The ABWA Eight Flags Chapter gathered for their meeting and “High Tea” this Sunday afternoon here at the Williams House. A fun group of women and some great hats and we all enjoyed the event!
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“Meet and Tea” with our local ABWA chapter
Tuesday, March 12th, 2013 
Amelia Island Garden Show – March 2nd and 3rd!
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013This is the event for all gardeners out there ready to kick start the season with new idea’s and hopefully some new and colorful additions to your garden. Great way to spend the day and they also have entertainment, food and drink vendors as well and all of this is just a 2 block stroll from the Williams House Inn! Come join the fun!
March 2 & 3, 2013
Saturday 9am-5pm
Sunday 9am-4pm
Central Park, 1100 Atlantic Ave,
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Perfect for those with a passion for plants and landscape design, the 3rd annual Amelia Island Garden Show features over 50 growers and nurseries selling a full assortment of flowers and plants, fruit trees and palms, orchids, herbs, container gardens, native plants, garden accessories and more. Also, there will be Ask the Expert demonstrations, live birds of prey exhibit, and the award winning Amelia Farmers Market.
Adults $4 for (1) day or $5 for (2) days
Parking is Free
No pets.
Saturday Farmers Market
Friday, December 7th, 2012After breakfast a short stroll to the Saturday Market is always fun. Your sure to find something you can’t live without or just a chance to do some “people watching”!
Black Friday Downtown Pajama Shopping Party
Tuesday, November 20th, 2012Day after Thanksgiving Downtown Shopping P
arty! TIme to show off those favorite pajama’s!
Fernandina Gearing up for Christmas!
Tuesday, November 20th, 2012Christmas is coming the goose is getting fat…and the city is assembling the Christmas tree downtown!
Meet the “Locals” of Fernandina Beach
Friday, October 19th, 2012One of our local celebrities/characters here on the island – Felix. You will find him downtown selling his wares and some of the best boiled peanuts you will ever find. Felix often joins in with local musicians and does his magic with the harmonica!
Thanks for the photo Dan Voll!
Thanks for the photo Dan Voll!
Ride in style during the Holiday Cookie Tour!
Monday, October 15th, 2012Don’t forget to get you tickets for the B&B Holiday Cookie Tour ahead of time before Nov. 1st!) to save a few bucks!
Tickets are available online at www.ameliaislandinns.com
We will have the halls decked with boughs of garland and all the fa-la-la-la as well!
Trolley rides will be available to Inns located at the beaches and the Horse drawn carriages will be available in the historic district between stops and all of this comes with the price of your ticket!
Don’t miss out on this chance to kick start the holiday season!
Don’t miss out on this chance to kick start the holiday season!
Amelia Island Shop Brings Art&Color to Fernandina Beach
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011We always enjoy seeing new shops open in downtown Fernandina Beach and North Third Trading, located at 13 North Third St. is no exception. Featuring booths from numerous local artists and craftsmen there is something for everyone. From humorous and silly to artistic and serious, many selections are there to temp everyone’s taste in Island inspired artworks. One of their specialties is flamingo related art work, which Deborah collects from time to time (more than 200 items so far). Soo we had to spend a bit of time surveying the various booths. Owners Robert and Iris Lannon are going to be adding yard art to their shop in the spring as well. It’s another interesting and unique shop for gests of the Williams House to explore and enjoy.
Colorful displays within North 3rd Trading
Another interesting booth
Fun items abound
Main register at North 3rd
Flamingos and Fernandina Beach
More flamingo art
Centre Street Renovation Underway
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
Former Bank of America building being remodeled
We love to see the downtown area of Fernandina Beach being restored and maintained. Don Shaw owns a building he built further west on Centre Street that houses his own book store, Books Plus and Magna’s Salon. Recently he purchased the former Bank of America building and is now in the process of renovating it for its next life. The plan the last I talked to Don is to establish both a restaurant and retail option within the building. It appears they are going to add old brick to the exterior as well as completely reworking the interior. We wish Don much success and are pleased to see his dedication to continuing to utilize and maintain this historic area. We also look forward to the potential for both a new restaurant and more shopping!
Restoration looking from the other side
Farmer's Market Going Strong
Thursday, August 27th, 2009
Saturday Farmer's Market entrance
Fernandina’s Farmer’s market began a couple of years ago and has steadily grown in members and variety. It operates every Saturday on 6th street between Centre and Alachua streets and has a variety of interesting vendors. So far we have enjoyed baked goods, fresh vegetables and fruit, purchased garden plants, enjoyed the local music, and experienced the interesting dry pasta varieties. There seems to be something for everyone and it gets busier every week.
Come on down!
I noticed this past weekend, it is also a gathering place for folks to bring their dogs and we saw a large variety of sizes and types. There were two different musical groups playing this past week and of course, it was basically country.
Local produce for sale
A dog checks out the market
Plant varieties abound
Colorful offerings
Entertaining shoppers
