>>BRUCE HAMILTON: SO KATIE HAS BEEN WITH US FOR A WHILE AS OUR MORNING. WHETHER ACTS
SPURT AND, YOU KNOW, SHE’S
RELATIVELY NEW TO THE AREA AND
SHE WANTED SOME SUGGESTIONS.
IT’S A PLACE YOU SHOULD KNOW
AND VISIT TO GET TO KNOW
NORTHEAST FLORIDA SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA BETTER AND YOU MADE
SOME NEWS. SURE DID. WE KNOW A
LOT OF YOU WILL RELY ON HER
FORECAST IN PARTICULAR TO HELP
YOU PLAN A TRIP TO THE BEACH
THIS SUMMER. SO WE.
>> THE MORNING SHOW TEAM TOOK
HER FOR A TOUR ALONG OUR
COASTLINE. AND WE ENLISTED A
LITTLE HELP.
>> THIS A BREEZE, ISRAEL. WE
LOVE IT OUT HERE. WHO BETTER
THAN JACKSONVILLE BEACH MAYOR
CHRIS HOFFMAN TO PROVIDE OUR
NEW METEOROLOGIST KATIE GARNER
WITH A PERSONAL TOUR OF
JACKSONVILLE AND OUR OUR
RESIDENTS HERE TAKE SO MUCH
PRIDE IN THE WE PROTECT OUR
DETERRENCE. WE KNOW HOW
IMPORTANT THE DUNES ARE WHEN
IT STORM SEASON. WE STARTED AT
THE PIER SINCE IT HAD A
STORIED PAST WITH PREVIOUS
HURRICANES, SOMETHING KATIE
WILL BECOME ALL TOO FAMILIAR
WITH AS WE ENTER HURRICANE
SEASON. BUT YOU CAN SEE HERE
IT’S SLOPES UP. SO IT’S ABOUT
8 FEET HIGHER THAN IT WAS
PREVIOUSLY. AND I THINK IT’S
ABOUT 10 OR 11 FEET.
>> LONGER FURTHER OUT INTO THE
OCEAN. BUT THIS IS TO HELP
MAKE IT MORE RESILIENT DURING
STORMS. MAYER HOFFMAN
EXPLAINING HOW THE NEW PIER IS
DESIGNED. SO EACH SECTION POPS
UP DURING ROUGH SERVE.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: AND HIGH
WINDS. SO ALL OF IT DOESN’T
WASH AWAY. THE PIER IS ALSO A
FAVORITE SPOT FOR SURFERS AND
NOW.
>> THIS IS THE PART WHERE YOU
WANT TO BE CAREFUL BECAUSE THE
FISHERMEN ARE CASTING LINES.
FISHERMAN LOVE CATCHING DINNER
FROM HERE. KATIE, TRY TO DO.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: HER FIRST
CAST FROM APPEAR, BY THE WAY,
THANKS TO THIS SWEET HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENT. A QUICK NOW
OFF TO SHOW KATIE, ANOTHER
JACKSONVILLE BEACH LANDMARK.
THE HISTORIC AMERICAN RED
CROSS LIFEGUARD STATION MAYER.
HOFFMAN IS LEADING ALL OF US
TO THE PAY GETS ITS REFERRED
TO THE VERY TOP OF THE
STATION, WHICH OFFERS A
BEAUTIFUL 360 DEGREE VIEW. SO
IF YOU LOOK AT HISTORIC
PICTURES JACKSONVILLE BEACH,
THEY USED DRIVE ON THE BEACH.
THE PAY IS ALSO HOME TO THE
CAMERA THEY KATIE USES DURING
HER FORECAST TO SHOW OUR
VIEWERS THE WEATHER AT THE
BEACH EVERY MORNING. THANKS TO
MAYOR HOFFMAN FOR THE TOUR OF
JACKSON.
>> NEXT STOP ON OUR ROAD TO
WAR FOR KATIE.
>> IS A VIEWER SUGGESTION.
THIS PETE’S BAR, WHICH IS A
MAINSTAY, KATIE IN ATLANTIC
BEACH AND WE HAD A SUGGESTION
FROM A DEFEATS. EDDIE GEORGE,
THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. NOW
I’M IN LOVE WITH PETE’S BAR
AND I HEARD THEY HAVE POOL.
PETE’S IS KNOWN FOR ITS POOL.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: OKAY. THIS
IS MY KIND OF SPOT TRULY. IT’S
LATE NIGHT DRINKS AND FOR ITS
THANKSGIVING DAY STREET PARTY,
THOUSANDS GATHER ON TURKEY DAY
EVERY YEAR TO CELEBRATE.
THANKS AGAIN VIEWER EDDIE
GEORGE, FOR THIS SUGGESTING
FOR KATIE TO VISIT.
>> NEXT ANOTHER VIEWER
FAVORITE.
>> SINGLETON’S WHAT’S BEEN
YOUR PERFECT WAY DIED?
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: YOU’RE LYNN
MANKELL SUGGESTED WE BRING
KATIE HERE SINCE IT’S A
BAYPORT LANDMARK. SINGLETON’S
IS NESTLED ALONG THE
INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY RIGHT
NEXT TO THE MAYPORT FERRY. WE
PICK A TABLE OUTSIDE ON THE
WATER. SINGLETON’S STARTED OUT
AS A RESTAURANT IN 1969.
MANAGER DON PARKER SAYS
CUSTOMERS OFTEN PLAN THEIR
VACATIONS AROUND EATING AT
SINGLETON’S, WHICH IS KNOWN
FOR ITS FRESH CATCH AND
EVERYTHING WE GET COMES RIGHT
OFF OF THAT SHRIMP BOAT RIGHT
THERE THAT JENNIFER AND WE HAD
A DELICIOUS MEAL CAPPED OFF
WITH A TOUR OF THE BOAT ROOM
SHOWCASING DOZENS OF MINIATURE
BOATS HANDCRAFTED BY THE
ORIGINAL OWNER, CAPTAIN RAY
SINGLETON, THANKS AGAIN TO
VIEWER LYNN MANKELL FOR THE
SUGGESTION. OUR FINAL WALK
AWAY.
>> ALL RIGHT, KATIE, THIS IS
PORT BARRE. SO A LOT OF
DRIVERS USE THIS TO GET TO
WORK TO SAVE SOME TIME. AMANDA
KNOWS ALL ABOUT SAVING DRIVERS
TIME DURING THEIR COMMUTE. THE
FERRY IS A SHORTCUT FOR
DRIVERS CARRYING THEM ACROSS
THE INTERCOASTAL FROM A PUERTO
HECKSCHER DRIVE LEADING TO
FERNANDINA BEACH AND NASSAU
COUNTY.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: WHAT A VIEW
TO END OUR ROAD TOUR FOR
KATIE.
>> I DIDN’T EVEN KNOW
JACKSONVILLE HAD ALL THE
STAUFFER. I REALLY WHEN I CAME
HERE, I THOUGHT IT WAS
RIVERSIDE AVONDALE SAN MARCO
AND YOU EXPANDED MY HORIZONS.
NOT ONLY DO I JUST LOVE YOU
GUYS AND WORKING WITH YOU, BUT
I LOVE THE CITY I LIVE IN AND
I KNOW IT BETTER NOW. AND I’M
THANKFUL FOR THAT.
♪
>> AND WE LOVE HAVING YOU AS A
MEMBER BIG FAMILY ALREADY.
IT’S ALL LOVE IT. SINGLETON’S.
BRING IT BECAUSE I WEAR IT SO
MUCH. BUT THEY GAVE ME THIS
T-SHIRT AND I WAS GOING BRING
IT TODAY. BUT WE’RE WATCHING
IT BECAUSE ARE RUNNING AT ALL
IT IS JUST THE BEST I HAVE
LIKE THE BEST FRIED OYSTERS.
GOT INTERVIEW THE BIG BARGES
WAS YOU CAN TAKE THAT FERRY
AND GO TO ANOTHER BEACH. BUT
YOU JUST SAID YOU YOU’RE GOING
TO HAVE TO TRY THAT CROSSOVER.
MAYBE LET THE BOSS TO GIVE US
THE DAY WE’VE GOT TO REMIND US
THAT THERE WAS SUCH A GREAT
DAY. DAY. THE WEATHER WAS
PERFECT DAY. NOW WHAT’S GREAT
IS IS THAT WE ARE ASKING OUR
VIEWERS TO HELP MAKE HAITI
FEEL COMFORTABLE AND GET TO
REALLY KNOW OUR AREA. AND
KATIE, THERE IS A WAY THAT OUR
VIEWERS GET TO THEY CAN. WE
START OF THE COMMUNITY
CHALLENGE ON SNAPJAX. SO WE
HIGHLIGHT DIFFERENT COUNTIES
EVERY WEEK AND I REALLY WANT
YOU GUYS TO SEND IN YOUR
PICTURES. YOU CAN SEE IF YOUR
COUNTIES ON THE LIST BY GOING
TO OUR WEBSITE. BUT ALL YOU
HAVE TO DO IS UPLOAD A PHOTO
AND I’LL SHOW IT ON THE
MORNING NEWS. I WOULD LOVE TO
DO THAT BECAUSE IT LETS ME GET
TO KNOW YOU BETTER.
>> AND THERE’S DIFFERENT
COMMUNITIES I WANT TO CHECK
CHECK THEM ALL OUT. BUT THE
PICTURES REALLY HELP ME TO I
CAN’T WAIT. AND OBVIOUSLY
THERE’S A PRIZE AT THE END. SO
I’M NOT GOING ADD NEXT. BUT
WHAT’S INTERESTING IS THAT
THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE
PEOPLE WHO COME HERE AND THEY
ARE JUST.
>> UNAWARE OF HOW MUCH THIS
AREA HAS TO OFFER BEYOND THE
OBVIOUS. YEAH, THERE’S A LOT
OF SO MANY POCKETS IN OUR
COMMUNITY AND WE KNOW THAT
SOME PEOPLE DON’T HAVE THERE’S
LOTS REASONS WHY SO SNAP TAX
DOES HELP US BE ABLE TO TELL
THE STORIES OF THE DIFFERENT
EVEN THOUGH WE’VE ALL BEEN
HERE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. I
GREW UP HERE. SO MANY PEOPLE
HAVE BEEN HERE. I MEAN, THERE
ARE AREAS THAT WE MAY NOT BE
AWARE OF WHICH IS GREAT YEAH.
>> BUT YOU GUYS, I CANNOT
THANK YOU ENOUGH. THAT WAS THE
BEST DAY EVER. OH, MY GOSH. I
GOING TO STAY IN JACKSONVILLE
FOREVER? AND WE MOVED HERE AND