Marinas Well-Equipped To Serve Challenging Boater Needs
by Chloe Gib
Amelia Island is a favorite destination for many pleasure boaters. It sits in Nassau County, Florida, immediately south of the Georgia-Florida border. It is one of the barrier isles forming the Intercoastal Waterway (ICW). Several modern and well-equipped Amelia Island marinas operate throughout the year to serve the needs of both transient and local boaters.
The location has a long, rich history. Humans first settled the isle around 1,000 AD. Native American people associated with Timucuan culture were the first habitants. They remained until the 18th century and called the isle Napoyca.
The European to have first visited Napoyca was Jean Ribault, a French explorer. He landed on the isle during 1562 and named it Isle de Mar. Soon after, during 1565, Spanish soldiers commanded by Pedro Menendez de Aviles succeeded in driving French settlers out of northeast Florida, including the Isle de Mar.
Spanish powers named the isle Isla de Santa Maria. Franciscan monks set up a mission and attracted a small settlement. That group remained active for many decades until it was abandoned around 1702 to avoid invading British-Native American forces marching south under the command of John Moore, British colonial governor of South Carolina.
Soon after, even though the isle formally remained Spanish territory, James Oglethorpe, the founder and British governor of Georgia, gave it its current name. This naming was to celebrate Princess Amelia (1710-1786), the daughter of the British monarch King George II. Oglethorpe established a small settlement on the northwestern edge of the isle, near the current location of Fort Clinch.
He negotiated with local Spanish officials to complete a formal transfer of the island to British ownership. The King of Spain subsequently nullified the agreement. The isle was ceded to the Britain as part of the 1763 Treaty of Paris that formalized the victory of the Seven Years War by Britain.
The island has a Museum of History that is dedicated to highlighting its long and rich heritage. The museum is easily accessed from either the Amelia Island Marina Yacht Basin or the Fernandina Marina. The Yacht Basin marina is closest to Jacksonville International Airport, a quick 20 minute drive away. The Fernandina Harbor marina is situated a little north of the Yacht Basin and closer to the St Mary Inlet. The high season includes spring months of March through to June and the autumn months of September through to December. Bookings during the high season are recommended since occupancy approaches full capacity. The needs of old and new boats Florida can both be fully met.
Olde Towne Marina specializes in <a href="http://www.oldetownemarinafla.com">Fernandina marina</a>. Visit them online for details! (http://www.oldetownemarinafla.com)
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Title: Marinas Well-Equipped To Serve Challenging Boater Needs
Author: Chloe Gib
Email: sodauaw@gmail.com
Keywords: Amelia Island marina, Fernandina marina, new boats Florida, marina, new boats, boats, sailing, boating
Word Count: 417
Category: Hobbies
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