New Web Site

Amelia Island has launched an all-new visitor web site — www.AmeliaIsland.com — with great new features and tons of vacation and meeting-planning info. Check availability at your favorite hotel, resort or historic bed and breakfast inn; read recent visitor reviews from TripAdvisor; and see current temperatures. The new site also includes helpful maps to various featured locations, restaurants and activities, and plenty of colorful photos of the island. Surf over to AmeliaIsland.com.

Restaurant Week on Amelia Island

On January 25, Amelia Island kicks off its first Restaurant Week. The exciting event will offer visitors the chance to experience cuisine at a variety of Amelia Island restaurants. The participating establishments will offer visitors a fixed price of $19 and $29 for a three-course meal with a beverage. Additionally, participants will be entered to win a “Year of Dining,” with twelve $50 gift certificates to be used once a month for an entire year. For more information, to view participating restaurants or for accommodation packages, please visit www.AmeliaIsland.com/yummy.

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to Amelia Island

Your friends and family now have the opportunity to win a free trip to Amelia Island! Anyone who signs up for the Amelia Island E-newsletter in the month of January will be automatically entered to win a two-night trip to Amelia Island. The trip includes a two-night stay at the Ash Street Inn, a contemporary, sophisticated bed and breakfast located in the historic district of downtown Fernandina Beach. The winner will also win two tickets to the Amelia River Cruises. This monthly contest will be a continuing feature on Amelia Island’s new Web site.

Amelia Island Museum of History Opens Two
Exhibits in January

The Amelia Island Museum of History will greet the New Year with two new exhibits opening in January. On January 9, the Beach Racing Exhibit will open, featuring a collection of old racing photos, newspaper articles, and artifacts from race cars. Later in the month, the museum will open a Black History Exhibit that will include firsthand accounts of life on Amelia Island during the heyday of American Beach, - a glorious oceanfront haven for African Americans during the Jim Crow-era of segregation. For more information, Click Here.

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Valentine’s Day Packages

Are you planning a getaway for your sweetheart this Valentine’s Day? Amelia Island is the perfect getaway for your romantic Florida getaway. The island has several accommodators offering romance and Valentine’s Day packages for those looking to getaway from it all. For a list of packages, please visit our Web site Valentine’s Press Release.

An Eventful February

In February, Amelia Island will play host to a variety of special events. On Feb. 1, the Amelia Island Museum of History will host a Black History Month celebration, featuring a performance by the Edward Waters College Concert Choir at the Macedonia AME Church. The weekend of Feb. 7-8, Fort Clinch State Park will offer a Union Garrison, which will give visitors unique insight into the lives of soldiers at the fort during the Civil War. February 13-15, the Amelia Island-Fernandina Beach Restoration Foundation will hold its 32nd Annual Restoration Foundation Antiques Show & Sale. For a full list of upcoming events, visit www.AmeliaIsland.com.

Area Temperature Averages

	January	February	March
High	63	65	71
Lo	44	47	52

Upcoming Events


January 9	Amelia Island Museum of History presents Beach Racing Exhibit

January 16	3rd on 3rd at the Amelia Island Museum of History

February 1	Amelia Island Museum of History Black History Month Celebration

February 7	Union Garrison at Fort Clinch State Park

Make sure to check out the list of upcoming events on Amelia Island.

Dining Spotlight: Barbara Jean’s

For made-from-scratch, home-style cooking, islanders and visitors alike know that Barbara Jean’s is the place to go. Located on Gateway Boulevard, the popular dining spot is open daily for lunch and dinner, and recently began serving breakfast on the weekends. The family-run restaurant bakes three kinds of fresh bread daily: pumpkin bread, homemade wheat rolls, and sweet jalapeno corn bread. Menu favorites include a creamy bowl of She Crab Soup, the Coastal Platter with an array of seafood options, and the Kailua Chicken Salad, with Mandarin Oranges, Pineapples, Pecans and more. Visit www.barbarajeans.com for a photo tour and to find their four Southeast locations.