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Submissions Golden Isles Magazine is in need of talented contributors. Unsolicited queries and submissions of art and stories are welcome.

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Rockin’ Out Thousands on St. Simons are venturing outdoors this summer for an old-fashioned game of hide-and-seek with a new spin.

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Tucked away in the crevices of St. Simons’ public parks and bushes, live oaks, and nature trails are bursts of color. Rocks painted with yellow Minions, teal flowers, and redheaded mermaids peek out of the landscape.

Painted by artists, both amateur and professional, the colorful stones are placed on handrails, behind swings, and under walkways waiting to be spotted by the observant passerby.

The phenomenon known as SSI Rocks has brought an element of levity to the community, encouraging those of all ages to paint, hide, and hunt for the man-made treasures scattered across St. Simons.

Five months ago, island resident Joy Elliott, who has a background in marketing, happened upon a Facebook page for a group called “Lakeland Rocks.” The page was a platform encouraging and organizing the painting and hiding of rocks in its local community. Joy — grandmother to 10 and great-grandmother to one — broached the idea of creating a

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St. Simons version to her own Facebook community. Immediate enthusiasm ensued. Rock-painting in this artsy community proved to be a lovely outlet for many gifted professional painters, and rock-hunting a perfect outdoor activity to cure the boredom of little ones. “Anyone can paint a rock,” Joy says. “The more you paint, the better you get.”

In January 2017, there was a launch party, where those who had painted and saved up rocks brought them to picnic tables at Neptune Park for a big hide.

While only a handful of folks showed up on that blustery winter day, word spread quickly and the group grew past its rocky start. The Facebook group, under the name SSIrocks, now boasts more than 3,000 members who post photos of rocks hidden and found around the island.

Some stones are painted with nail polish; others plastered with stickers or simply a smiley face inked with Sharpie. Fanciful fairies, exquisite mermaids, and cute little monsters come in a variety of colors for those wanting to find their first rock or expand their collection.

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When it comes to the kids, children seem to love all the rocks and are less concerned with the decoration as much as the amount they can find or hide, Joy says. They not only get to experiment with their artistic skills, but the thrill of the hunt pushes them away from TV screens into the beauty of nature, too.

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Most surprising to Joy is not the stories of the children encountering rocks, but the inspirational moments that resonate with unsuspecting adults. Someone posted about the special moment of encouragement they got from finding a brightly colored rock on the day her sister was diagnosed with cancer. A couple found a glittery silver rock down in the hole of a tree trunk on the night of their engagement, a keepsake to remember the special moment.

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For Georgia Arbor Day in April, the Fund for Trees group gathered at Glynn Visual Arts to decorate Arbor Day rocks. Two hundred and fifty rocks were donated and prepared for a rock hunt at Fort Frederica on April 29, which proved to be quite a success.

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When there were not enough rocks to hide towards the end of the event, one little boy began to re-hide some of his for the children who hadn’t hunted yet. It’s stories of giving and selflessness for someone else’s benefit that continue to show up all around the St. Simons Rock project.

There’s plenty of hands involved, including SSI Rocks group moderators, Autumn Roberts and Ruby Leane Henderson. The 150 regular contributing artists — whom Joy affectionally calls “Rockstarz” — includes David Webster, who provides landscaping rocks for painting. Joy hopes that as summer continues, people who have never painted before will pick up a rock and give it a go. The more rocks, the more memories to share and create within the community, she says.

Ultimately, the beauty of SSI Rocks is not the artistry on the rock but the kindness intended by the rock-hider and the burst of excitement experienced by the rock-finder, says Joy. “It’s about people finding something that’s been put there to bring a smile,” she says with a grin.

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rab the popcorn and get to see some Hollywood classics at The Ritz this July as Golden Isles Arts and Humanities presents the Summer Classic Film Festival weekend. The arts organization has condensed the traditionally month-long event into a weekend of activities similar to film festivals across the country.

The festival will feature all three of Alfred Hitchcock’s films that starred the incredible Grace Kelly, along with a Mel Brooks classic, and a few informative sessions, too.

“We have been offering great classic films every Thursday in July since 2007, and we felt it was time to mix it up a bit,” says Executive Director Heather Heath. “So many other organizations and businesses are now doing the same thing,

that we were looking for a way to make it a more special event. Having a weekend focused on a great filmmaker or actor seemed like the way to go. And what better filmmaker to start off with than Hitchcock and his favorite leading lady, Grace Kelly!”

Popcorn will be provided by MTR Real Estate and a courtesy beer coupon by Tipsy McSways. A pass for all four films plus the meal accompanying Friday’s showing is $35. Individual movie tickets are $7. The Friday night meal and movie is $18 per person. Reservations for the weekend pass or the Friday night meal/movie must by made by July 10. Tickets can be purchased online at goldenislesarts.org or at the Ritz Theatre, 1530 Newcastle St., Brunswick, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Tuesdays to Fridays. For more information, call 912-262-6934.

The Summer Classic Film Festival Schedule: FRIDAY, JULY 14 • Dinner provided by Indigo Coastal Shanty and discussion about Alfred Hitchcock at 6:30 p.m.

• Showing of “Dial M for Murder” at 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, JULY 15 • Showing of Mel Brooks’ “High Anxiety” at 4 p.m.

• Showing of Hitchcock’s “Rear Window” at 7 p.m.

SUNDAY, JULY 16 • Light refreshments and a showing of a short documentary about costume designer Edith Head at 2:30 p.m.

• Showing of Hitchcock’s “To Catch a Thief” at 3 p.m.

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Movie night under the live oaks The St. Simons Land Trust is debuting its summer outdoor movie experience with a showing of “Swiss Family Robinson” at sunset on July 28 at the Old Stables Corner on St. Simons Island. Families are encouraged to bring their own picnic food, blankets, and chairs for a night under the live oaks.

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Admission: $1.50 Drinks: $1.50 Popcorn: $1.50 ON THE SCREEN: • “Pets” on July 4 and 6 • “Sing” on July 11 and 13 • “Storks” on July 18 and 20 • “Kubo and Two Strings” on July 25 & 27

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Jekyll Island St. Simons Island The annual St. Simons Island Sunshine Festival held in the Pier Village on St. Simons has been an island tradition for more than 60 years. Part of the festival includes an Arts and Crafts Show, which brings dozens of artists and craftsmen to Postell Park near the St. Simons Pier. The village of vendors will be on hand from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 2 and 3.

The Sunshine Festival 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run will kick things off on July 4 with the 5K race at Mallery Park beginning at 7 a.m. followed by the fun run at 8 a.m. A golf cart parade will display all kinds of patriotic decorations at 2:30 p.m. The big fireworks show begins at 9 p.m. at Neptune Park.

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The all-day activities on Jekyll begin with the annual Independence Day Parade at 9 a.m. Bikes, golf carts, strollers, and pets will all be decked out in their red, white, and blue for the parade as it travels through Jekyll Island’s historic district. The parade, which is open to anyone who would like to participate, will begin at the Jekyll Island Museum. The Village Green will get into the patriotic spirit with a variety of games including water slides, bounce houses, and live music. The free event runs from noon to 6 p.m. The fireworks show ends the revelry with an entertaining display that starts at 9 p.m. at Great Dunes Park.

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First Baptist Church of Brunswick will also have a variety of activities for folks to enjoy. The finale will be a spectacular fireworks show once the sun goes down.

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Step back in time during the “Ghosts and Legends of Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation” on July 5. The eerie journey will bring guests underneath the live oaks, through out-buildings on the grounds, and on a lantern-guided tour of the main house. Stories of ghostly encounters and folklore will be told throughout the 90-minute experience.

Tours will start at 7 p.m. and end at 8:30 p.m. Admission is $15. Reservations are requested. For more information, call 912-264-7333.

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Kick off the first weekend of these summer months with a trip down Newcastle Street for First Friday. The downtown district stays open later for the Friday fun, including live music and light refreshments served by shops and galleries lining Brunswick’s main thoroughfare. July’s First Friday will get underway at 5 p.m. on July 7. Then, head back out for August’s celebration at 5 p.m. on August 4.

Ahoy there, matey! Head over to Summer Waves on Jekyll Island for a unique movie experience to start of your July Fourth weekend. Grab an inner tube and head to the Frantic Atlantic wave pool on July 1 at 8:30 p.m. for a showing of “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest.” Admission is included in a night splash ticket purchase for $13.95.

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Check out these special activities in July: July 5 “Make It and Take It Art” 1:30 to 3 p.m.

St. Simons Public Library July 6 Lego Day 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

St. Simons Public Library July 8 Science Station Day 1:30 to 3 p.m.

Brunswick-Glynn County Library July 11 Music with Annie Akins 10:30 a.m.

Brunswick-Glynn County Library July 13 Wildlife Animal Show 10:30 a.m.

St. Simons Public Library July 18 Professor DoDad “Under Construction” 10:30 a.m.

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For more details, check out GreenSceneGA.org

Mix and mingle with other business professionals during Business After Hours on August 24 at The Inn at Sea Island. The evening starts at 5:30 p.m., as guests network with each other. Attendees will also have the chance to win prizes from local businesses. Entrance fee is $5 for members, $7 for nonmembers.

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Ready for a close encounter? Coastal Wildscapes is hosting a lunch and lecture with live birds of prey from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on July 15. Handlers will teach attendees about the birds of prey, where they live, and how they hunt. Tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for children. Lunch will be provided. Go online to coastalwildscapes. wildapricot.org for more information.

The Big Photo Show returns this summer. The Coastal Photographers Guild will have the show’s submissions and winners on display at Glynn Visual Arts Center, 106 Island Drive, until July 24. Simultaneously, the guild will host The Big Photo Show: Best of the Best at the art center’s gallery inside the Visitor’s Center at 529 Beachview Drive, St. Simons Island. Call Glynn Visual Arts Center at 912-638-8770 for open hours to view the exhibits.

Fort King George has a couple of exciting activities planned this August. First up, the “Sights and Sounds of the Sawmills” will be a chance for people to see how the land was once used by tidal-powered sawmills before the industrial era led to steam-operated mills.

The Saturday session will begin at 10 a.m. and last until 2 p.m. on August 12. Admission ranges from $4.50 to $7.50. For more information, call 912-437-4770.

Then, on Monday, August 21, the “Lights Out Paddling Trip” will take experienced paddlers to Butler Island for a chance to spot the solar eclipse — the first total solar eclipse seen in America in almost four decades. Cost is $50 and only experienced paddlers are recommended to sign up. Guides also advise paddlers to bring water, snacks, and sunscreen. The paddle trip should last from 1 to 4:15 p.m. For more information, call 912-437-4770.

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he St. Simons Lighthouse is one of the most visited sites in the Golden Isles. It’s a place where tourists and locals alike come to brave their fear of heights and climb an incredible number of stairs in order to reach the top and experience a rush of sea breeze and an extraordinary view of the surrounding area.

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If you have not been up to the lighthouse in a while or are visiting for the first time, here’s your guide to discovering the remarkable history of St. Simons Island’s iconic landmark.

steps to the top to experience views of Jekyll Island, Brunswick, and the south end of St. Simons Island.

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ince I began this column 18 months ago, I have shared a chronological telling of how I fell in love with the Golden Isles. These articles are my love letters to the islands and what they have meant to me since I was 15.

But now I interrupt this anthology to write another kind of love letter, this one for a kind, gentle man whom I love as much as the islands: Roy Hodnett. If you live on St. Simons part time or full time, you know him for his sweet nature, easy smile, and lightning quick generosity. Only once that I know of has Roy, whom I call Pop, had someone grab the dinner check before he could. It was the wedding supper that Tink and I hosted in the back of Nazzaro’s after marrying in the chapel at Sea Island (I’ll tell more of that wedding in another article). We insisted. Pop wiggled in his seat; he wanted his billfold. His wife, Ann, whom I call Mom, lightly touched his sleeve, “Roy, this is their celebration, and they want to host.” He did not like it — not one bit. What I remember most about that interaction is how Roy was nervous and uncomfortable when he had to suppress his natural tendency for generosity. He loves to treat his friends, and it pains him to miss an opportunity to bless others any possible way.

He has certainly blessed my life. He loves and encourages me.

He admires me, even claiming that he uses me as an example to teach other young people. And, best of all, he teaches. There’s so much to learn from any 96-year-old, if you’ll listen. But Pop is encyclopedic. He grew up dirt poor in Virginia, fought and was injured in World War II, married the prettiest girl he had ever seen, had three children, and raised them by selling cookies and crackers. And, as you can imagine, he was the BEST cookie

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43 salesman. One thing I’ve learned in life — it’s all about selling and relationships. We sell ourselves, our ideas, our products; and if we have built strong relationships, those help us in our selling.

Roy Hodnett has incredibly strong relationships. He’s never more than two phone calls away from anyone he needs and his optimism for making money never waivers.

This love letter all came about because I recently spent a week on St. Simons, two doors up from Pop and Mom at their condo building. On Friday before I left for the beach, I was on the phone with our accountant in Gainesville. He mentioned that he and his wife were going to St. Simons the next week. They were staying at the Beach Club.

“I’m next door. I’m going to see good friends of ours, Roy and Ann Hodnett.”

“Roy Hodnett!” he exclaimed. “Isn’t he the greatest?” It never occurred to me that our accountant seven hours from St. Simons knew Roy, but soon it was clear that he knew him well.

“I’ll tell you this,” he said. “Roy doesn’t put up with people not doing their job. He’s always a gentleman, but he is firm on how things are going to be handled.”

If Roy has his name attached to something, he wants people to know he approves. When I stopped by his real estate office to pick up my keys, a young woman with sunshine dripping from her face joyously set me up and answered questions. I mentioned her to Pop. “Oh, she’s good,” he said. “Listen, if you ever find one of my people not having a good attitude, you tell me. They better have a good attitude and customer service if they’re gonna work for me.”

That’s because Pop is the real deal. I have been blessed to know American legends who have pulled themselves up from poor mountains childhoods to follow a dream. Dale Earnhardt, with a ninth-grade education and raised in a mill village, became an iconic champion. Dolly Parton is one of the most famous, wealthiest stars in the world.

Pop, though, is just as great of a hero to me as Dolly and Dale because he did what few do. In 1983, at the retirement age of 62, he reinvented himself and built incredible success in real estate with the company now known as Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Hodnett Cooper Real Estate (his daughter, Pat, is his partner).

At an age when most people quit, Roy Hodnett was just getting started. For his children and those to follow, he blazed a path for their careers and lives. Most importantly, he continues to practice what he preaches: work hard, manage money wisely, take care of your employees, give to your church and your community, and always be kind.

Of all the gifts the Golden Isles have given me, Pop is the best.

This is the ninth column in a series of articles where bestselling author Ronda Rich recalls how she met and fell in love with the Golden Isles and its people.

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MONEY TALKS Everyone knows this bull market will someday end — but who wants to acknowledge that fact when equities have performed so well?

Overly exuberant investors might want to pay attention to the words of Sam Stovall, a longtime, bullish investment strategist and market analyst. Stovall, who used to work for Standard & Poor’s and now works for CFRA, has seen bull and bear markets come and go. As he recently noted in Fortune, epic bull markets usually end “with a bang and not a whimper. Like an incandescent light bulb, they tend to glow brightest just before they go out.”

History is riddled with examples. Think of the dot-com bust of 2000, the credit crisis of 2008, and the skyrocketing inflation of 1974. These developments wiped out bull markets. This bull market could potentially end as dramatically as those three did.

A 20 percent correction would take the Dow down into the 16,000s. Emotionally, that would feel like a much more significant market drop — after all, the last time the blue chips fell 4,000 points was during the 2007-2009 bear market.

Investors must prepare for the worst, even as they celebrate the best. A stock portfolio is not a retirement plan. A diversified investment mix of equity and fixed-income vehicles, augmented by a strong cash position, is wise in any market climate. Those entering retirement should have realistic assessments of the annual income they can withdraw from their savings and the potential returns from their invested assets.

Have a Plan, Not Just a Stock Portfolio

Now is not the time to be greedy. With the markets near historic peaks, diversification still matters, and it can potentially provide a degree of financial insulation when stocks fall. Many investors are tempted to chase the return right now, but their real mission should be chasing their retirement objectives in line with the strategy defined in their retirement plans. In a sense, this record-setting bull market amounts to a distraction — a distraction worth celebrating, but a distraction, nonetheless.

Diversification still matters.

One day, this bull market will end.

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n the first quarter of 2017, the bull market seemed unstoppable.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared past 20,000 and closed at all-time highs on 12 consecutive trading days. The Nasdaq Composite gained almost 10 percent in three months.

An eight-year-old bull market is rare. This current bull is the second longest since the end of World War II; only the 1990-2000 bull run surpasses it. Since 1945, the average bull market has lasted 57 months.

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WORDS AND PHOTOS BY BETHANY LEGGETT Watermelon will be sliced, pureed, and cubed in dishes across the South this July and August. You don’t have to go far to try summer’s favorite fruit in a new way. Just take a bite of the Summer Tomato and Watermelon salad on the menu at ECHO. A large, juicy slab of watermelon becomes the base of the salad with layers of heirloom tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, crispy fennel, and a house pecan wood smoked olive oil and balsamic reduction piled on top.

ECHO, the restaurant within the King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort, changes their menu twice a year, and Executive Chef James Flack likes to incorporate a few seasonal showstoppers. When he thinks of summer, his mind invariably wanders to the sweet red melon.

“Watermelon is my favorite fruit. I look forward to having it throughout the summer,” he says.

And just like other fruits, watermelons come in a range of varieties, from traditional oblong shapes to the round cannonballs that are dark green with a super sweet, dark flesh.

While cannonballs are harder to find, Flack says, he enjoys creating pairings that combine the sweetness and texture of watermelon with other ingredients.

And like many of the ingredients served on the plates at ECHO, watermelons used in the salad often are grown locally and purchased from places such as Sapelo Farms.

“You always can do different things with it. If you play with enough stuff, you learn what will work together. So the acid from the tomato will pair nicely with the sweetness from the watermelon. They actually go really well together,” he says.

ECHO’s casual ambiance set with the Atlantic Ocean in the background attracts diners for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The view sells itself, says Flack.

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“The dining experience at ECHO is fun, approachable, and casual. You don’t have to have a suit and tie on to enjoy foie gras or a nice Wagyu beef,” Flack says. “The patio is full almost nightly in the summer. It’s first come, first serve. So you have people who come early to grab a spot.”

Another particularly inventive and enticing entree on the summer menu is the boudin-stuffed poulet rouge. Fresh herbs, creamed radishes, and grilled artichokes enhance chicken that is stuffed with boudin blanc sausage. Chasseur sauce, usually served as a traditional game sauce, tops off the dish.

In addition to specialities that pop up on the spring/summer menu, Flack likes to keep some favorites of guests around all year, including bison tenderloin, crab cakes, and grouper tacos.

“A lot of people come here, and they come for the same things. We don’t want to change the menu as much so our guests enjoy some of their favorites,” he says. “Here in the South, you only get two seasons really. It’s hard to have a fourseason menu based where we are.”

Some lighter staples include the Iceberg Wedge and Coastal Cobb salads. “They’re not really conducive to one season or the other. They are good constants,” Flack adds.

For Flack, a well-crafted menu reflects an area that played a critical role in his passion to enter the culinary scene. His mother was one of the first servers at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel, and he later worked at the Jekyll establishment during a threemonth externship. “I grew up around hotels and food and beverage,” says Flack, who started cooking when he was 15 years old.

He’s worked in kitchens from Coastal Georgia to Ohio and back. Having spent the past four and a half years at ECHO, Flack enjoys how the restaurant incorporates local ingredients and “rekindles the local flame with a 76-year-old business that still offers a lot for our community and guests,” he says.

Recipe SUMMER TOMATO AND WATERMELON SALAD Ingredients 3 slices heirloom tomatoes 1 slice fresh mozzarella cheese 1 micro fresh basil 1 shaved baby fennel 2 ounces cleaned watermelon 1 micro fresh cilantro 1 ounce smoked olive oil 1/2 ounce balsamic glaze Directions Alternate tomato and watermelon overlapping each other lengthwise. Place mozzarella on top. Add crispy fennel and basil on tomatoes and top watermelon with cilantro. Drizzle balsamic then olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.

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GAME CHANGERS

SCUBA DIVING OFFERS THRILLS FOR UNDERWATER EXPLORERS

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ike Sonnenthal can still remember the first time he did something that comes unnatural to most humans — taking a breath while underwater.

“As soon as I did it, my eyes got really big and I was like ‘Ooh, I like this,” Sonnenthal says.

An instructor at Island Dive Center on St. Simons Island, Sonnenthal helps teach the ropes to those who are interested in underwater exploration.

The gateway to entering a world hidden to land dwellers is getting certified. Students can either do a course online or purchase a book from Island Dive Center to start the process.

“That teaches you all about the the dangers of diving,” Sonnenthal says. “After you do all of that, we take you into the pool and show you a series of 17 skills. Once you’ve mastered the skills, you have to make four open water dives over a period of two days.”

Sonnenthal says the most important thing about scuba diving is maintaining your breathing, though it’s slightly more complicated than just the typical inhaling and exhaling humans do every day.

“You breathe constantly — inhale to the count of four, exhale to the count of six,” Sonnenthal says. “The most important rule in diving is to never hold your breath because you’re breathing off compressed air at depth and air expands. If you hold your breath and start swimming toward the surface, your lungs could overinflate and that would not be a good situation.”

Breathing underwater is not something that comes naturally to everyone, but overcoming those challenges is what drives Sonnenthal as an instructor.

“There are some people that are a little claustrophobic or not used to breathing through their mouths,” Sonnenthal says. “That’s what I enjoy: whenever someone has a few issues, helping them get through it and moving on.”

Island Dive Center owner and PADI — Professional Association of Diving Instructors — master instructor Judy Wright has been certified in diving since 1975. A native of St. Simons Island, Wright says “the Golden Isles needed a quality PADI dive center to serve the needs of those who wanted to learn to dive and those already certified.” So she opened the dive center on St. Simons in 1986.

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Wright advises new divers to “be patient, listen closely to the instructor, and get fit,” she says.

It’s also important that scuba divers know their limits and don’t spend more than the allotted time at depth, something students will learn during their training.

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“You’re limited at how long you can stay at each depth,” Sonnenthal says. “If you exceed your limits, you could get decompression sickness, or ‘the bends,’ and you have to sit in a decompression chamber for several hours.”

There are, without a doubt, some who only see the dangers involved with the sport. Sonnenthal says he has had students who entered their training with plenty of trepidation, only to get certified and realize they were worried over nothing.

“Really, it’s an extremely safe sport,” Sonnenthal says. “The main thing is breathing, and the second is equalization. If you’ve ever been flying and heard your ears popping, it’s the same thing with diving except you have to equalize the air pressure. At a certain point, the pain would be so bad that you wouldn’t be able to go any deeper.”

He says getting a chance to experience a new world that most people don’t get to see is the big appeal of scuba diving.

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“As I was going in one end (of a shipwreck) and he was going in the other, he decided to turn and get out of there. And I could feel the current from his side just pushing up against me,” he says.

Wright also has had some fun encounters underwater. One of her favorite experiences has been “diving with hundreds of puffer fish in Cabo Pulmo [National Park in Mexico].”

For Sonnenthal though, there is no bigger thrill than seeing something that would scare a majority of the population — a shark.

“I’ve seen a few, and every time you see one, you’re just so impressed,” he says.

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WORDS BY LAUREN MCDONALD s temperatures creep higher and the days grow longer, a back deck and pool area can offer a space for blissful escape during summer months. And with a little planning, that personal paradise can be spruced up and ready for afternoons of lounging in the sun.

Jeff Homans, landscape architect with Land Design Associates on St. Simons Island, says even the smallest touches can jazz up a deck and pool area.

“Adding fixtures and furnishings is the easy first step,” he says.

“The second step would be to start to change materials, like the waterline tile or the coping. And then, more substantially, you start changing the construction and maybe the plumbing, to add a water feature or to change the deck.”

Homans designs outdoor spaces, including pools, decks, patios, and plantings. He says planning and consultation is key to any project homeowners may be considering.

For quick updates to a pool or deck, you can include the addition of planting containers or new furnishings. Next, pool owners may consider changing the tile along the surface of the water.

“If it’s an outdated color or material, that is easily changed to give the pool a facelift,” Homans says. “That is a middle-of-the-road facelift opportunity.”

For a more serious update, Homans suggests pool and deck owners try out the latest trend — modular pavers. “People are typically using modular paver pool terraces over a solid surface pool deck,” he says.

Modular pavers include individual pieces of bricks or cast stone laid on gravel. This offers a more interesting and less institutional look than standard concrete. The surface is also cooler on bare feet.

Pavers can also be laid over an existing concrete deck, Homans says. “They make a thinner model that’s called a remodel paver that goes on top of existing concrete, and, essentially, it adds an old-world look to something that might, in some cases, be cracked or aging,” Homans says. “This is a much more forgiving surface in terms of cracks.”

Other features that could be added to a pool deck include a gas or wood-burning fire pit. Homans also recommends a shadesupplying overhead structure such as a pergola.

“Sometimes we plant palm trees on pool decks to kind of naturalize it. They also offer shade,” he says. “And sometimes we do string lights among palm trees in an outdoor space.”

Lighting can activate a space like a pool deck, Homans says.

Water features also make a nice addition to most pool areas, Homans says. Pool owners may consider elevating a spa or hot tub and allowing it to spill over into the pool, offering the pleasant sound of running water.

And for parents of young children, a sun shelf is a practical addition. “A sun shelf is great for kids … It’s something they can sit and play in eight inches of water and splash,” Homans says. “And adults like it to put lounge chairs in and sit in the water.”

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DIGRESSIONS OF A DILETTANTE

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left home at 18. Not willingly.

Poverty evicted me. My parents couldn’t afford my enormous food intake. They had to choose: a new car or feeding their omnivorous son. The car won.

So I left.

I didn’t really mind, except I hated to leave behind Mama’s cinnamon toast. But life moves on. The future winked at me when I graduated from high school. I winked back.

Food was responsible for my expulsion. Children consume vast quantities of it. My father was a righteous man but tight with his cash. He saved money by goading me into mowing the lawn and encouraged me to eat the grass for snacks.

Promised it’d build muscles and attract girls.

Skinny boys are dumb. They’ll believe anything that promises muscles or female attention.

But I hated anything green, except money of course. Later I learned that’s what attracts female attention. If I got hungry, I had to find it or kill it.

My parents were tyrants. “Feed yourself or starve,” they said. Claimed it builds character. Hogwash.

The future is a siren. It seduces with promises of magic kingdoms, just waiting for us. Its allure packed more punch than my last fortune cookie.

Sugar is the quintessential staple in the diet of children. My mama had plenty of it. She dumped it on everything. Kool-Aid and iced tea were as thick as molasses. And always on cinnamon toast for breakfast. I mourn for it even now.

I said my goodbyes. Mama sat grinning on the fender of her new 1964 gold, slantback Plymouth Savoy. Delirious with joy over the car or my departure? She never said. I never asked.

I used to watch her prep that delicacy. She’d slather slices of Wonder Bread (white, of course) with a tsunami of Oleo. She’d shake fistfuls of freshly ground cinnamon on top and layer it with a pound of Dixie Crystal sugar. Just looking at it red-lined my glucose level and sent my stomach into spasms.

I stood in our front yard, one foot on the driveway; the other on U.S. 27. It ran north and south. Across the street lay a dead-end dirt road to our farm. Choices. I went north.

The Stone Age was slow to leave southwest Georgia. It slipped out unseen in the dead of night the week before I left. We both knew it was time. It couldn’t compete with Elvis or hippies.

Mama’s cinnamon toast was magic. In the oven, the concoction boiled and bubbled. It emitted a heavenly aroma, the pure essence of paradise.

My mouth would drool profusely in anticipation of gnawing out the sweet bubbly middle of the toast.

I was a voracious snacker. Cheese toast, for example. Soda crackers toasted with cheese and topped with marshmallows. Bananas, peanut

butter, and honey. No apples … too mealy and mushy.

Apple sauce? No problem.

There were mayonnaise sandwiches stuffed with pineapple, and light bread smeared with butter and sugar.

I ate raw cookie dough, drank Ovaltine, devoured popsicles, and occasionally squirrels.

But nothing compared with cinnamon toast.

The crusts were the cast-offs of cinnamon toast. No kid ever ate them. Why remains an unsolved mystery. My mother tried, reminding me about starving Chinese children. Since I didn’t know any, my conscience was clear.

Some years later, I discovered the magic kingdom promised by the future is often more like a chimerical dream. It’s a mirage that shimmers in the distance, twinkling just out of reach.

Unlike Mama’s cinnamon toast, the center core of reality is not always sweet. Life has its own share of crusts.

So, here’s to Mama’s cinnamon toast … thanks for the memories, and goodbye to the crusts.

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Q &A

LIVING WELL

A CONVERSATION ABOUT LEG VEIN DISEASE WITH DR. GREG MARTIN

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If I sit with my legs crossed, will this cause spider veins and varicose veins?

This appears to be an old wives’ tale. There’s no medical evidence that intermittent crossing of the legs causes vein problems.

However, sitting in any position for prolonged periods does somewhat increase your risk.

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Can wearing high heel shoes cause vein disease?

Although high heel shoes can look terrific, they do exacerbate vein problems because they keep your calf muscles in a contracted, abnormal position. Calf muscles need to regularly stretch and contract through their full range of motion to maintain their optimal blood-pumping efficiency. High heels are okay for brief social occasions but not for prolonged periods.

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What about smoking? Can smoking contribute to vein disease?

Smoking and the use of nicotine products are weak risk factors for developing chronic venous insufficiency, or CVI. However, it’s well-established that smoking impairs circulation and can cause coronary disease, heart attacks, strokes, atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), and cancer. If you smoke, you would be wise to stop.

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I’m a health nut, and I love to work out. Can exercise increase my risk of getting spider and varicose veins?

Any strenuous exercise, such as weightlifting, that significantly increases the pressure in your abdomen, upper thighs, and groin area could potentially increase your risk of vein problems. The concern arises when pressure on your abdominal area is translated into pressure against your inferior vena cava, which is the main vein that drains blood from the lower half of your body. Pressure on this vein can increase the pressure on other leg veins.

However, because exercise is so vital for good health, you should not eliminate these types of activities. Exercise works and develops the calf muscle pump, which in turn helps to avoid leg-vein problems. If you have leg-vein problems, you might benefit from wearing compression hose or socks while you exercise.

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If I’m overweight, am I more likely to get vein disease?

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I love sunbathing! Does sunlight cause vein disease?

Thin people are not immune from varicose and spider veins, but being overweight or obese elevates your risk. You will usually obtain better treatment results and reduce your chance of recurrence of disease if you shed some of those

excess pounds.

It is unlikely that exposure to ultraviolet light — either directly from the sun or from artificial tanning lights — increases the risk of leg-vein disease. However, UV light is definitely a risk factor for facial spider veins and vascular blushing, or rosacea. It is advisable for vein disease patients to avoid exposure to the sun for two to four weeks after leg-vein treatment sessions.

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I’m pregnant. How can pregnancy affect my leg-vein health?

Susceptibility to leg-vein disease and blood clots increases substantially during pregnancy and for up to six months after delivery for the following three reasons: 1. As the fetus in the womb enlarges, it applies increased pressure against the inferior vena cava, the main vein that drains blood from the lower half of the body. In certain body positions, the fetus can practically block the flow of blood.

Obstruction of this large vein can dramatically increase vein pressure in the lower body and legs. The volume of blood during pregnancy increases by as much as 50 percent, putting additional stress on leg veins.

2. Pregnancy causes a dramatic spike in the amounts of estrogen, progesterone, and other hormones in the woman’s body. In fact, the levels of some hormones during pregnancy increase several million-fold. This causes the smooth muscle of the veins to relax, increasing both their storage capacity and their propensity to dilate, or expand. This, in turn, increases the risk of varicose and spider veins.

3. The third trimester is the worst time for stress on the legs. Pain, swelling, and other symptoms will often subside or completely resolve in the weeks after delivery; so invasive treatment of spider veins and varicose veins may usually be avoided unless the problems persist.

If you have leg vein problems and become pregnant, it is advisable to wear compression hose during your pregnancy and for two weeks after delivery. They can limit the risk of blood clots, slow the progression of vein disease, and provide substantial relief from leg swelling and discomfort. Hose can be a nuisance and a discomfort, but the health benefits of wearing them are substantial.

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Are there over-the-counter medicines for relief of the discomfort associated by leg disease?

For temporary relief of leg pain or discomfort, antiinflammatory pain medications can be helpful.

Ibuprofen, such as Motrin or Advil, seems to work especially well. Naproxen, such as Aleve, is a good alternative.

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The latter board, which was established in 2008, recognizes modern vein medicine and surgery as an important new specialty.

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Visitors and locals alike are inspired by the charming landscapes that make up the Golden Isles. From the marshes to the beaches, breathtaking sights await nature lovers and smartphone users.

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1. Gavin Sellers grew up on the waters of the Golden Isles, and, from a young age, he has appreciated the natural resources the coast provides. His photos — including these two from a day on the water — are often inspired while fly fishing for redfish on the marsh.

Instagram handle: @gavin_sellers

Camera: Sony A6000

2. Kaley Smith is a St. Simons native currently living in Brooklyn, New York. She and her father share a mutual interest in aviation, and this photo was taken on a joyride when she came to visit her family for the weekend.

Instagram handle: @thekaley Camera: GoPro

3. Debi Graniela was visiting the Golden Isles on a solo road trip with the goal of relaxation and nature photography in mind. Cannon’s Point Preserve gave her a peaceful place to unwind. “The Golden Isles delivered on all of these expectations, and for this, I am now connected to the Golden Isles in a meaningful way,” Graniela says.

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4. Allie and Josh Tootle moved from Jesup to St. Simons Island a year ago and have been snapping their favorite locations ever since. Allie, who is a Glynn County school teacher, and Josh, who works at Southeast Georgia Health System, often find themselves going to Morningstar Marinas around sunset to capture some breathtaking images. “Growing up in Jesup, we would always come to the Golden Isles on the weekends. I grew up thinking it was one of the most beautiful places on earth … and I still do,” Allie says. “We’re blessed to live in such a beautiful area that is full of Insta-worthy shots.”

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5. John Radcliffe calls Savannah home and was visiting the Golden Isles for the first time when he snapped these two photos — the night sky with the Milky Way visible and sunken driftwood — that makes the beaches on Jekyll Island so memorable.

Instagram handle: @jsr4kd Camera: Sony A6000 6. Shanna Webster was born and raised here, but is currently attending Georgia State University in Atlanta. She tries to get back to the Golden Isles at every opportunity. Her photo, taken at Old Coast Guard Station, is a favorite spot that reminds her of family beach days.

Instagram handle: @shanna_danielle47 Camera: iPhone 6s Plus 7. Susan Hoyles took this shot while visiting Little St. Simons with her husband. Hoyles felt drawn to the ocean here, a place which felt familiar and yet vastly different from her home in Newfoundland, Canada. “From Spanish moss-draped live oaks to the endless coastline teeming with marine life, I think we have found ‘our spot,’” Hoyles says.

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9. Norm Leonard owns Saint Simons Paddleboard and Kayak, formerly SSI SUP. Leonard is certainly one who appreciates the natural beauty of his home.

His photo was taken on a sunset excursion at the public boat ramp behind the Tidelands Nature Center on Jekyll Island.

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10. Lane Fuller is an Atlanta native who calls the village on St. Simons a must-see when visiting the Golden Isles. The area’s history, especially the lighthouse that has stood for nearly 150 years, drew him to the coast, Instagram handle: @oldgeorgiehomes

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The Isles offers something for every nature lover this summer.

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heri Wesolowski and Pat Heran know that a peaceful life is about creating a sense of harmony. As yoga instructors at Balance Wellness on St. Simons Island, it is something they cultivate daily. One place where they can tap into that sense of consonance is at the beach. The two teach alternating classes on Saturday mornings in the summer, near the Myrtle Street Beach access point, next to King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort. While the date and times change based on the tides, their beach practices are designed to help students ground and center. And the women say there’s no place better than surrounded by the sun, sand, and sound of the surf.

Reed Flanagan of St. Simons Pilates and Yoga begins his day with yoga on the beach.

“I believe that yoga brings us closer to our true nature. By being on the beach it enables us to harmonize with nature creating a greater sense of peace and balance,” Wesolowski says.

Heran agrees. She also appreciates how the enjoyable element of being on the beach allows practitioners to tap into their inner-child. “It really just brings such a sense of joy. When you see children on the beach, they are so happy and carefree. I think a beach practice brings in some of that playfulness,” Heran says. “I encourage my students to embrace that.”

Like Wesolowski and Heran, Reed Flanagan also sees the value of a beach practice. His studio, St. Simons Pilates and Yoga, is located two blocks from the ocean on Union Street.

In addition to teaching beach yoga, Flanagan frequently finds himself drawn to the sandy shores to refocus and reset during the day. “In yoga, we talk about ‘prana’ also know as energy. The physical practice of yoga helps to cultivate that prana, but one of the best/biggest sources of prana is the ocean,” he says.

– By Lindsey Adkison

Sheri Wesolowski, left, and Pat Heran, right, of Balance Wellness lead beach yoga classes at the Myrtle Street access on St. Simons Island.

Photo by Lindsey Adkison.

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orm Leonard has always been drawn to the majesty of wildlife and nature. The owner of Saint Simons Paddleboard and Kayak, formerly SSI SUP, even holds a doctorate in conservation biology and thrives on sharing his passion with customers.

“We want them to have a good experience. We celebrate and clap when they stand up on the paddleboard. And then after that, the education piece of it comes about organically,” he says. “People want to protect what they love — so we help them to fall in love with the area.

We really have no script.”

Of course, Leonard says, it doesn’t take much convincing.

The beauty, solace, and stillness brings about a deep sense of peace and connection to nature.

“My favorite place to paddle is on the marsh … but we go wherever the customer would like to go, of course. But in the marsh, you can show people the wildlife easier,” he says.

The watercraft silently glides through the water, allowing the animals to proceed about their business uninterrupted.

“Our paddleboards and kayaks move slower, which helps you see things you would never see from a boat,” he says. “Boats are awesome, and they can catch up to dolphins … but we see dolphins that surface to breathe, literally an arm’s reach from us. You can hear them breach and see them slip back underwater.”

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n many sunny afternoons, the Lady Jane Shrimp Boat can be found gliding through the waters of Club Creek moving out into the St. Simons Sound.

While on the area’s waterways, the ship’s crew, which includes Captain Cameron Ako and naturalist Jeffrey Benson, introduce their patrons to a hidden world of sorts — one far removed from the hustle and bustle of daily life.

“We have about three trips a week that are open to the public. We also do private events,” Ako says. “And we have all types of people who come aboard … we do a lot of trips with schools, the Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts. Of course, we have a lot of families, too, and we have adults.”

During the trips, which last roughly two hours, the working shrimp boat traverses the waterways, as Ako and Benson alert boaters to all manner of wildlife. Later, they drop the nets to trawl for shrimp.

When the nets resurface, they are filled with crustaceans as well as various other sea life.

“This trip is great because it’s very hands-on. We let the kids hold the the things we bring up,” Benson says. “We also tell people what they are seeing — the birds and the wildlife like dolphins — in the marshes on the way out. It is all very educational, but it’s fun.”

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The park, located at Bay Street at the end of Gloucester Street in Brunswick, will offer events throughout the summer, including the annual Old Fashioned Fourth of July Celebration, a family-friendly event that will start at 7 p.m. and end with a fireworks celebration. There will also be free watermelon slices, music, games, and contests for all who attend.

The waterfront park also features the Liberty Ship Memorial Plaza, where visitors can view a scale model of the Liberty Ship similar to those built in Brunswick’s shipyards during World War II. “It’s a lovely location to see the waterfront, to be down by the river,” says Heather Heath, director of the Golden Isles Arts and Humanities, which manages the park. “A lot of people fish off the dock, too.”

The Brunswick Bazaar and Farmer’s Market are also open Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Saturday is the busiest day, and there’s a lot of good, fresh produce,” Heath says.

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ucked away by a marsh in northern McIntosh County, there’s a stateof-the-art aerial dance studio unlike most in the country. The Marsh Studio, located in Darien, offers local residents dance trapeze lessons and performances by professional artists from around the country.

The studio also doubles as the home of its owner, Susan Murphy, a professional aerial artist. In the center of the two-floor home is a circular dance space, complete with an adjustable rigging trapeze system.

During shows, chairs are set up on both floors, circling the stage and providing an intimate and up-close theater experience. “It’s cheap, it’s intimate, it’s a special beautiful place,” Murphy says. “It’s not like going to a commercial theater.”

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by Murphy in Athens in 2002, just traveled to the Marsh Studio on June 22 for its third aerial performance.

And for those looking to do more than watch a performance, Murphy offers weekly lessons in aerial arts and dance trapeze, a hybrid of contemporary dance and circus technique.

Every Wednesday, she offers a morning and evening ‘From the Ground Up’ class.“Right now it’s all women, who are anywhere from in their 30s to their 60s,” she says. “And it’s a class that develops strength, flexibility, balance, and proper alignment. And just body awareness.”

And each Tuesday, Murphy teaches a dance trapeze class. “I’ve had 35 years of experience. And I’m still doing it,” she says. “I don’t just sit there from my chair and tell them what to do. I demonstrate everything.”

Class participants will exercise a range of muscles.“There’s just an aliveness in your own body when you’re not just isolating muscle groups,” she says.

“But when you’re pulling yourself and doing things with the apparatus, you’re using everything …

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here is perhaps no better feeling than the wind in your hair, the scent of salt water on the breeze, and the sun on your face. It is something that Lee Scriven knows well.

The manager of Barry’s Beach Service on St. Simons Island enjoys spending as much time as possible on the water.

And through the business, he helps others to do the same.

“We offer sailboat rentals, rides, or lessons on our catamaran: a 16-foot Hobie cat,” he says. “We generally have you sailing within an hour. We’ve been doing it for 40 years off St. Simons Island.”

The vessel allows a unique way to experience the ocean.

Rather than relying on a motor, the catamaran is wind-propelled, allowing for a more intimate connection to nature.

“The Georgia coast is fantastic for sailing because we don’t have a large surf. So it is very easy to get out there and launch a Hobie cat off the beach,” he says. “It’s a great way to get on the ocean. It is a different point of view, since you aren’t using that motor, and you use the wind to push you along.”

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hose looking to enjoy the area’s natural hiking trails can visit Cannon’s Point Preserve on St. Simons Island.

The preserve offers 600-acres of green space, where visitors can explore the natural and cultural histories of the island.

The St. Simons Land Trust operates the wildlife preserve, which is open Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

“There are so many fun things to do at Cannon’s Point,” says Anna Hall, a member of the Land Trust’s development team. “You can hike or bike scenic nature trails, put in a paddleboard or kayak, fish, go birding, and learn about the rich history of the property.”

The preserve is a safe and wonderful place for both children and adults to unplug and explore. Nature enthusiasts can walk through a maritime forest and observe natural wildlife. The preserve is linked to the lower Altamaha River delta, one of the most biologically rich systems. Plantation ruins onsite date back to the 19th century.

“We have a lot of out-of-town visitors to Cannon’s Point as well looking to learn more about the plantation era or to just explore the elements of the maritime forest,” Hall says.

Visitors should bring water, appropriate clothing, and shoes, as well as hats and bug spray.

“Residents of St. Simons are often surprised by all that Cannon’s Point has to offer just right up the road,” Hall says.

“Our great team of volunteers are so welcoming and so informative ­— we hear that visitors always come away having learned something new about St. Simons history or ecology.”

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TO NEW One man’s passion to photograph from above takes flight with kite aerial photography

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Shapes of dragons, frogs, and fish will soar across the breeze. And one or two might even be capturing the afternoon of fun in the sun for posterity’s sake.

Meet Peter Boyton, a kite aerial photographer who spends his days capturing a bird’s eye view on the landscapes below.

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Kites are more than a fun pastime for Boyton. He has hundreds of them— more than 450 so far— and has clocked 952 hours of aerial photography time — “that’s the camera in the air, shooting,” he says.

Whether it’s the Golden Gate Bridge or Gould’s Inlet, Boyton captures a rarely-seen perspective using a handmade rig that attaches a digital camera to the kite line.

Kite aerial photography, or KAP, isn’t a new concept. Arthur Batut is credited as the first aerial photographer when he used a series of kites to take photographs in 1888.

George Lawrence gained recognition for panoramic KAP photographs of San Francisco after the devastating earthquake and subsequent fire in 1906.

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Location: The Sea Island Beach Club, Sea Island Kite: Sun Oak Delta Conyne, traditional wooden frame, 9 feet 5 inches wide by 3 feet 10 inches high Camera: Ricoh GX200 with 19mm ultra-wide lens Date: April 14, 2012

As with any skill, the more you practice, the better you become. Boyton has his setup streamlined so he can take less than half an hour to get the shot he’s after. “With kite aerial photography, it’s one kite. It goes up 900 feet and 20 minutes later, I’m in the car and I’m gone. I timed myself down at the pier once. Nine hundred feet of line out. I reeled it down, packed the camera away, folded the kite, and was in the car within 20 minutes,” he says.

Aerial photography is a natural evolution for Boyton. As a child, he was given a Brownie Kodak camera that first introduced him to the world of photography. Then there was his photography studies while at a technical school in South Africa. “I have played around with cameras for a long time,” he says.

When his daughter did a project on the Wright Brothers in elementary school, he helped her build a scale model kite. Years later, when his daughter was attending the University of Utah in Salt Lake, Boyton found out about a celebration planned in North Carolina to celebrate the Wright Brothers’ achievement a hundred years later.

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Gould's Inlet Location: Gould's Inlet, St. Simons Island Kite: Dan Leigh CC345 Delta, 10 feet 2 inches wide by 4 feet 9 inches high Camera: Ricoh GR, APS-C sensor, 21mm wide-angle lens Date: February 26, 2016 Father and daughter went to the centennial, which made a lasting impact on Boyton.

“I went nuts on kites after going to this Wright Brothers Centennial in 2003. I took my daughter up there … while I was there, we went exploring and I saw Kitty Hawk Kites.

And they had these kites shaped like a ‘W’ on the wall in this place. They were $500, and I thought ‘What idiot spends $500 on a piece of fabric and some poles?” he says with a edge of a smile.

A short silence follows, then Boyton responds, “I have about 20 (of the Kitty Hawk Revolution 4-line kites) now.”

The photographer knew he would put a camera on a kite. But he also knew technology wasn’t up to speed; he didn’t think sending a film camera up and taking pictures blind would be cost-effective. While some KAP flyers have FPV, or first person view, devices to see what they are taking photos of, Boyton composes each shot with just his mind and an antenna attached to the rig.

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Once digital cameras became popular and allowed photographers to capture hundreds of photos without wasting film, Boyton was ready to put a camera on his kites.

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“I’m satisfying my need for flying by flying kites,” says Boyton, who is also a licensed helicopter pilot although he prefers to fly kites because they are more “economical and provide a unique perspective.”

And he’s a bit of a purist. While drone photography is the new frontier, Boyton isn’t keen to add a motor to his aerial photography.

“Now drones are all over, but there is a lot of negative sentiment about drones. They’re noisy, they whine.

People are scared by them. A lot of people have been hurt,” he says.

“For example, at Taps at Twilight, a lot of people didn’t even know I was there. The wind didn’t look like it was blowing, but there was wind in the air. I was sitting on the ground over there. I had the kite very high so you couldn’t hear, because the kite rustles, but it’s not the whine.”

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The present-day KAP community isn’t very large. Boyton, who attended a KAP conference in San Francisco last year, estimates a couple thousand enthusiasts are involved with kite aerial photography around the world.

While they come from multiple backgrounds and have various skill sets, one thing is common: curiosity.

“I’m just a tinkerer. Most of the guys that do KAP, we want this thing to do something that it doesn’t do, so you have to make it so it will do it,” he says.

While the rig may be complicated, his approach is simple: “Just fly and shoot.”

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SHARK DAYS Apex predators have stalked the depths of the rivers and shoreline waters of Georgia’s Golden Isles since the islands first formed thousands of years ago. Crashing into schools of mullet and other baitfish, coastal sharks slash through clouds of blood and just as often passively forage on dead and decaying sea creatures. Like vultures scavenging road kill along Highway17, sharks nibble the carcasses of blue crabs, shrimp, and squid rolling along the river bottoms and ocean floor.

Despite the constant presence of sharks here, the written histories of the Golden Isles record few human/shark interactions and none that were fatal to humans. Since 1900, there have been only three documented shark attacks in the Golden Isles with nothing worse than a small cut on the hand.

From the time of the Timacua and Guale tribes, the Spanish monks, the British colonialists, the slave-holding planters, the African slaves, the Yankee robber barons, the Georgia crackers, the free Geechees, and the mounting hordes of sun-seekers and retiring

baby boomers — little has been learned about how sharks use our coastal waters or the importance of sharks within our fragile ecosystem.

For the second year in a row, however, a small group of dedicated scientists, shark-enthusiasts, and anglers will gather on Little St. Simons Island in mid-July to broaden the knowledge of and appreciation for this mighty fish. Led by marine biologists Dr. Eric Reyier and Dr. Jim Gelsleichter and shark-fishing captain Brooks Good, the group will catch, identify, tag, and release sharks to help outline the migratory and life patterns of sharks; and also advance research suggesting that the Golden Isles may be a vital nursery for Atlantic sharpnose, bonnethead, blacktip, sandbar, finetooth, spinner, and blacknose sharks and even the massive bulls, lemons, and scalloped hammerheads.

Home to one of the most unique eco-tourist retreats in the world, Little St. Simons is the ideal place for this shark study, as the island and the waters around it remain unspoiled. From the first aboriginal visitors traveling the Altamaha River in search of oysters and winter hunting grounds and the decades of nurturing by the Berolzheimer JULY / AUGUS T 2017

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At the Lodge, the menu for the three daily meals features vegetables and herbs that are plucked straight from the organic garden on the island.

The Lodge on LIttle St. Simons Island offers an all-inclusive naturalist getaway that includes transportation to the barrier island, meals, natural excursions, and more.

Day trips are also available for locals, but reservations are required.

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All manner of wildlife — including alligators, owls, herons, and ducks — live on the undeveloped island. To preserve the ecology of the island, the owners and staff have implemented a series of eco-sensitive initiatives and sustainable practices to conserve the primitive landscape in perpetuity.

Sea turtles nest across Little St. Simons Island’s seven miles of beach. Ecological Management staff members monitor and document nests and lead night turtle walks.

Since 2007, a full-time ecological manager and Ecological Advisory Council have helped establish a long-term ecological and conservation management and research program. Little St. Simons Island also works with other conservation partners, including The Nature Conservancy and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

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and Taylor families to the preservation in perpetuity by The Nature Conservancy and Hank and Wendy Paulson with their team of full-time naturalists, the stewards of Little St. Simons have allowed the island to develop almost entirely at the pace of nature alone.

EXPLORING LITTLE ST. SIMONS ISLAND Standing on the seven-mile beach, you stare at the ocean and contemplate the mystery of sharks. Turning south, you see nothing but the sand on the wind, skirting the surface of the beach. Turning north, you see a tortuous line of horseshoe crab carcasses. Some are big and humped with barnacles on their knobby backs, and some are small, slender, and smooth. All are ancient — their DNA is timeless — predating the sharks and even the dinosaurs, tracing back to the first moments of creation. They died in a mating frenzy, furiously trying to

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pass their primeval genetic code to the next generation.

Further up the beach, you find the frustrated tracks of a mother sea turtle who crawled out of the ocean and twisted and turned and crawled back to the sea in what humans have named a false crawl.

She’ll be back again and again until she succeeds in making her nest and laying her eggs. Just as you become lost in imaging her slugging through the surf by moonlight, lightning streaks the western skyline, thunder cracks, and you run back up the path toward the interior of the island as the first gentle, cooling mist of rain hits your face.

And as quickly as the rain came, it stops.

Back at the lodge, the lunch bell rings, and you gather around the table with your fellow explorers and pass platters heaped with fried chicken, black-eyed peas, biscuits, and roasted okra — a bounty from

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the island’s organic garden. Table conversation is amiable and natural as if everyone seated here have been longtime friends instead of just meeting on the ferry to the island. One group excitedly describes a mother alligator and her young on the edge of a shaded oak hammock.

Another group relates the awkward beauty of a flock of roseate spoonbills shoveling marsh mud for fiddler crabs.

Rising from the table, you wander aimlessly around the old hunting lodge. Taxidermy from a bygone era stares down upon you: fallow deer with fairytale antlers; the odd armadillo; and all manner of ducks — buffleheads, mergansers, wood ducks, and canvasbacks. Scattered around the lodge are the weathered bones of dolphins, turtles, whales, and other sea creatures, washed up on the beach and collected years ago by past visitors.

High on one wall, the skin of an alligator presides over everything, above pictures of smiling presidents and titans of business who visited this place just like you. Peering down into a glass case, you spy the fossil of a mastodon tooth and realize that you’d almost forgotten why you came here in the first place. The tooth is big, slick, and black, and it is the ancestral remains of the ocean’s most captivating and misunderstood predator.

SEARCHING FOR SHARKS Sharks define Captain Brooks Good, which is funny because Brooks is absolutely nothing like the common anthropomorphic notion of sharks. He is amiable, kindhearted, and chatty. He has never met a stranger.

He speaks through a constant smile. His sentences are punctuated by laughter.

Get him talking about sharks, and he won’t come up for air for days. You came to Little St Simons to learn about sharks, to catch sharks, and to contribute in some small way to the conservation of sharks. Brooks Good is your man. He stands at the stern of the large pontoon boat cutting up an oily angelfish for bait and describing in his slow South Georgia drawl the taxonomic differences between the blacktip and Atlantic sharpnose sharks.

Waves gently lap the sides of the boat as you stare up at the tip of a fishing rod bobbing up and down hypnotically with

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ON THE HUNT Shark Days on Little St. Simons Island will take place July 18 to 23, 2017. Bookings include two spots on the charter fishing trip, presentation by guest experts, guided surf fishing with naturalists, scientific data collection, meals, boat transportation, and more.

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the passing of the current and the bouncing of the weighted baits on the river bottom. Then, without warning, the rod bends over double and the reel screams out line. The great fish thrashes its head wildly somewhere in the murky depths, disturbed from its hunting and scavenging by the foreign pang of the steel hook set in the corner of its toothy jaw. Like its ancestors before it, this shark came here lured by the warming tides and the relatively docile waters, which make the perfect place for nursing shark pups. Now — connected by line and rod to human hands — this shark will become part of the written history of this place.

Once tagged and released, its journey will be recorded as part of our earliest efforts to understand the life cycle of sharks in the Golden Isles — which is just one more way that we ultimately seek to understand more fully the nature of this wild place and how we should seek to live in harmony with it.

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fter the economic downturn hit in 2008, then-developer Troy Bivens was searching for a new line of work and also a way to utilize a rural property he bought just north of Darien.

“I had bought the property 15 years ago to develop,” Bivens says. He soon became hooked on the idea of raising American bison, more commonly called buffalo, after visiting his uncle’s 600-plus head buffalo ranch in Minnesota. “I also worked on other ranches. I found that buffalo is the healthiest (red) meat you can eat, and no one was raising them along the east coast,” he says.

Before being nearly eradicated in the 1800s, buffalo freely roamed vast areas of the United States, including mainland areas of the Golden Isles in general and the Darien area in particular. Bivens felt it was time to bring these native American creatures back to the Golden Isles. “I wanted to raise 100 percent pure American bison in a humane, no-stress way in a natural landscape where they are pasture-raised and never given hormones, steroids, or antibiotics and eat only natural native grasses and hay,” Bivens says.

After completing extensive research, Bivens launched Georgia Buffalo, Inc. in 2010. The company’s Georgia Buffalo Ranch and Trading Post is a 47-acre working ranch located on Highway 17 in Townsend. He also recruited longtime friend Sherry DiSimone as the company’s business and marketing manager. The business was soon bustling.

“We thought at first we would be only supplying buffalo meat wholesale to restaurants,” DiSimone says, adding that clients include the Jekyll Island Club Hotel and Sea Island. That quickly expanded to selling the lean meat and other buffalo-related products in the store Bivens built on the property, as well as online.

The ranch opened to the public for tours and events.

They also stayed busy providing buffalo cooking demonstrations at other businesses and outside events.

To facilitate the public tours, the two Florida natives took the idea of swamp buggies used across the Sunshine State and came up with their own buffalo buggy that allows visitors to safely view the herd. “It took nine months just to get the insurance to do the tours,” Bivens says with a chuckle, adding that they now have “two working buggies” that can seat up to 15 people each.

One thing they learned early on was that buffalo are only susceptible to two dangers in this area: parasites and coyotes. While inoculations can prevent the parasites from becoming a problem — “once they have parasites, they never really recover,” Bivens says — early coyote attacks were more troubling.

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FAST FACTS The terms bison and buffalo are interchangeable.

The ranch currently has 13 buffalo, including three recently born calves.

“One of the babies was born on Mother’s Day,” Bivens says. At one time, the ranch had 45 buffalo, but having that many proved taxing on the grass.

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One of the largest buffalo skulls ever unearthed was discovered in Glynn County in 2004. It is now housed in a museum in Milledgeville.

Despite their size, the males, called bulls, can weigh 2,000 pounds at adulthood, while females can weigh 1,000 pounds. The animals can run up to 30 miles per hour and jump a 6-foot fence. And despite their bulky size, bison can be extremely quiet and stealthy. “When I walk out in the pasture, I’m always close to a tree or fence,” Bivens says, laughing. “Buffalo can be really sneaky — they are like the ninjas of the animal world,” DiSimone adds.

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The farm goes through about 1,000 bales of hay a week. “They mostly eat grass, and they eat less then cattle,” Bivens says. “They are also more self-reliant then cattle.”

The two have met media mogul, businessman, philanthropist, and bison rancher Ted Turner. “I met him at a conference. He asked me how many (buffalo) I had, and I told him 45. He said, ‘So it’s a hobby huh?’ I told him ‘No, I want to make a living at it.’ He said, ‘Well, I started out with only 10!”

Turner now has more than 51,000 bison on his various western ranches and 48 locations of Ted’s Montana Grill, which serves a large selection of bison dishes.

A 7 oz. serving of bison has about 60 grams of protein — about the same as beef, but significantly less fat. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the same serving of bison has about 5 grams of fat, while a choice cut of beef has nearly 40 grams.

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“We found out that donkeys protect buffalo from coyotes,” Bivens says. Donkeys are well-known to protect buffalo and other livestock by their loud braying and ability to aggressively fight predators with their hooves and teeth.

Their coyote problem disappeared after they acquired their first donkey, a white one they named Donkey after the character in the Shrek movies. “We got a second donkey named Belle from a then 90-year-old lady in Brunswick named Miss Dot,” Bivens says, smiling. “I think Miss Dot is 97 now, and her daughter still drives her up to visit Belle and feed her fruit.”

In March 2013, the pair realized how popular the ranch had become when they had their first Family Fun Day. “It was the Saturday before Easter, and we had expected 300 to 400 people to show up; but we ended up having 1,400 to 1,500 that day,” DiSimone says.

That September, the two and their family members were preparing to put on their first Haunted Ranch event for Halloween when Bivens fell while working on the ranch’s barn. “Troy fell 18-feet, headfirst from the barn (breaking his back) and had to be airlifted to Memorial (hospital) in Savannah,” DiSimone says. “The doctors and nurses there were great. He is very lucky to be alive. He has made an incredible recovery.”

While the haunted event had to be cancelled, DiSimone says during Bivens’ two-month hospitalization, members of the National Bison Association and the bison ranching community came together to offer her and the ranch their support.

“We were going gangbusters but had to really slow down when he was hurt. The national director of the National Bison Association

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called when they heard that Troy was hurt and offered to help us any way they could, including taking our buffalo in and taking care of them until he got back on his feet,” says DiSimone, adding that Bivens served as the regional director of the association in the past and she currently serves in that post. “It was incredible family support. They were willing to come here and help in any way, at their own expense.”

Bivens’ fall and long recovery allowed them to step back and reassess how they were running the business, including making the decision to open the ranch and shop by appointment only. “Looking back, we should have been doing that all along instead of having established hours,” DiSimone says. “We are a working ranch, and we offer rentals for private events; so being open by appointment only just makes good sense.”

Now that Bivens has recovered, the ranch is busy again with their retail and wholesale business and playing hosts for private weddings, family reunions, corporate and other events, and birthday parties. They also provide tours for the public, as well as personalized educational tours for school groups, and outings for seniors, church groups, and Boy and Girl Scout troops.

“We just want people to know we are here and we are open for business,” says DiSimone. “We stay here on-site for all our private events to make sure everything runs smoothly.”

Georgia Buffalo Ranch and Trading Company is located at 11495 Highway 17 in Townsend. For more information about the ranch, including recipes, cooking tips, ordering Georgia Buffalo products, or how to schedule a tour or event, visit GeorgiaBuffalo.com. You can also find them at facebook.com/GeorgiaBuffalo, on Twitter at @GeorgiaBuffalo, or call 912-266-3160.

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While each of the nonprofit, non-governmental organizations will retain their individual missions and goals, the collaborative has been formed to strengthen and clarify the conservationists’ message to the public. Project advocacy, policy advocacy, land conservation, and legal efforts will converge for a unified vision, organizers says.

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By pooling their influence together, the collaborative represents 20,000 members across Coastal Georgia and 1 million social media users. And by taking a page out of Aristotle’s philosophy — a whole is more than the sum of its parts — the GCC brings like-minded individuals from the separate organizations to create a louder voice that can be heard from the coast to the Capitol, organizers say.

For Georgia Conservancy’s Coastal Director Charles McMillan, the collective is a chance to multiply efforts that began long ago. “We opened in Savannah in 1972, and there was almost nobody working in this space. Now, the whole environmental space is filled with people, and we are all in this together really,” he says. “We have some coast-wide issues that I would love to see us focus our efforts on now.”

Land trusts, legal experts, and advocacy groups first began coordinating their efforts in 2015 to create a comprehensive plan for wider support and coverage of environmental causes, leading to the formation of the GCC. Organizations that comprise the collaborative include Altamaha Riverkeeper, Center for a Sustainable Coast, Georgia/Alabama Land Trust, Greenlaw, Ogeechee Riverkeeper,

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Representatives from the 12 groups gathered on May 8 at the New Ebenezer Retreat Center to announce the venture before putting their promises to their paddles for the afternoon excursion down Ebenezer Creek. It was by no happenstance that the GCC chose their debut along the banks of Ebenezer, a dichotomous place of breathtaking beauty and tremendous tragedy. The waters, now protected by the City of Springfield, is often a destination for outdoor lovers, but many may not know the horrors experienced along its banks during the Civil War. In 1864, thousands of freed slaves drowned, were killed, or enslaved again by the Confederate Army after the Union Army lifted pontoon bridges that prevented the refugees from following

Alice Keyes, vice president of coastal conservation with One Hundred Miles, says preserving the present also means preserving a link to our past. “It’s not by accident that we chose the watershed of Ebenezer that is now protected in perpetuity … the history and nature of Coastal Georgia is important. And this gathering of 12 organizations is, in fact, significant. We all share a vision for this place we call home and want to protect and enjoy this place,” she says.

Getting people outdoors and engaging in activities that capture the beauty and complex ecology of the coast is one of four shared goals of the group as outlined it its first annual State of Coastal Conservation report. Other goals include protecting and enhancing environments for coastal plants and animals to adapt to changes in sea level; maintaining a thriving, working landscape that supports sustainable food; and promoting economic development that supports and preserves natural environments.

Members within the GCC already regularly communicate with each other, and they plan to come together formally at least twice a year to gauge progress and address goals. There will be no dues associated with membership in the collaborative, and the individual organizations do not plan to fundraise for the collective.

Instead, each group will continue their individual efforts but lend a hand to a broader conversation to help educate the public on a range topics such as rising sea levels, land development, and water and air quality.

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ONE HUNDRED MILES LAUNCHES NATURALIST 101 SERIES One Hundred Miles, one of the 12 organizations involved in the Georgia Coast Collaborative, is creating innovative ways to engage with the public on a variety of topics. The organization, which has its headquarters on Newcastle Street in Brunswick, has introduced a new series of lectures and field trips for all ages called Naturalist 101.

The new initiative is designed to bring people outdoors, exploring their environments, and telling their friends and family about the species they are helping protect. The program, which started in May, will continue through November with a lecture and field trip scheduled each month. To offer a range of topics, One Hundred Miles partnered with a dozen or so local nonprofits and organizations. Each month will include a free lecture (reservations required) where attendees will listen and ask questions from an expert on that month’s topic. Then a few days later, the series will host a low-cost field trip that brings the public right to the habitats they are discussing.

“This new series is a grander vision of coastal education, and we really hope residents get involved and raise their understanding of the issues that affect all the beautiful things of our coast,” says Kelly Patton, membership and outreach coordinator with One Hundred Miles. “We have designed the Naturalist 101 series in a way where we teach people about a topic, and then take them out into the field so they can see things and report back to their friends and family about it.”

The advocacy organization hopes to offer the seven-month program next year, too.

Patton says there are unlimited topics that affect Coastal Georgians and the ecosystem.

“We can change and adapt to talk about what’s happening and the issues that are important right then,” she says.

“We are taking people to new places where they can learn about their environments.

Kids, families, adults — we can all learn something new about where we call home,” Patton says.

For more information or to register for any of the classes listed below, go online to onehundredmiles.org/naturalist101.

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Lecture on July 6 at 7 p.m. at One Hundred Miles Brunswick Office. Free, but reserve your spot online.

Sea Turtle Night Walk Field Trip on July 29 at 8:30 p.m. at Coast Guard Public Beach Access, St. Simons Island. $10 members, $15 non-members. Register online.

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Georgia Barrier Island Dynamics Lecture on August 3 at 7 p.m. at One Hundred Miles Brunswick Office. Free, but reserve your spot online.

Beach Ecology Field Trip to Sapelo Island on August 12 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Meet at Sapelo Island Visitors Center. Ferry leaves at 9 a.m. $50 members, $60 nonmembers. Register online.

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Reptiles and Amphibians Lecture on September 7 at 7 p.m. at One Hundred Miles Brunswick Office. Lecture is free, but reserve your spot online.

Field Trip to the Okefenokee Swamp on September 9 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. $40 members, $50 non-members. Register online.

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Sustainable Fisheries Lecture on October 5 at 7 p.m. at One Hundred Miles Brunswick Office. Free, but reserve your spot online.

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Longleaf Pine Lecture on November 1 at 7 p.m. at One Hundred Miles Savannah Office. Lecture is free, but please reserve your spot online.

Behind the Scenes Tour of Fort Stewart’s Longleaf Pine Forests on November 3 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. $40 members, $50 non-members. Register online.

For example, the rate of land consumption through the past 20 years has outpaced population growth sevenfold. This high rate of land development impacts not just advocacy groups but also involves legal issues and conservation organizations. David Pope, executive director of the St. Simons Land Trust, spent more than three decades in environmental law and recognizes how land development affects multiple groups within the GCC directly or indirectly.

“Our direct mission at St. Simons Land Trust is to protect land on St. Simons Island, and we don’t engage directly with advocacy like other organizations.

But we can become a source of information for people, if they have a question about zoning and how that affects the land. We can educate our own membership and explain why something works,” Pope says.

Unity doesn’t necessarily mean conformity, and the organizations do not always agree on the same solutions.

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which organizers hope can be cleared up through the GCC. Steve Willis, president of the Center for a Sustainable Coast based on St. Simons Island, says the convergence of support doesn’t lessen diverse approaches but allows the groups to offer multiple options to the community.

“What I hope happens is that we openly come to agreement on what the issues are … and be open to let people know how issues can get complicated, answer the questions without oversimplifying things, and tell them that if we disagree, why we do and how those different solutions can work together,” he says. “There are different ways to approach these challenges, and we need to better explain that to the public.”

Pope agrees, saying “We may not always agree on all the specifics, but we can all come together and guide one action … We can’t be successful individually. This team is much more than its individual members, and we will do what we can do to aid the team effort.”

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“I go around the dumpsters, mostly on St. Simons, but anywhere,” she says. “And if I see some good wood — and a lot of it is just construction wood — I take the wood and cut it and paint and construct it into art.”

Each piece has its own story, its own history, and each one aims to inspire some form of hope in its beholder.

“I pound the wood out, hand-cut it, and paint images on it,” she says. “And I hand-paint words on it; or I cut out the metal; or I use found objects like grinders and I make flowers and things.”

Edenfield’s artwork is characterized by the inspiring words and phrases she incorporates into nearly every piece. “I’m not terribly clever at writing myself, but I am clever at finding words that speak to people,” she says.

Then, the recession hit, and she lost her job. Many St. Simons residents like Edenfield saw their property values dramatically decrease during this time. Adding more sorrow, no one wanted to buy large paintings anymore. “So there were no jobs, and people were not buying big paintings because they were losing their big houses,” she says. “They weren’t decorating like they did before.”

So Edenfield had to adapt and get crafty. She changed her art style and found ways to repurpose discarded materials into her pieces. “There were no jobs, and I couldn’t afford canvases for these paintings, even if someone was buying them around St. Simons,” she says. “I started making these little pieces I could sell for around $40 to $50, instead of $200 or $300.”

Her pieces were no longer simply decoration. Each one has its own history before she transformed it into art. And once she put her hands on it, the pieces took a new shape.

Edenfield has come to know that in times of uncertainty, these kind words and encouraging phrases can be just what people need.

Edenfield started putting messages of hope, humor, and love on her paintings, because she felt that others — like herself — needed to hear those words during this time. “They were messages of hope, which we need when the recession was raging,” she says. “And we do today still, maybe more than ever.”

Her current artistic style — repurposing materials into paintings and pieces — emerged during her own time of doubt and struggle. Edenfield was working only as a part-time artist for years, while she held a full-time position at Frederica Academy.

She allows herself to be inspired by whatever moves her in the moment, finding words of encouragement from a number of sources. And most importantly, she remembers to pay it forward. Her art aims to promote positivity.

On the side, she sold large nature paintings, mostly to St. Simons residents.

“When people are uncertain, they need words of hope and encouragement,” Edenfield says.

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“So if you are playing in key of C, the tonic is C,” Yatzek adds.

Since nailing down their name, the group has gone great guns, playing at private events as well as public establishments throughout the Golden Isles. And they have had solid support from a variety of audiences. Although it’s been more than 100 years since jazz first took the country by storm, the members of Tonic Blue can attest to its modern popularity.

“We actually get more excitement from younger people,” Henderson says. “For people like Baby Boomers, that was their parents’ music … so that’s never been cool to them.

But for young people, it’s brand new.”

Jarocki had a longtime interest in the genre but had never played in a jazz band before. So putting together a jazz band was expanding into a new territory.

For the musicians themselves, there are a multitude of reasons that jazz remains appealing. Authentic and organic sound is at the top of their list. They also appreciate the ability to highlight each band member’s solo talents.

Instruments take on a different sound with jazz music. This allows bands to branch out and explore their own instruments, finding new ways to create and meld sounds while keeping within the framework of a song. “It is more focus on what the instrumentalists bring out rather than what the electronics can post-process. What the instrumentalist is giving you … is what you’re going to get. So, in the world of audio tune — it’s organic,” Yatzek says. Jarocki adds, “The way the drums are tuned in jazz is different than in rock. I wanted to explore playing in that style and getting a different style out of the drum set,”

Another element that allows them to keep the music unpredictable — the level of improvisation that they incorporate into their shows. A mainstay of the genre, taking unpredictable musical pathways help to keep songs fresh. “There is a mold for each song and basic things that you follow, but there is a lot of freedom too,” Alford says.

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From there, things happened rather quickly. The group decided to get together and give the jazz band a try. Alford, Jarocki, and Henderson started up, adding Yatzek to the mix soon after.

And just two weeks later, they were officially a band, albeit one without a name. Their soothing title — Tonic Blue — was born out of a brainstorming session.

As the fellas enjoy pointing out, that includes the freedom to hit the occasional wrong note. “There’s a joke that says, ‘If you play a wrong note once, it’s a mistake … if you play it again, just call it jazz,” Alford says, as the band laughs.

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For the most part, nothing is set in stone and that definitely lets us keep it exciting,” Yatzek says.

Yatzek, who had played around previously, was another local musician with an interest.

“There really wasn’t anyone here doing anything like it,” Jarocki says of forming the group more than two years ago.

“I ran into Brian one night. I sat in with his previous band.

He had talked to Vince a few days earlier, and they had gotten on the topic of jazz. They both had always kinda wanted to play in a jazz band. So, they asked if I wanted to come practice with them,” Alford explains.

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In addition to the name’s smooth sound, there is also a musical connection. “Tonic is musical term. Basically, it means the one cord or the root of the scale that we’re playing in,” Henderson says.

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A group text began to decide on their moniker. “I remember Vince got on a kick with blue — Blue Groove. Then I wrote back what about ‘Blue Tonic?’ And then Brian said, ‘That sounds like a drink … why don’t we flip them — Tonic Blue,’” Alford recalls.

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he legendary George Gershwin once said, “Life is a lot like jazz … it is best when you improvise.” And, oddly enough, that was exactly what brought the band Tonic Blue together.

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CASA FASHION SHOW AT THE CLOISTER Delighted attendees gathered at the CASA Fashion Show at The Cloister on April 13. The annual event featured dozens of outfits from local vendors as guests dined at tables surrounding the catwalk. This year’s show had a gardening theme, and many of the models are involved in gardening clubs, businesses, and hobbies. Money raised from the afternoon benefits CASA, an organization devoted to helping abused and neglected children in Glynn and Camden counties. Photos by Bethany Leggett and Mary Starr.

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FREDERICA ACADEMY HOSTS 16TH ANNUAL DERBY DAY Frederica Academy hosted the 16th Annual Derby Day on May 6 at the Sea Island Retreat Clubhouse. The early evening festivities included a live simulcast of the 143rd Kentucky Derby horse race. Attendees, wearing eye-catching hats, bid on an extensive list of live and silent auction items.

Guests also reclined in an outdoor patio with live music and food. Photos provided by Mark McDonald and Brad Hutcherson.

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REALTORS CELEBRATE THIRD ANNUAL DERBY DAY The 3rd Annual Realtor Derby Day brought together derby fans for race day fun on May 6. The afternoon event, hosted at the Stables at Frederica, included raffles, a contest for the best hat and best bowtie, food, and cocktails. The annual fundraiser benefits the Young Professionals Network, a group focused on bringing energy and innovation to the real estate industry. Photos provided by Jason Fields with Jason Fields Photography.

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GOLDEN ISLES OLIVE OIL HOSTS LADIES WHO LUNCH Golden Isles Olive Oil hosted the Ladies Who Lunch gathering in April at Certified Burgers and Beverage. Chef David Carrier created a menu featuring herbs de Provence olive oil and lavender balsamic. The lunch also included a tasting of different olive oils described by Golden Isles Olive Oil owner Donna MacPherson, who just returned from Italy where she became a certified olive oil sommelier. Photos by Bethany Leggett and Brittany Rowland.

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ISLAND NEWCOMERS HOSTS MEETING AT FREDERICA BOATHOUSE Island Newcomers held their April gathering at the Frederica Boathouse on the north end of St. Simons Island. The evening included a buffet dinner, drinks, and a chance for club members to mingle on the boathouse terrace overlooking the beautiful lake. Island Newcomers ended their season in May. Photos by Bethany Leggett and Mary Starr.

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OUR TEAM Wolfson Children’s Hospital brings the expertise of three nationally recognized organizations to Brunswick, so your child can receive outstanding care from pediatric specialists, close to home.

Robert F. English, MD Pediatric Cardiologist

Thomas J. Moon, Jr., MD Pediatric Cardiologist & Cardiac Imaging

Daniela L. Neagu, MD Pediatric Cardiologist

Eric Sandler, MD Pediatric Hematologist/ Oncologist

Thomas Sims, Jr., MD Pediatric Surgeon

José A. Ettedgui, MD Pediatric Cardiologist

Brandon E. Kuebler, MD Pediatric & Adult Congenital Cardiologist

Erica Mercer, MD Pediatric Urologist

Steven M. Andreoli, MD Pediatric ENT (Ear, Nose & Throat)

Nine specialists, one location — here in Brunswick!

If your pediatrician refers your child to a pediatric specialist for evaluation or treatment, you don’t have to travel far for top-rated care. Wolfson Children’s Hospital partners with Southeast Georgia Health System so our team of specialists can see kids here in Brunswick for all kinds of needs, including: • • • • •

Heart tests and follow-up Pre- or post-surgery consults Complex ear, nose & throat conditions Blood diseases & cancer Kidney & bladder conditions

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