There is something timeless about watching wildlife along the Georgia coast. The tide shifts. Light moves across the marsh. An egret lifts silently from the grass. In the Golden Isles, wildlife viewing is not confined to a single season or setting. It is woven into beaches, forests, tidal creeks…
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There is a certain hush that falls over the marsh at dawn. Mist rises from the tidal creeks. The first light brushes the tops of the spartina grass. Somewhere in the distance, a heron calls. In Georgia’s Golden Isles, bird watching is not just an activity. It is a quiet conversation with the coast…
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Along Georgia’s scenic coast, the Golden Isles, including St. Simons Island, Sea Island, Jekyll Island, Little St. Simons Island, and the mainland city of Brunswick, offer a unique blend of beaches, marshlands, and maritime forests. Tidal creeks, moss-draped oaks, and small hammock islands weave…
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Little St. Simons Island is one of the wildest places on the Eastern Seaboard. Accessible only by boat from Hampton River Marina on St. Simons Island’s north end, the 11,000-acre barrier island is a nature sanctuary that fosters extraordinary wildlife, particularly of the feathered kind. Privately…
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Visitors have been flocking to the Golden Isles since General James Oglethorpe brought the first settlers to St. Simons Island in 1736. For years, people have been mesmerized by the sweeping oak trees dripping with Spanish moss that form majestic tunnels with their sprawling branches. The…
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Why Fish in the Golden Isles? There Are Plenty of Reasons, Starting With These Five While the Florida shores and both Carolina coasts garner a great deal of attention from the fishing world, the Golden Isles continue to be a world-class saltwater fishing destination — it's just that fewer people…
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