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GUESTBOOK® JACKSONVILLE 2015 JAXGB 141200 Cover FINAL Cs3.Indd 1 a JAXGB 141200 IFC FINAL Cs3.Indd 1 WHERE GUESTBOOK GUESTBOOK WHERE 12/2/14 10:08:19 AM where ® GUESTBOOK where GUESTBOOK ® FIRST COAST JACKSONVILLE, ST. AUGUSTINE & AMELIA ISLAND JACKSONVILLE JACKSONVILLE 2015 wheretraveler.com JAXGB_141200_cover_FINAL_cs3.indd 1 11/26/14 2:18:02 PM t P Photo credit book gotham 5.5/9 Photo a WHERE GUESTBOOK JAXGB_141200_IFC_FINAL_cs3.indd 1 12/2/14 10:08:19 AM Welcome to tHe FIRSt COASt WHERE GUESTBOOK 2 JAXGB_141200_IFC_FINAL_cs3.indd 2 12/3/14 4:09:17 PM JAXGB_141200_FullPages.indd 102 11/26/14 2:26:46 PM JAXGB_141200_FullPages.indd 1 11/14/14 2:11:39 PM contents FlORida’S First cOast 8 Five centuries oF 16 A saiLor’s story 24 hoMe Field Majesty What was it like to be a aDvantage St. Augustine celebrates 450 Spanish-born merchant in A look at the Jacksonville years as the oldest permanent Florida in 1565? Florida’s first Jaguars’ home turf makeover. city in the United States. Take a governor, Pedro Menéndez de By Laura anDers Lee look at the natural beauty and Avilés, tells his own tale. historic richness. By Laura anDers Lee 26 All Along By Daron Dean the coast 18 saLt LiFe From Amelia Island to 14 St. augustine’s You’ve seen the phrase on the Jacksonville to St. Augustine, storieD Past back of trucks and on T-shirts, the First Coast charms visitors on the cover A timeline of key moments in but the locals know that Salt with its diversity and beauty. stone sculpture of a lion’s St. Augustine’s 450-year history. Life is simply a way of being By LAURA ANDERS LEE, face and mane in a col- By Laura anDers Lee one with the water. sheLLey PRESTON anD umn at Flagler college By sheLLey Preston jenniFer greenhiLL- in st. augustine ©ron s. 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She has traveled to and lived in many cities in Florida, the United States and Europe, and written about a wide variety of subjects, including finding the best olive oil and buffalo mozzarella cheese in southern Italy; swimming with dolphins in the Keys; visiting castles in Scotland; spending the weekend at a dude ranch in Central Florida; exploring the ancient complex at Crystal River Archaeological State Park; and profiling one of the last shrimp boat builders at Mayport. DaRon Dean Five Centuries of Majesty, pages 8-13 Photojournalist Daron Dean graduated from the University of Florida in 2004 and then worked for The Gainesville Sun, the Anchorage Daily News and The Dallas Morning News before joining the staff at The St. Augustine Record in 2006. His photo- graphs have appeared in major U.S. and inter- national newspapers and magazines as well as in shows at the Smithsonian. 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