FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. — The event of the year in Fernandina Beach is the annual Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival, held the first weekend of May to celebrate the town's heritage as the ...
Nearly 400 acres of property on Amelia Island has been donated to the North Florida Land Trust (NFLT) for coastal conservation. The nonprofit NFLT was bestowed the land from the Thornton family.
The North Florida Land Trust recently received a donation of land on Amelia Island from the Thornton Family. The family donated approximately 396 acres to the nonprofit land conservation organization.