BEGINNER’S BIRDING BOAT TOUR Presented by St. Augustine Eco Tours, this 90-minute tour focuses on the area’s most common bird residents and their identifying features. Led by an experienced birder, the tour will also include birds visiting on a seasonal basis. The cost of the tour is $35 per person. Departure times determined by local

We are proud and happy to announce that our St. Francis Inn family now includes: KAYDEN BURTON BROOKS BORN 1/16/11 10:24 pm…9`lbs 2oz. 21 inches long. MOM, DAD AND BABY ALL DOING GREAT! Kayden is the son of Kelly and Michael Brooks. Congratulations to Kelly & Mike!!!

Friday and Sunday: January 14 & 16 BEGINNER’S BIRDING BOAT TOUR Presented by St. Augustine Eco Tours, this 90-minute tour focuses on the area’s most common bird residents and their identifying features. Led by an experienced birder, the tour will also include birds visiting on a seasonal basis. The cost of the tour is $35

FRIDAY, JANUARY 7 FLORIDA‘S SEIZURE OF FORT MARION Mark the 150th Anniversary of the 1861 seizure of Fort Marion (Castillo de San Marcos) by Florida State Militia with a visit to the scene of the event. At 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., re-enactors will re-create this historic moment when St. Augustine entered the Civil War.

We are offering a special deal just to you – our Blog readers and Facebook Friends – just for the week after Christmas. Call and mention “HOLIDAY DEAL” and receive 25% off any new reservation (made after December 20, 2010) for any room for the nights of Sunday, December 26, 2010 through Thursday, December 30,

NANCY LOPEZ EXHIBIT AT THE WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME Come see the opening of a new exhibit dedicated to of one of the true legends in golf history, Nancy Lopez. The new exhibit, Nancy Lopez: Pride, Passion & Personality, features over 150 pieces of memorabilia from her electric career. The exhibit will be on

Holiday Tour of Inns among 2010 Top 20 Events The 17th annual Holiday Tour of Historic Inns has been selected as one of the Southeast Tourism Society’s Top 20 Events for the month of December 2010. The holiday tour of St. Augustine bed and breakfast inns is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 11 and

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3 BRITISH NIGHT WATCH OPENING EVENTS Get immersed in St. Augustine’s British history when at 4 p.m. three captured signers of the Declaration of Independence arrive to be imprisoned. It’s a raucous occasion until order is restored at the City Gate, Plaza de la Constitucion and Government House. For more information, call 904.819.2629

Janice Leary joined our St. Francis Inn team in October and already feels like a member of the family. In October she and her sister participated in the Susan G. Komen 3 Day Walk for the Cure in Tampa, Florida. Together they raised more than $5,000 for cancer research! If you wish to read more

(graphic: Jett Bailey Graphic arts www.jetbailey.com) Friday, Saturday & Sunday: November 12-14 THE PIRATE GATHERING Come ashore in the Nation’s oldest city for the 3rd Annual gathering of pirates from all over the south for a celebration of the Golden Age of Piracy. See a pirate mutiny, weapons demonstrations, sailor’s encampment, shop in the Thieves