab, Sept. 14, 1999)
A Look Back: Monstrous Floyd, one of four hurricanes in last 25 years that triggered a mandatory evacuation of Amelia Island, Florida. (Image Sept. 14, 1999 by NOAA's Environmental Visualization Lab)

Unusual lack of hurricanes this season through August. However, September is historically most active month in Atlantic — be prepared.

A Look At Fernandina’s New River Walkway, Waterfront Stabilization Project

Downtown Fernandina's New River Walkway. Amelia Island Living magazine image.
Downtown's New Riverfront Walkway Along Fernandina Harbor Marina (South of Boat Ramp)

As the summer of 2022 approaches, the Amelia River Waterfront Stabilization Project (Phase 1) is nearing completion. The project features a new seawall and walkway in downtown Fernandina Beach. Construction work began back in September 2021. The seawall/walkway runs parallel to the riverbank on the southern section of the Fernandina Harbor Marina. The river walk […]

Fernandina’s Multi-Million Marina Funds Fight With FEMA Resolved

Fernandina Harbor Marina image, Amelia Island Living magazine 2021.

Fernandina’s thorny dispute with FEMA has finally been resolved in the city’s favor.

The Nature of Places: Fort Clinch State Park

Nature of places, Fort Clinch tree canopy, Spanish moss. Fernandina Beach. Photo Amelia Island Living magazine.

The pandemic added an extra layer of appreciation for places like Fort Clinch, Amelia Island’s largest natural area.