I recently decided to do a first ever contest on my blog, in honor of (almost) three years of writing the blog. Your challenge: identifying the hidden objects in my bucket. The contest closed on April 30 and today I announce the winner. Congratulations to Kristin Burkey, winner of a $25 Google Play gift card! …
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Visitor Questions at Fort Frederica
Each national park site that Tom and I work at has its own distinctive emphasis and personality. This means that each national park site also has its own brand of visitors and visitor questions. I have discussed some of the unique questions that we get at each place in previous posts (Death Valley, Chickamauga, Kings …
Beach on St. Simons Island, Georgia
One thing I have neglected to mention in all my recent posts about the beach on St. Simons Island. Whenever I think of going someplace with a beach, I always imagine myself sitting on the sand reading a book, watching the waves, wading into the water from time to time. My reality is usually quite …
Surprisingly Social St. Simons
Our time on St. Simons Island has been surprisingly social. When we signed on at Fort Frederica a year ago, we never dreamed we would spend so much time socializing while on the island. More people visited us on St. Simons that at all of our previous parks combined! First, Mom and Dad rented a …
Putting the Living History Library in Order
During our time at Fort Frederica National Monument, I noticed that no one seemed to be in charge of the Living History Library. The Living History Library is a big room with lots of bins labeled with the name of what is supposed to be in the bin. Unfortunately, the contents of the bins usually …
Three Years in the RV: The Dental Floss is Gone
Today marks three years since we moved out of our big house and into our 350 square foot RV. Yes, we are still married and still love each other. There is plenty of space for the two of us and Tom gives me some “alone time” most days. We enjoy sharing our small space. You …
Kindergartners Are Hard to Herd
Tom and I love to talk to school groups. At Chickamauga and Kings Mountain, we had lots of 4th graders who visited to learn more about state history. Here at Fort Frederica we give presentations to middle school students frequently. But the last couple of weeks we worked with a new age group: Kindergartners. About …
Historical Celebration in St. Marys, Georgia
Saturday, April 15, Tom and I were guest presenters at the St. Marys Historical Celebration. St. Marys is about an hour south of St. Simons Island. The Visitor Center for Cumberland Island National Seashore is in St. Marys. Cumberland Island is a sister park to Fort Frederica and we share a superintendent. The superintendent asked …
What’s In My Bucket? A Hidden Objects Challenge
I mentioned a couple of months ago that I was picking up trash along the road as one of my duties here at Fort Frederica. I continue to go out once a week with my white bucket and my reflective vest to pick up trash. Most weeks I fill the bucket a couple of times. …
Grand Canyon of Georgia: Providence Canyon
Recently, Tom and I visited the Grand Canyon of Georgia: Providence Canyon Outdoor Recreation Area. Providence Canyon is in the western part of southern Georgia, almost at the Alabama border. Columbus, Georgia is about 40 miles north and is the largest town close by. The Grand Canyon of Georgia powerfully shows the influence of people …