Amelia Island is small - only about18.2 square miles.
Jacksonville is a thirty or forty minute drive
It's made up of three zones
North end is the city of Fernandina Beach
Middle section of the island is just Amelia Island
Southern section is Amelia Island Plantation
farther south you travel, the newer things are.
Downtown Fernandina Beach is the 'older' section of the island, and includes the island's fifty block historic district. (Northern Area)
The heart of downtown Fernandina Beach is Centre Street, where you'll find the Chamber of Commerce (great place to find brochures), the Palace Saloon - Florida's oldest saloon, and a constantly changing array of art galleries, ice cream shops, T-shirt stores, and real estate offices. Most tourists to the area eventually find their way to Centre Street.
The center of the island has leans more towards the Florida Beachy feel. The major shopping areas have also popped up, conveniently, in the middle section of the island.
There are three major grocery store near the center of the island - Publix, Winn Dixie, and Food Lion, and one a little farther south, near Summer Beach, Harris Teeter. Walmart and Kmart are near the middle of the island also - Kmart in the strip mall with Publix and Walmart a short distance north in the strip mall with Winn Dixie.
Super Walmart. Not that anybody really needs TWO Walmarts, but on those days when the locals feel adventurous and feel the need for a road trip, they make the ten minute drive to the 'mainland' see what the Big Walmart has to offer.
NORTHERN SECTION
#2 is The Seaside Amelia Inn
MIDDLE SECTION
#2 is Amelia Hotel & Suites
Oh, this is so cool, Stephe!! Thanks for setting this up. I cannot wait to have a minute to read all this info. I cannot wait till the June 13th !!!!
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Lori**