Thanksgiving Traditions, Atlantic, Neptune & Jacksonville Beach, FL

Having lived here for quite a few years, I've learned one time of the year you don't want to leave is Thanksgiving weekend.

Pete's, a local bar (and I mean bar: full bar & pool tables. Chips, cigarette machine, cash only place) which has been open since prohibition ended, has hosted a street party on Thanksgiving morning starting a 9am and running (officially) until 12 noon.

It's a huge gathering, and I invariably run into people I may not have seen in the past year or longer...so much fun!

More restaurants have started participating, which means more closed streets, and the smartest way is on foot or bicycle.

Another tradition is Champion Cycling's 27th Thanksgiving ride, which will take riders via the ferry to Fort George & Fernandina Beach.

Both are fun, and the weather looks to be awesome for Thanksgiving, assuming the rain comes through our area today.

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