Location, Location, Location: Amelia Island, Florida
September 1, 2003
FACTS & STATS
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•Just the facts, ma’am: The island was the birthplace of the modern shrimp industry, and an annual shrimp festival is held in May. Other annual activities: Civil War reenactments at Fort Clinch, Florida-Georgia football weekend, merchants’ street pajama party and sale, Beaujolais Nouveau Festival. (Click image to enlarge)•The friendly skies: Jacksonville International Airport is 35 minutes away. Private, corporate and charter jets fly into Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport.
Summer Beach: Adjacent to the Ritz-Carlton hotel (904.277.1100) are seven resort communities, including Ocean Village and Sailmaker Villas. Homeowners can join the Golf Club of Amelia Island, 18 holes designed by Mark McCumber and Gene Littler and the site of the Senior PGA Tour’s 1998 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf. 800.322.7448, www.summerbeach.com
Other Areas of Note: The Historic District of Fernandina
Beach, Fletcher Avenue, Marsh Lakes, Little Piney Island, and
Egans Creek.
•Undeveloped Homesites: Priced from $165,000 for a wooded view to $2.1 million for an oceanfront half-acre.
•Amenities/Recreation: Membership options are available in the Amelia Island Club, with beach access from the 20,000-square-foot Ocean Clubhouse. The father of LPGA golfer Laura Diaz runs the golf school. Racquet Park, home of the annual Bausch & Lomb women’s tennis championships, has 23 Har-Tru courts. Birding, fishing and kayaking are popular. Through September 30, the Ritz-Carlton is offering a vacation package of room plus unlimited use of a 2003 model Mercedes-Benz.
•Realtor 101:
Norman Bray, Amelia Island Plantation Real Estate, 888.261.6161, www.aipfl.com;
Bob Hippler, Amelia Realty Inc., 800.940.6116, www.ameliarealtyinc.com;
Judi Raczynski, Coldwell Banker, 800.262.0347
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