During the government shutdown, when Tom and I were trying to fill our days, we bought an annual pass for Jekyll Island.  We knew from previous visits that we enjoy the island, especially the bike trail.  So we hoped we would get our money’s worth in buying the annual pass. It costs $6 per day …

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I recently wrote about going to Oglethorpe Point Elementary for Georgia History Day.  You can read that post here, in case you missed it.  We spent the day with four kindergarten classes, teaching six year olds about Georgia history.  Since that time, we have seen several of these kindergartners at the Fort or at the …

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Driftwood Beach on Jekyll Island is one of the most scenic beaches in the United States.  It was selected as one of the ten most romantic beaches by Coastal Living.  Although we have visited Jekyll Island frequently, we had never been to Driftwood Beach before this year. Driftwood Beach is littered with driftwood.  But unlike …

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My parents were on the island for a month, and during that time we all rode bikes together several days.  Of course, being the active and energetic people they are, my parents didn’t wait until Tom and I were available to ride.  They took off on their bikes just about every day.  It led to …

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Now that Mom and Dad are back in Ohio, I can write about their month with us on St. Simons Island.  I don’t like to write about it while they are here, because I don’t want to advertise that they are not home.  This is the third year all four of us have spent a …

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Last week I wrote about our visits to Amelia Island, and I still have a couple of places on Amelia to mention.  One of them is the smallest state park we have ever visited:  Fernandina Plaza Historic State Park.  It is the smallest state park in Florida. Fernandina Plaza Historic State Park is a grassy …

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Instead of doing living history last Saturday at Fort Frederica, Tom and I represented the National Monument at the STEAM Festival.  Most people are familiar with STEM:  Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.  For some reason, Glynn County Schools also add Art in the mix.  Which seems odd to me:  which of these things doesn’t belong? …

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During the government shutdown in January, Tom and I had some extra time to explore.  One of our day trips was to Amelia Island in Florida.  Amelia Island is the northernmost barrier island in Florida.  As I mentioned yesterday, we liked Amelia Island so much that we returned with my parents.  Both times we visited …

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In our third year working at Fort Frederica, we are trying to visit places we haven’t visited before.  Our friend Wendy recommended visiting one of her favorite places, Amelia Island.  We checked it out during the government shutdown and enjoyed it enough to go back when my parents came down to visit.  The center of …

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One of the reasons I love coming back to St. Simons Island is the wonderful winter weather.  While it is freezing and snowing in Ohio, it is generally mild or warm here in southern Georgia.  Heralds of this mild weather is the spring peepers we hear through the day.  I often heard spring peepers in …

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