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55 Annual Isle Of 8 Flags Shrimp Festival
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Date: May 4 – 6
Time: All Day
Venue: Downtown Fernandina Beach
Cost: Free to attend
More Info: http://www.shrimpfestival.com/

Fernandina beach is the birthplace of the modern shrimping industry so naturally we have a festival that
celebrates everything shrimp and much more.
In the words of Marlene Schang who is the director and curator of the Amelia Island Museum Of History;
"We live with our history and celebrate it."

Before we get to the event itself let’s dive into Amelia’s history a bit; as the only territory in the U.S.
under the dominion of eight flags during the past five centuries, it absorbed much from each culture.

Before the first flag flew above the island, the Timucua inhabited the area they called Napoyca. From
around 2500 B.C. to 1562 A.D., they lived with an abundance of vegetation and shellfish. They had no
written language, but are believed to have lived long, healthy lives, due in part to their diet but primarily
because of the absence of European diseases.

Phone: 904-261-0511 www.ameliasurfandracquetclub.com flp@surfandracquet.com