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Hurricanes Secured Our Place in HistoryOne in a series of historic features as St. Augustine prepares for its 450th Anniversary in 2015.

Contributed by George Gardner, Former Mayor of St. AugustineTwo hurricanes secured St. Augustine’s place in history as our nation’s oldest

continuously occupied European settlement.August, 1559, forty-six years after Ponce de Leon’s discovery of the North

American continent, Spain’s Tristan de Luna sailed into Pensacola Harbor, deter-mined to establish a permanent settlement, and carrying with him the necessarymanpower and supplies to succeed. Most of the supplies were left aboard his shipsin the protected harbor until shelters could be built.

September 19, 1559, a hurricane roared through the Gulf of Mexico and intoPensacola’s Harbor, ravaging the fleet, driving one ship into a Mangrove standdeep inland, and ending Pensacola’s opportunity to be the oldest city.

September, 1565, six years later, Spain’s Pedro Menendez sailed up along theeast coast of La Florida with orders from King Phillip II to drive out the Frenchand establish a garrison settlement. France’s Jean Ribault arrived at the same time,

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Calendar of EventsNation’s Oldest Port Tours

Pick-up and drop off at The Oldest JailThe Old Town Trolleys will stop at 4 historic sites every

Saturday in May; including the Castillo de San Marcos, theFountain of Youth, the St. Augustine Lighthouse and Museum andFort Mose Historic State Park.

Sat, May 22nd, 10:45 am, Noon and 1 pm cost: $6 (ages 13-55) Free (under 13 or over 55)www.floridastateparks.org/fortmose 904.829.3800

Music by The Sea Concert Series St. Johns County Beach Pier and Pavilion

Bring your chair and enjoy a live musical performance byValerie Wise. Cracker Food for under $10 available from PizzaGarden & Pastabilities.

Wed, May 26th, 7 - 9 pm Cost: Freewww.thewednesdayconcert.com 904.347.8007

St. Augustine Garrison At Fort MoseFort Mose Historic State Park

The St. Augustine Spanish Garrison volunteers will offer liv-ing history demonstrations on site in period dress (weather per-mitting).

Sat, May 29th, 10 am - 2 pm Cost: Park Admissionwww.floridastateparks.org/fortmose 904.823.2232


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The Guy White AwardThe Guy White Award, given annually to one mem-

ber of the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office, is namedafter Deputy Guy White who died in the line of duty.Deputy White protected and served the citizens ofEspanola, Florida for over ten years.

On the evening of March 5, 1911, four drunk androwdy Bradford County men, on a train from Hastingsto Espanola, began rough-housing and smashing win-dows.

Deputy White, assistedby a local citizen, AbeSchneider, arrested thefour men upon their arrivalin Espanola. During thesearch of the four suspects,one of the four produced agun and shot and fatallywounded both DeputyWhite and Mr. Schneider.

At age 37 DeputyWhite is the first knownSt. Johns County officer tobe killed in the line ofduty.

Only one Guy WhiteAward is given per year, toone member of the St.Johns County Sheriff’sOffice who has performedhis/her duties consistentlywith excellence for thepast year.

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Uptown Saturday NightSan Marco Ave between Ripley’s Believe it or not

and Mission of Nombre de DiosUptown San Marco Shopping District, St. Augustine hosts

artists, book signings, live music, refreshments and other events.All of which contribute to the party-like atmosphere.

Sat, May 29th, 5 pm - 9 pm Cost: Free904.824.3152

Diplomacy is the art of saying good doggiewhile looking for a bigger stick.

Nation’s Oldest Port Tours Pick-up and drop off at The Oldest Jail

The Old Town Trolleys will stop at 4 historic sites everySaturday in May; including the Castillo de San Marcos, theFountain of Youth, the St. Augustine Lighthouse and Museum andFort Mose Historic State Park.

Sat, May 29th, 10:45 am, Noon and 1pm cost: $6 (ages 13-55) Free (under 13 or over 55)www.floridastateparks.org/fortmose 904.829.3800

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St. Augustine Prepares to Celebrate Past,Recognize Future

Contributed by George Gardner, Former Mayor of St. AugustineAn Amtrak train stop in St. Augustine, a revitalized

Colonial Spanish Quarter, and redesign of the city’soldest street – Aviles Street – are among the aggressiveplans as our nation’s oldest city prepares to celebrateits history and look to its future.

An eight-city team along Florida’s east coast, seek-ing federal funds for regular rail service linkingJacksonville to Miami, met in St. Augustine earlier thismonth in St. Augustine. Officials here see the Amtrakproject as a major element in a multimodal plan tomove visitors to and from the city.

Preparing for those visitors, a museum professional,Dana Ste. Claire – former national museum directorfor Historic Tours of America – heads up the city’sHeritage Tourism Department, while a new city man-ager, former city Chief Operations Officer John Regan,oversees a redesign of Aviles Street, trading parkingspaces along its first block for a wider sidewalk andoutdoor dining.

The city’s Colonial Spanish Quarter plans – to revi-talize sagging visitation and create a stronger link withthe Castillo de San Marcos to interpret civic and mili-tary life in 1740s St. Augustine – face a major hurdle.The city is seeking repeal of state legislation giving theUniversity of Florida management of 34 state-ownedhistoric properties here, including the Quarter.

That plan, designed for funding to repair the proper-ties, is on the ropes due to a lean state budget. The cityhopes to gain an extended 30-year state lease to allowpublic/private partnerships to fund property repairs.

The springboard for those partnerships? St.Augustine’s commemoration period beginning in 2012with the bicentennial of the Constitution Monument inthe Plaza de la Constitución - recognizing the SpanishConstitution of 1812, then the 500th anniversary ofPonce de Leon’s discovery of Florida in 2013 and thecity’s 450th in 2015.

Historic highlights are drawn from The St. AugustineReport, a free weekly e-newsletter prepared by formerMayor George Gardner. To subscribe or review issues ofthe Report, email [email protected].

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Memorial Day Sail Aboard the Black Raven

In order to honor our military heroes, past and pres-ent, the Pirate Ship Black Raven would like to show-case our military rates that are effective throughout theentire month of May.

All active, reserve and retired military personnel arewelcome to board our mighty ship for only $15. Allimmediate family members and spouses are welcomedto enjoy this adult rate as well. We are also pleased toannounce that children aged 3-12 will be given a dis-counted passage for only $12 when the legal guardianis active, reserve or retired military.

As always, toddlers under the age of 3 are admittedaboard for free. The Pirate Ship Black Raven crewwants it to be known that we appreciate your service,your dedication, and your sacrifice.

From all the crew here, we hope to see you set sailwith us on Memorial Day so you can get the treatmentyou deserve.

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Meet the Pirates - Jumpin’ Jo JoWe have ourselves a fine crew aboard the Pirate

Ship Black Raven, and we thought it only proper thatyou get to meet them and hear their stories. So we’llbe having a small write-up about each of our pirates

and wenches, randomly drawn,for your amusement. For our 1starticle in a series of 10, we’llintroduce you to one of our barwenches, Jumpin’ Jo Jo.

JoAnna Amrhein, betterknown to her fellow pirates asJumpin’ Jo Jo, was born in 1663in Amsterdam, Holland. Afterher ship was taken by the dreadpirate Fritz Amrhein, she con-verted to piracy to save her life.Fritz took a liking to her whenhe heard her melodious voice

and they were soon partnered. Her new pirate husbandtaught her the finer degrees of swordplay but found hertrue weapon of choice was the cutlery she was sur-rounded with in the galley. The two sailed up anddown the Spanish Main until a change in the windfound Jo Jo boarding a ship in St. Augustine where hershare of the plunder was greater. She now makes herhome aboard the Pirate Ship Black Raven while herhusband roams the seas abroad.

Jury DutyI was on a panel for prospective jury duty. The first

lawyer questioning us began right off as an intimidat-ing showman.

After several questions, he asked, “Do any of youhere today dislike lawyers?” There was an awkwardsilence.

Before the pause became too long, the judgeannounced, “I do.”

Political CorrectnessI think the political correctness is getting ridiculous.

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St Augustine Nautical Festival and Boat Show Francis Field - Special Events Field

Two-day event will features new and used boats, vintage boatsand all things nautical. Anyone with a trailerable boat for sale candisplay it at the festival for only $60.

Sat, May 29th, 10 am - 6 pm & Sun, May 30th, 10 am - 5 pmwww.staugnauticalfestival.com 904.501.6777 Cost: Free

Memorial Day Concert In The PlazaPlaza de La Constitution

Exciting performance by the St. Augustine Jazz Society.Mon, May 31st, Afternoon Performance Cost: Free www.plazaconcerts.com 904.825.1004

Music by The Sea Concert Series St. Johns County Beach Pier and Pavilion

Bring your chair and enjoy a live Cajun and Old Time Bluesmusical performance by Crabgrass. Food for under $10 availablefrom Panama Hattie’s.

Wed, June 2nd, 7 pm - 9 pm Cost: Freewww.thewednesdayconcert.com 904.347.8007

Summer Concerts In The PlazaPlaza de La Constitution

Evening concert performed by the Driftwood’s.Thur, June 3rd, 7 pm - 9 pm Cost: Free www.plazaconcerts.com 904.825.1004


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to reinforce Fort Caroline, 40 miles north of St.Augustine in today’s Mayport area.

After founding St. Augustine September 8,Menendez prepared to challenge Ribault. The hurri-cane that struck the area in the second week ofSeptember gave the two commanders choices. Ribaultdecided it would provide cover for his force to attackMenendez’ fleet in his harbor. Menendez decided anoverland assault would be safer than risking his shipsin the storm.

September 20, 1565, Menendez’ troops, after slog-ging through marsh and swamp in torrential rains forfour days, easily overwhelmed the defenseless Frenchfort, while Ribault’s fleet was storm-driven past St.Augustine and destroyed along the coast in theCanaveral area.

Historic highlights are drawn from The St. AugustineReport, a free weekly e-newsletter prepared by formerMayor George Gardner. To subscribe or review issues ofthe Report, email [email protected].

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Biography – George GardnerAncient City Post is proud to

have George Gardner, formermayor of St. Augustine as a con-tributing author! Read on to learnmore about him.

George Gardner served twoterms as Mayor of St. Augustine(2002-2006) and a term as CityCommissioner (2006-2008). Hisrecord in office included our his-

toric downtown parking facility and redesigned VisitorCenter, the start of construction on the SebastianInland Harbor project, and an initiative to gain statefunding for St. Augustine’s 34 state-owned historicproperties.

George is proudest of achieving his main goal inoffice – getting our citizens back in the loop with theirgovernment – by establishing neighborhood associa-tions, more convenient City Commission meetings,and public workshops on all major projects and pro-grams.

A native of Schenectady NY, he was first electedmayor on the 90th anniversary of his grandfather’selection as mayor of Schenectady. George is a graduateof the University of Rochester NY, a Navy veteran,and was an award-winning newspaper reporter andeditor for 16 years.

Today he continues a tradition he began in publicoffice, a weekly email newsletter to keep residentsinformed on city affairs and community activities. TheSt. Augustine Report is available [email protected].

He is author of a biographical novel, TheSchenectadians, on the careers of his father and grand-father. He has also authored a series of 12 briefs onfamous people and events in St. Augustine’s history,St. Augustine Bedtime Stories, designed as quick readsbefore bed. A second series of 12 will soon be avail-able.

Before election to public office, he served on St.Augustine’s Vision ‘93 Committee, the City’s CodeEnforcement Board, chairman of the Planning andZoning Board, and president of the Historic AreaCouncil of the Chamber of Commerce. He and hiswife of 44 years, Sally, owned and operated theCharlotte Street Toy Shop in the mid-1990s.

He is chairman of the 450 Community Corps, vicepresident of the Emergency Services and HomelessCoalition of St. Johns County, board member of theEaster Festival Committee, senior advisor to the St.Augustine Foot Soldiers Remembrance Project, andholds memberships in the Lincolnville Crime Watchand 40th ACCORD.

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Art Galleries of St Augustinepresents First Friday Artwalk

Self-guided walking tour of numerous art galleries, FREEArtwalk Tour Trains!

Fri, June 4th, 5 - 9 pm Cost: Freewww.artgalleriesofstaugustine.com 904.829.0065

Living History Day at Fort MatanzasFort Matanzas National Monument

Soldiers re-enact cannon and/or musket firing along with dailylife at this Spanish outpost in period dress (weather permitting).

Sat, June 5th, 10:30 am - 3:30 pm Cost: Park Admissionwww.nps.gov/foma 904-471-0116

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Drake’s Raid Re-live history as the English corsair, Sir Francis Drake, and

his raiders return to St. Augustine in an authentic re-creation ofthe 1586 sack of the city. The 16th century-style military encamp-ment will be open to the public at The Fountain of Youth Park,and will host drills, demonstrations and living history interpreta-tion on Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm. The reenactment of thesacking and burning of the town will commence Saturday eveningat 7 pm in the old city and plaza. For specific info contact JeffJohnson 904.34.6168

Sat, Jun 5th, 10 am - 5 pm Cost: Park AdmissionSat, Jun 5th, 7 pm Cost: Freewww.FloridaLivingHistory.org 904.829.9792

Summer Concerts In The PlazaPlaza de La Constitution

Evening concert performed by the Mid-Life Crisis.Thur, June 10th, 7 pm - 9 pm Cost: Free www.plazaconcerts.com 904.825.1004

2010 Fountain Mercury King Buster 400 St. Augustine Municipal Marina

The King Buster 400 Fishing Competition is limited to 400boats – with over $175,000 in cash and prizes! Wednesday is thechildren’s fishing outing. There are Captains’ Meetings onThursday at 4 pm and 8 pm. Fishing days are Friday andSaturday. Party with live music Friday from 5:30 to 9 pm. Prizeswill be awarded Saturday evening.

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