Amelia is long and narrow.  It is 13 miles (21 km) long (21 km) and approximately 4 miles (6 km) wide at its widest point.  Amelia Island is situated just south of Cumberland Island, Georgia, off the east coast of Florida in Nassau County. Fernandina Beach and Amelia City are both located on the island.

It is host to the Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival, the Amelia Island Jazz Festival, the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival, the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance and the Bausch & Lomb Tennis Championships.

Amelia Island has several beach resorts.  There are many interesting day trips if you feel like moving from the beach or pool.  Take a nature walk or boat tour, stroll through a beautifully restored Victorian town, visit a historic fort or ride horses on the beach.

If you are planning a trip to Amelia Island or Fernandina Beach, you might want to check these links:

Amelia Island Museum of History

Fort Clinch State Park

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Ocracoke is really a place sit back and relax.  The pace of this island is slow.  Take your time to watch the sunrise and set – both over water due to the unique location of this narrow island.  Take a dolphin watching tour.  Bring or rent a bicycle as there are miles of bike paths on the island.

The only way to get to this island to fly in or travel by boat.  If you take the ferry, your car will have to take the ferry, too.  And, if you miss the last ferry, you’d better plan to spend the night.  Click Here for ferry information and the schedule.

Visit the Ocracoke Island Lighthouse to see North Carolina’s oldest lighthouse which is still operating but it isn’t open for climbing.   Hang gliding and water sports, including kayaking and fishing, are very popular here.

If you are a fan of Blackbeard the Pirate, You will want to visit Ocracoke for sure. They say that Blackbeard the Pirate Ocracoke’s Most Famous Visitor.  Blackbeard was the most notorious pirate in the history of seafaring.  

http://www.nps.gov/archive/caha/blackb.htm

http://www.teachshole.com/

Click on these links for more information on Ocracoke Island

Ocracoke History

Outer Banks History Center

Wild Horse Safari

Beach Information

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If you have the fantasy of horse back riding on a lovely, sandy beach that stretches as far as the eye can see, Nags Head, North Carolina is a great place to make that fantasy come true.

The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, a public authority, has a very comprehensive website listing of places to go, places to stay, and where to eat.  Click on the links for more information about Nag’s Head.

Outer Banks History Center

Wild Horse Safari

Beach Information

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Dauphin Island offers great fishing and some of the best bird watching in Alabama. There are several bird sanctuaries and it’s the first stop that many birds make as they migrate to and from South America. Fishing is one of the main activities on this island whether you want to go out on your own or charter a boat.

Camping and swimming go hand-in-hand for the water lovers. For popular activites & information, check out these links…

Historic Fort Gaines is also a great place to visit. It offers daily reenactments and tours of the fort.

Estuarium Public Aquarium

Welcome Info

Town Website

Dauphin Island Video by the Chamber of Commerce

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