FOLIO
September 25, 2019
Downtown, Family, Feature, Outdoors, Perennial, The Beaches, Travel & Tourism
Though it doesn’t always make the top beach lists, Jacksonville is one of Florida’s more unique cities with plenty of activities for all ages to enjoy. The city is a nature lovers dream, and you’ll be hard-pressed to see all the wildlife and amazing environments that exist in and around Jacksonville. With all this natural beauty and the family-friendly activities, it’s no wonder that the city has recently been appearing on fastest-growing city lists and new homes for sale in Jacksonville Florida are on the rise. Parks on Parks on Parks Did you know Jacksonville has the largest total urban …
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Liza Mitchell
July 28, 2019
Atlantic Beach, Attraction, Family, Feature, Outdoors, Perennial, Ponte Vedra, Summer Experience Guide, The Beaches, Travel & Tourism
The expression “Life’s a beach” looks at the bright side of things, putting a sunny spin on a phrase that when substituting its more vulgar counterpart means the exact opposite, or at the very least a female dog. “A day at the beach” also serves as a unit of measurement to describe a pleasurable situation, but in an idiomatic sense denotes less than desirable circumstances, as in ‘she was no day at the beach’. What does a day at the beach mean to you? For some, it’s as simple and stretching out on a towel or lounge chair, turning the …
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Liza Mitchell
June 23, 2017
Amelia Island, Atlantic Beach, Attraction, Feature, Fernandina, History, Intracoastal, Jacksonville Beach, Mayport, Neptune Beach, Outdoors, Parks, Perennial, The Beaches, Travel & Tourism
Along the A1A Ocean Islands Trail Jacksonville’s Beaches | Mayport | Broward House | Kingsley Plantation | Big Talbot | Downtown Fernandina Marlin & Barrel Distillery in Fernandina | The Pétanque Courts of Fernandina | American Beach: Under the Blue Bottle Tree with Marsha Dean Phelts | Amelia Island Culinary Academy | Amelia Island Downtown Tasting Tour | The First Coast’s Only AAA Five Diamond Restaurant: Salt at Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island Every place has a story, stitched together with humble beginnings and historic figures to create a living narrative. In very few places can you travel along a timeline of a region’s history as it unfolds before you. The …
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IgersJax
May 5, 2016
Community, Feature, Hemming Park, Learning, Networking, Outdoors, Perennial, Photos, Technology, Visual Art
The Instagram app, without a doubt, has been the driving force behind the revival of photography over the past 5 years. Sure, there’s the rise of the smartphone camera giving us the ability to take photos at any moment—nowadays, everyone has a camera in their pocket—but the inspiration among today’s masses to take more pictures and have people actually see them, comes from Instagram, or “IG” for short. There’s something going on inside the walls of Instagram that you just can’t find on Facebook or Twitter. Perhaps it’s the simple interface, along with the near non-existence of sharp everyday scrutiny, …
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Joanelle Mulrain
March 7, 2015
Feature, Ft. George / East Heckscher, Lifestyle, Neighborhoods, Northside, Outdoors, Uncategorized
Discover Little & Big Talbot Islands, Two of Seven Reasons to Pack a Lunch As an undeveloped barrier island, offers maritime forests, desert-like dunes, and undisturbed salt marshes teeming with a symphony of natural sounds and Florida creatures, such as river otters, marsh rabbits, bobcats, and migratory birds taking a break from their flyways. Discovering Little Talbot is like taking a walk through nature’s cathedral and learning how to breathe again. Bring a fishing pole (and license) and hook redfish, striped bass, and flounder in a tidal puddle or shoreline. Bring a picnic in your backpack and take a rest …
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