Check out our “HOT DEALS” for Game Weekend Specials!

(Note: Our location is only 45 minutes from the Stadium.)

While your here… Make it a weekend adventure! Take the Cumberland Island Ferry and enjoy the Natural Beauty of Cumberland Island…. or try the St. Marys “Haunted History Tour” on Oct. 30th

Florida vs. Georgia
Football Classic

Kickoff: 3:30 p.m.
Gates open: 1:30 p.m.

Sports Complex

Jacksonville, Florida

Fri Oct 30 6pm – Fri Oct 30 10pm

Melding the mysteries of All Hallows’ Eve with true stories of yesteryear, professional and amateur storytellers will hold court at ten noteworthy locations throughout the Historic District of St. Marys. The “tellers” will be fully costumed in their respective time periods that span hundreds of years of the rich history surrounding Coastal Georgia’s southernmost town.

Complimentary divining rods will be given to all tour participants with instructions on how to detect hidden graves on the outskirts of St. Marys’ historic Oak Grove Cemetery. With soldiers from every major war buried there (beginning with the Revolutionary War), the cemetery is home to many legends that have endured through the ages including the mysterious Resurrection Angel who will have stories of her own to tell.

The St. Marys Golf Cart Association (stationed at Orange Hall) will transport guests (who need assistance) by golf cart from story site to story site—a route which is easily walkable.

Tickets can be purchased in advance for $8 at the St. Marys Welcome Center and Once Upon a Bookseller, or for $10 on the day of the event at the Welcome Center. All proceeds benefit Bryan Lang Historical Archives. Call 912-882-4000 for information.

The 2009 Les DeMerle Amelia Island Jazz Festival opens on Sunday, October 4 with a free jazz concert at Amelia Park Bandstand on Park Street between 14th & Citrona Drive.

Other activities during the week-long festival include workshops and performances for area students, concert and dance on Thursday, October 8, concerts both Friday and Saturday evenings and a Dixieland Jazz Brunch on Sunday.  For more information call 904 504-4772.

http://www.AmeliaIslandJazzFestival.com

36th Annual

Rock Shrimp Festival

Saturday October 3rd, 2009

Sponsored By The St. Marys Kiwanis Club

1.5 K, 5 K, & 10 K Races 7:00

Arts & Crafts and Food

Parade 10:00

Live Entertainment On The Stage & In The Waterfront Park All Day

Kids Games, Pony Rides,

Classic Car, & Tractor Show

Choo Choo Rides For The Kids

Major Fireworks at Night, Biggest In Years!

Take a River Cruise @ 7:00 P.M. To Cumberland Island and return to view the Fireworks

($ 20.00 Donation)

* Vendors Set Up By 9:00 *

For More Information Contact Chuck At chuckoj@tds.net or call 912-576-5110

25th Annual Labor Day Catfish Festival on Top 100 List – Kingsland, Georgia

(Kingsland, GA)—The American Bus Association (ABA) announced that the 25th Annual Labor Day Catfish Festival to be held on Saturday, September 1st – Monday, September 3rd has been awarded the distinction as one of the Top 100 Events in North America for 2007 by an elite tourism industry selection committee. Inclusion in the Top 100 list, published as a supplement to the September/October issue of Destinations magazine, indicates that Kingsland’s Catfish Festival offers excellent entertainment value to both tour groups and individual travelers from around the world, said ABA.

The Catfish Festival is a three-day event held in downtown historic Kingsland that will be celebrating it’s 25th anniversary this year. Entertainment is free and a headline concert this year features country music star Brandi Thornton.

Brandi Thornton

The main event for the festival is always the southern fried catfish dinners. Other activities include: vendors displaying handcrafted arts and unique collectibles; an amusement area for children; a “Get the Royal Treatment” themed parade and a variety of succulent food booths.

(You can watch a brief video about the festival here.)

For a complete schedule of events including the entertainment schedule, contact the Kingsland Convention & Visitors Bureau at 800-433-0225 or visit www.VisitKingsland.com

As always we have been staying busy at North Jacksonville KOA. We recently added a Ping Pong table in our pavilion, which has inspired some serious family competitions.

Ping Pong

…… In addition our canine visitors have been much happier since we added a fenced pet walk area!

Pet Walk

GEORGIA FLORIDA SALTWATER CLASSIC

August 7 – 8, 2009

St. Mary’s, Georgia & Jacksonville, Florida

Division 4 (Georgia)

• King Mackerel Early Entry: $350 (7-16-09): Cash, Check or Credit Card)
• King Mackerel Regular Entry: $400 (Cash or Credit Card)
• Mixed Bag (Dolphin, Wahoo, Cobia, Spanish Mackerel) Early Entry: $100 (7-16-09): Cash, Check or Credit Card)
• Mixed Bag Regular Entry: $150
• One fish day! (Saturday)
• Two Captain’s meetings (attend one or both)
• • Thursday: Jacksonville – Strike Zone Fishing Center
  • Friday: St. Marys – Waterfront Park
• On-site registration 5:00 P.M. until 6:59 P.M. (Thursday & Friday)
• Meal & Entertainment begins 5:00 P.M. (Thursday & Friday)
• Team & Family Meeting 7:00 P.M. (Thursday & Friday)
• Teams must have original tournament issued Boat Number on board
• First Place: $20,000 (based on 200 boats)
• Fishing times: 6:30 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. (Saturday)
• Boundaries: U.S. Waters Only
• One weigh-in site! St. Marys Georgia
• Check-out: St. Marys & St. Simons GA, Mayport & Fernandina FL
• Scales open 3:00 P.M.
• Weigh-in line closes 5:00 P.M.
• All boats must Weigh-in or Check-in
• Awards 7:00 P.M. (Saturday)
• Weather/Safety alternate fish day Sunday
• Local Charity Benefactors: Rotary Club of Camden County
• Headquarters: St Marys Waterfront Park
• Marina: Lang’s Marina (912) 882-4452
• Host Hotel: Cumberland Inn & Suites (912) 882-6250
• Tournament Director: Terry Adkins (800) 546-4622

More Info Here:

http://www.bluewaterpromo.com/2009/smsc/smsc.html

For the adventurous nature lover, there is nothing as amazing as a kayak tour of our coast. One of our favorite local businesses Up The Creek Expeditions, provides full tour packages, kayak rental and more. Visit their site and plan a trip!

http://www.upthecreektrips.com/site/

41th Annual Independence Day Celebration -
Saturday, July 4th 2008 -
Sponsored By The St. Marys Kiwanis Club -

***Races 7:00
1.5 K, 5 K, & 10 K
(get the Race Entry Form at http://www.smkiwanis.com/news.html) -

***Parade begins at 10 A.M.
Parade begins at the St. Marys Elementary School
Line up is at Church Street and Ready Street.

Arts & Crafts and Food -

Live Entertainment On The Stage
& In The Waterfront Park All Day

Kids Games, Pony Rides,

Classic Car, & Tractor Show

Choo Choo Rides For The Kids

***Major Fireworks at Night***

Fernandina’s July 4th & Families Festival, Parade & Fireworks
– SEE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS BELOW…

July 4, 2006 — 2nd Annual Fernandina’s 4th & Families Festival:

To be held at Central Park on Atlantic Avenue in Fernandina Beach on Tuesday, July 4, 2006, from 10 am to 2 pm. to celebrate Independence Day. Activities being planned are: Public Safety Vehicles Display (police cars, fire trucks, and more), All American Apple Pie Contest, Parent-Child Look-A-Like Contest, Fun for the Kids area, music, Made in the USA arts and crafts show, food vendors and lots more! Parents and kids will be asked to bring bikes, wagons, scooters, etc. and decorate them with streamers and designs in the Craft Center to be ready for the Independence Day Parade later in the evening.

July 4, 2006 — Independence Day Parade:

Parade will be held along historic downtown Centre Street in Fernandina Beach at 7:00 p.m. (Line up begins at Ash Street and S. 11th Street at 6 p.m.)

July 4, 2006 — Concert and 4th of July Fireworks:

A band concert will be held in front of the Chamber Depot at the foot of Centre Street at 8:30 p.m. A Special Guest will sing the National Anthem as the concert finale and prior to the fireworks at dusk (about 9:20 p.m.) at the foot of Centre Street. Presented by the City of Fernandina Beach.

Sponsored by The City of Fernandina Beach and assisted by The Amelia Island- Fernandina Beach-Yulee Chamber of Commerce. For more information, contact Fernandina Beach Police Officer Marty Scott at 904-277-7342, x. 233 or Sandy Price, Chamber of Commerce Special Events Coordinator at 904-261-3248, x. 100 or email sandy@aifby.com.