Florida

Jacksonville Beach, Florida

November 8, 2010

The largest beach in the Jacksonville, Florida area is called Jacksonville Beach. With its own set of problems, the oceanfront area is non-descript. Most businesses have moved out and decay has set in with only a handful of revitalization. When you drive along the beach down 1st Street, you pass common eateries, run-down bars, businesses [...]

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Atlantic Beach, Jacksonville, Florida

November 6, 2010

One has to say, when driving through this area of the country, that Atlantic Beach is one of the most appealing of the communities in the Jacksonville area. And it tries to be all things to all beachgoers. There’s a wonderful Town Center of shops, restaurants, and clean sidewalks. And visitors are welcomed by a center [...]

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Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park, Mayport, Florida

November 6, 2010

Mayport isn’t really a town like your average American town. It’s a U.S. Navy port and Mayport Naval Station, commissioned back in 1942, is the third largest in the country. So if you don’t have someone who lives or serves here, you must be going to Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park. The ferry will take you a half-mile [...]

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Huguenot Park Beach, Fort George Island

November 6, 2010

When the folks around Jacksonville want to spend a day on the beach in a eco-friendly setting as opposed to those “city” beaches around Jacksonville Beach, well they head up to Fort George Island. This triangular-shaped island sits over the St. Johns River across from the naval town of Mayport. On the east, there is the Fort [...]

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Best Beach on Big and Little Talbot Island State Park

November 5, 2010

When you travel to the northeast corner of Duval County between Nassau Sound and Fort George Inlet, there are three islands that are side-by-side like alligators just sunning themselves. These islands are Big Talbot, Long, and Little Talbot Islands. The famous Highway A1A crosses them all, though it really only touches Little Talbot Island, the [...]

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