During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, many people came to Florida. Some, like Zephaniah Kingsley, sought to make their fortunes by obtaining land and establishing plantations. Others were forced to come to Florida to work on those plantations, their labor providing wealth to the people who owned them. Some of the enslaved would later become free landowners, struggling to keep their footing in a dangerous time of shifting alliances and politics. All of these people played a part in the history of Kingsley Plantation.
Since its grand opening on Saturday, April 4th, 2009, the Riverside Arts Market (RAM) has introduced an amazing new arts and entertainment venue to Northeast Florida. Unprecedented in size and scope, RAM provides a dependable marketplace for artists to sell their creations weekly, as well as providing a marvelous family entertainment destination each weekend on the St. Johns River.
The arts market is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Saturday under the Fuller Warren Bridge off Riverside Avenue, with artists, music, street performers and fresh produce and food vendors. For information about RAM and upcoming events, visit riversideartsmarket.com.
New 200-foot boat dock. Depth at dock 12'. Only open on weekends.
Fort Caroline memorializes the short-lived French presence in sixteenth century Florida. Here you will find stories of exploration, survival, religious disputes, territorial battles, and first contact between American Indians and Europeans
If your looking for a day on the water you will find two wonderful choices from the inter-coastal waterway in Jacksonville. Just head to the north and you will end up in Fernandina and to the south is St Augustine both are about an hour by boat (around 30 miles). In either location you can dock at the municipal dock and spend the afternoon enjoying these historic cities. Please use charts of GPS to aid in the navigation.
By Water 30.433455, -81.416734
11676 Palmetto Avenue
By Water 30.316980, -81.674141
12713 Fort Caroline Rd
If your looking for a day on the water you will find two wonderful choices from the inter-coastal waterway in Jacksonville. Just head to the north and you will end up in Fernandina and to the south is 
