Posts Tagged ‘Fernandina Beach’
Thursday, October 4th, 2012
The 4th Annual Butts and Brisket Competition BBQ Competition this Saturday, October 6th at Central Park from 10 – 3 with 20+ teams from all over the Southeast. Musical entertainment by Face for Radio and Wes Cobb beginning at 12:00. BBQ plates from teams will be sold beginning at 12:00. Looking forward to some mouth watering BQ from the finest in the area!
Just a couple blocks from the Williams house so you can easily stroll back to the Inn for that long awaited nap with time to awaken for the wine hour and continue with your island getaway!
Tags: Amelia Island, barbeque, bq competition, Fernandina Beach, Williams house
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Friday, August 20th, 2010
Current ride of Magna's owner Tom
Why a motorcycle as the lead picture for a blog on the 10th anniversary of a local salon? With good reason, since the inspiration and name for the salon “Magna’s – A Full Body Salon” came to Tom Hughes as he was riding his Honda Magna motorcycle in the days before opening (his current ride is pictured above). The Latin meaning for magna is large, great , powerful or mighty and Tom felt it captured the concept he had in mind for his salon and spa. Tom and his partner Stacye chose to match their decor with this theme and create a space that would appeal to both sexes. Hence the decor includes light hardwood floors, recessed lighting, earthtone colors, Roman style columns and a mixture of both masculine and feminine decorating. Tom and Stacye recently celebrated their 10th anniversary on Amelia Island and held an open house for clients and friends. We utilize Magna’s often for weddings and spa packages and Deborah has been the beneficiary of several of their relaxation packages on birthdays and anniversaries. It was a nice evening with the opportunity to meet their staff, visit with other locals and see the full range of the spa and salon at one time. Wine, beer and treats were available and enjoyed by all. It’s great to see local businesses succeed and we appreciate having the services available to provide for guests of the Williams House. Come to Amelia Island, stay at the Williams House and enjoy a trip to Magna’s! Our congratulations to Tom and Stacye and our hope for many more successful years here on Amelia Island!
Tom greets Deborah in front of Salon and Shrimp art
Magna's waiting room/retail shop
Front desk view of Magna's salon
Guests enjoy Magna's hospitality
Deborah enjoys snacks while Tom chats
Relaxing space inside Magna's salon
Tags: Amelia Island Activities, Fernandina Beach, local business
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Saturday, March 6th, 2010
The Garden Show welcomes visitors to Amelia Island
We are always looking forward to new and growing events on the Island and this weekend is the start of the Garden Show for the Island. It is a Saturday/Sunday event held at central park and was very crowded as we visited this morning. Cars are parked all along the streets and lots making it look like a typical Shrimp Festival day. A large variety of vendors were on hand with quite a diversity of flowers, herbs, bushes and even small trees. Food vendors were set up with some interesting choices, and live music appeared to be getting started as we left. It appeared a lot of people need new plants after the chilly winter we have had, and we are among those getting some replacements.
We have a weekly Saturday morning farmer’s market in downtown Fernandina Beach, and some of the same vendors were at the Garden Show, but also a lot of new ones. We hope this becomes at least an annual event and grows in scope as vendors find willing customers for spring flowers.
Visitors survey the food booths
One booth had birds on display
Beautiful flowers abound
Brilliant colors catch your eye
Herbs of all types
Bonsai also were represented
A tent full of live butterflies was impressive
Lot's of booths = lot's of choices
Tags: Amelia Island Activities, Fernandina Beach, flowers, Guest Experiences
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Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
Fernandina Beach Christmas tree before lighting
The Christmas season is always enjoyable for the traditions and excitement that seems to draw everyone into the joy and unique feeling of these holidays. The annual tree lighting downtown is one of those fun and exciting events. Though not quite as large as the tree at Rockefeller center, ours is attractive and of good size. A nice crowd of about 100 to 150 folks gathered for the event including many kids that were likely thinking of Christmas gift giving just around the corner. The event included some local musicians followed by the traditional count down from ten before the lights were turned on. We are looking forward to the upcoming holidays and our Christmas special where Deborah prepares a wonderful Christmas buffet. (more…)
Tags: Amelia Island Activities, Fernandina Beach, Guest Experiences
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Thursday, November 12th, 2009
Honor Guard leads Veterans Day Parade
As I have said before we love parades here in Fernandina, and what better parade is there than one honoring our veterans. It was another great fall day with above normal temperatures and it brought out many of our locals to both participate in and cheer on our veterans. Families lined the streets and police, fire and all manner of uniformed services marched. I love to see the American flag being honored and remember how many photos from wars show our military raising the flag in victory. It is hard to really fathom how many have sacrificed their lives for our country and all of us are living in a free and democaratic country because of their belief, sacrifice and valour. Thanks to all our service personnel both past, present and future and their dedicated efforts to keep us safe and secure. I hope you enjoy these photos!
Tags: Amelia Island Activities, Fernandina Beach, parades
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Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
Police & Fire vehicles lead parade
We love a good parade in Fernandina Beach and almost any excuse will do to have one. Last week it was the local high school homecoming parade complete with homecoming queen and court, football players, and local supporters of the high school team. As always youngsters lined the streets and plenty of candy was given out as a prelude for the trick or treating action coming soon. It was a beautiful sunny day with near record temps!
Cheerleaders lead the way
Football team gets a lift
Pirate ships remind us of Fernandina's history
An old car joins the parade
Pirate float ends the parade
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Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
One Beautiful Car
The annual Amelia Cruisers car show was held last weekend under clear skies and cool temps (that’s 65 degrees) in downtown Fernandina. The streets were closed to traffic and a superb lineup of restored and specialty cars/trucks/fire engines/dragsters, etc. were put on display. Its hard to imagine the total combined hours of work all these owners put into the restoration and make-overs of these historic cars. The collection varied from a Volkswagen beetle to RollsRoyce and everything in between.
A restored fire engine
Crowds were good and everyone was impressed by the quality of the restorations and the variety of cars represented. Most of our weekend guests visited the display and found it to be enjoyable even if they weren’t hard core car folks. One was tempted to buy one of the cars from his youth but regained control of his wallet with help from a spouse. We definitely relate to the hard work of restoring and maintaining something historical as we do it nearly every day in maintaining a 152 year old house. It’s hard work but rewarding when a part of history is maintained. Attached are a series of pictures from the wonderful cars on display. Enjoy!
Tags: Amelia Island Activities, Fernandina Beach, local attractions
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Saturday, September 26th, 2009
Don't you wish you were here?
Autumn is a great time to stay at our Florida Bed and Breakfast in Fernandina Beach. Sometimes the weather can be a bit stormy, but rain gives us a great excuse to hunker down and treat ourselves to good food and perhaps a glass of wine with our sweetie or friends. But this is Florida, and most of the time, the weather is just glorious. To help create an autumnal mood, we offer an October Weekend Special that includes a walking ghost tour on Friday evenings, lots of wine and hors d’oeuvres, and a carriage ghost tour on Saturday nights. You’ll learn all about the fascinating history of Fernandina Beach and Amelia Island, and hear some great historic ghost stories to boot.
Another good reason to head to our inn is the upcoming Amelia Island Jazz Festival. Jazz fans should know that some of the finest musicians around will be playing October 2 – 11 throughout the island. Venues vary, from the Amelia Park Town Square to The Historic Palace Saloon. There will be New Orleans style jazz, Latin jazz, and everything in between – don’t forget your dancing shoes.
No matter what your reasons for traveling: the urge to stroll on a moonlit beach, the desire to hear historic ghost tales in a charming town, or the need to listen to great jazz, you’ll feel at home in our Fernandina Beach bed and breakfast.
Tags: Amelia Island, Fernandina Beach, Florida Bed and Breakfast, ghost, jazz festival, October Weekend, Special, wine
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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
Tags: Amelia Island Activities, Fernandina Beach, historical
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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
Tags: Amelia Island Activities, Fernandina Beach, food, Guest Experiences
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The 4th Annual Butts and Brisket Competition BBQ Competition this Saturday, October 6th at Central Park from 10 – 3 with 20+ teams from all over the Southeast. Musical entertainment by Face for Radio and Wes Cobb beginning at 12:00. BBQ plates from teams will be sold beginning at 12:00. Looking forward to some mouth watering BQ from the finest in the area!
