Coastal Companion

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Kid’s Saltwater Fishing Workshop – Palm Coast, Fl

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A Florida Park Ranger will illustrate some of the techniques anglers use to catch fish and the importance of conservation and safety. Participants will learn to identify saltwater fish species commonly caught in this area, and will learn how to use a fishing rod & reel. Each workshop will be hands-on with participants fishing along the bank of the Intracoastal Waterway while applying their newly learned skills. All fishing gear will be furnished for each participant to use during the workshop, including complete rod & reel, fishing tackle and bait. This workshop is open for ages 8-15 years old and the fee is $20.00 per participant, which includes the park entrance fee.
Washington Oaks Gardens State Park, 6400 North Oceanshore Blvd., Palm Coast, FL
Please call 386.446.6783 or e-mail: Washington.Oaks.Gardens@dep.state.fl.us
Hours: 9 a.m. to noon
Admission: $20 per person

Jekyll Island Buggy Expo (JIBE)

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The Jekyll Island Buggy Expo is a kite buggy rally and fun-fly for kite buggy enthusiasts and all power and traction kiters. The staging area will be on Kite Beach in front of Blackbeard’s Seafood Restaurant. Kite buggy pilots will get a chance to cruise one of the best kite friendly beaches on the East Coast. Members of the public interested in trying their hand at power kiting are welcome to attend free demo clinics on Saturday and Sunday afternoons between 1:00 and 4:00 pm.
The event is being produced by Coastal Wind Sports, Inc. and all proceeds will benefit the Georgia Sea Turtle Center.
Angus Campbell at 912-265-1149
Registration and further event details can be found at Jekyll Island Buggy Expo website.

Shrimp and Grits Festival on Jekyll Island

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Shrimp & Grits: The Wild Georgia Shrimp Festival is the only festival dedicated to celebrating two southern favorites – Shrimp and Grits! There will be plenty of good food and lots of fun for the whole family from cooking competitions to live music, arts and crafts, and Family Fun Zone.
In addition, take your family on a shrimping excursion or explore a real shrimp boat.

If you love seafood this is your chance to taste delicious shrimp and seafood dishes brought to you by several local restaurants. All shrimp served will be FRESH Wild Georgia Shrimp.

Set amid Jekyll Island’s picturesque historic district, the Wild Georgia Shrimp Festival will open on Friday, Sept. 19, at 5:00 p.m. It will be open during the remainder of the weekend, beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20 and 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 21.

EverGreen Family Festival in Ponte Vedra with New Date

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This festival got moved to a new date due to Hurrican Fay. So mark your calendars and stop by the Cultural Center for an environmentally-themed Family Festival on September 20th! This special day is FREE for our community.
Chalk artist Jo Sinclair will greet you & invite you to create “green-sterpiece,” stroll through a cool rain forest in the courtyard, create a butterfly garden at the JAXPORT & TREE HILL Nature Center butterfly activity table, stop by Guana Research Reserve’s estuary table and make a fun fish project, visit the the JAX4KIDS.com art activity table, visit the water station and Fazzini’s Coffee refreshment area, enjoy special performances and demonstrations throughout the day by Cultural Center artists and instructors, help your child make drums out of recycled Boar’s Head Brand boxes, visit young local artist Chloe Cannan at her recycled art table, get your American Lung Association green tatoo, visit Marie Hurst/GreenSpace Interior Design’s green room filled with fun activities for kids and families, listen to Cultural Center artist Lois Simon read her children’s book, MAC (The Story of a Happy Apple), Cable Spence Kazoo Band will play in the courtyard and more!

For more information about the festival, please contact Ponte Vedra Cultural Center
50 Executive Way, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
(904) 280-0614 or visit the website at www.ccpvb.org