Nassau County announced a few more events lined up for the Bicentennial Celebration — a selfie scavenger hunt, a local author presentation and a partnership with a local Corn Maze.
The scavenger hunt will feature photo challenges, quizzes and information about Nassau County’s history. The scavenger hunt will take participants all around the county, some may even find new places they’ve never been to before.
Sabrina Robertson, Nassau County Public Information officer said, “we will utilize the Eventzee app which is available in the iTunes and Google stores. I am finalizing the testing of each challenge today (Thursday) and will be releasing the information on how to sign up tomorrow (Friday).”
The scavenger hunt will be held from Oct. 1 to Nov. 1 to allow participants to hunt at their own pace. Each person who completes the scavenger hunt will receive a Bicentennial Challenge Coin and be entered into a drawing for an Amelia Island hotel stay. The event is free for participants.
Hilliard Library will also play host to a bicentennial event when Jeff Suwak holds a presentation on his book on Oct. 17. His book, Hidden History of Amelia Island was recently named a finalist for the 2024 Royal Palm Literary Award.
The county said he will take you on a tour of the often overlooked and all-but-forgotten components of Amelia Island’s history.
The local author will be selling and signing books following his presentation. It is free, but RSVP is required. For those interested, visit www.nassauread.com to register.
Robertson told the News-Leader the County also is partnering with a farm in Hilliard, Conner’s A-maiz-ing Acres, to bring an extra special fall event to the community in honor of the bicentennial. Robertson said Conner’s A-maiz-ing Acres expects to open at the end of September.
“We plan to have the Commissioners there at the opening day to do a quick photo opportunity and share a few comments about the Bicentennial. We will also "unveil" a rendering of the design at the event, although the design will be shared with the community beginning next week,” Robertson said.
She also said the county is making a video showing the process the business goes through to create the corn maze.
“In appreciation of the partnership, myself and our Media & Communications Manager Omari Matlock have visited the farm several times to capture footage of the entire process from planting seeds to mowing out the design in the field,” Robertson said. “Omari will release another video highlighting the business and the family as there are multiple generous working the farm and providing great entertainment opportunities for the community throughout the year. We feel this would be a way to thank them and provide them with a video they can use for years on their website.”
She said the footage could also be useful to use “if the county expands tourism westward as agritourism is quickly becoming popular around the country.”
The last event currently scheduled to celebrate the bicentennial is the Christmas tree lighting in December.