Outings

Note: Registration Form is at the bottom of this post. Overview NE Florida has a few beaches which have Coquina rocks as a feature (pictured above).   May’s outing will be to the Coquina beach at

              Kanapaha Botanical Gardens (Gainesville, Florida) is comprised of 24 major collections visually accessible from a 1 ½ mile paved walkway. These include the state’s largest public display of

March 23, 2019 –
We will visit three  Sugar Mill Ruins: New Smyrna Beach, Sugar Mill Gardens, and Bulow Plantation Ruins

January 19, 2019
E.F.G. Orchids is located in historic DeLand. FL. Within its 20,000 square feet are housed many new orchid crosses, along with many other tropical plants.

June 23 – The summer solstice (June 21) is the moment in time when the Earth’s tilt towards the Sun is at its maximum and the Sun reaches its highest position in the sky.  On this day the northern hemisphere will experience it’s longest period of sunlight (14h 06 min).  At Boneyard Beach first Light is ~ 5:56 AM Sun Rise ENE @ 6:24 AM Ebb Tide  4.5′

August 18, 2018 Avonlea Antiques and Design Gallery
Located at 8101 Philips Hwy, Jacksonville, FL.
Avonlea is the largest antique mall in Northern Florida. Avonlea is home to 200 antique dealers in a 40,000 sq ft showroom.

May 19, 2018
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this park demonstrates the evolution of Florida farming from the 1850s to the mid-1940s-through three generations of the Dudley family. An authentic working farm, the homestead consists of 18 buildings, including the family farmhouse with original furnishings, an 1880s kitchen outbuilding, a general store and post office, and a functional cane syrup complex. Park staff in period clothing perform daily chores, raise crops and tend to livestock. The farm features seasonal cane grindings, corn shuckings and heritage varieties of livestock and plants. Deer, wild turkeys, gopher tortoises and bluebirds are still seen in the fields. The park has a visitor center, picnic area and nature trail.

APRIL 6 – 8
The city of Savannah, Georgia is the oldest city in the state of Georgia, and features a number of historic sites throughout the city and just outside its limits.
Initially founded in 1733, Savannah became the British colonial capital of the Province of Georgia.

Saturday, March 10, 2018 The 8th Annual St Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival
“The Finest Celtic MUSIC Festival in the United States” with 7 of the top 100 Celtic bands in the WORLD !
Plus The St. Augustine Highland Games, St. Patrick Parade, Celtic artisans, Celtic food, and much more!
…all in America’s Oldest CELTIC City!
Voted #1 for the 2nd Year in a Row as Jacksonville’s Bold City Best Event/Concert and Best of St. Augustine Festival/Event!