Tag: Amelia Island Events
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“Whale Watching” during Right Whale Week 2026!
“Whale Watching” Adventure! This year, during Right Whale Week, we are adding a new activity! A “Whale Watching” Adventure! October 30 – November 8, 2026 This adventure will take you from business to business around town, following clues to find each stop. At each stop, you’ll find a whale. With each whale, there will be… Read more
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Right Whale Week 2026: Where To Go!
Right Whale Week 2026! October 30 – November 8, 2026 Organized by the Amelia Island Whale Ambassadors What is Right Whale Week? Celebrate the return of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whales to their winter calving grounds, right here off Amelia Island! The Amelia Island Whale Ambassadors are partnering with local businesses for Right… Read more
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Right Whale Film Brings Message of Resilience – and Urgency – to Amelia Island
Written by Robin Pullen FERNANDINA BEACH — For a sold-out audience Monday evening, the story of the North Atlantic right whale was more than a nature documentary. It was a call to protect one of the rarest large whales on Earth. The Amelia Island Whale Ambassadors hosted a screening of the award-winning documentary The Right… Read more
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Participate in Right Whale Week 2026!
Right Whale Week 2026 October 30, 2026 – November 8, 2026 Organized by the Amelia Island Whale Ambassadors Celebrate the return of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whales to their winter calving grounds, right here off Amelia Island! We are asking local businesses for their participation in Right Whale Week to help promote awareness… Read more
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Right Whale Week 2025: Where to Go!
Right Whale Week 2025! October 24 – November 2, 2025 Organized by the Amelia Island Whale Ambassadors Celebrate the return of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whales to their winter calving grounds, right here off Amelia Island! Local businesses are participating in Right Whale Week 2025 to help promote awareness of the return of… Read more
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Scientist on Vacation- AIS and Lighthouses
Scott and Phyllis Rowley traveled to New England this summer to investigate the history of whale oil used in our Amelia Island lighthouse. During a visit to the Woods Island Lighthouse in Maine and Sapelo Island Lighthouse in Georgia, Scott discovered AIS StationKeepers installed in their lighthouse towers. He was able to share some of… Read more
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Participate in Right Whale Week 2025!
Right Whale Week 2025 October 24, 2025 – November 2, 2025 Organized by the Amelia Island Whale Ambassadors Celebrate the return of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whales to their winter calving grounds, right here off Amelia Island! We are asking local businesses for their participation in Right Whale Week to help promote awareness… Read more
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Amelia Island Whale Ambassadors Wins Most Unique Float in 2025 Shrimp Festival Parade!
2025 Shrimp Festival Kick-off The annual Shrimp Festival in Fernandina Beach celebrated their 60th year with the theme, “Diamonds are a Shrimp’s Best Friend!” On May 1st, the Amelia Island Whale Ambassadors and their 30 foot whale arrived all dolled up in diamonds, ready to walk the parade route! A 30 foot whale swimming down… Read more
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Right Whale Baby Shower and Celebration 2025!
Who doesn’t love a baby shower? Especially for one of the world’s BIGGEST babies!?! The Amelia Island Whale Ambassadors celebrated the season’s North Atlantic right whale babies at our Right Whale Baby Shower and Celebration on April 10, 2025 at the Florida House Inn. Each year, North Atlantic right whales migrate south to the warmer… Read more
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Right Whale Mosaic on the Beach on Amelia Island
When you think about ways to engage the community in a cause that is near and dear to your heart, what better way than to use art? And even better, using art that the public can be involved in creating! On January 25, 2025, Laurie Holton led a group of whale enthusiasts in an art… Read more