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May/June 2011

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28 A tale of two rivers

36 See Turtles

The Altamaha, then and now.

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the Georgia Sea Turtle Center

Things to do with bored kids

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6 Editor’s Note

ARTS & CULTURE 64 A Good Kind of Crazy

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16 Coastal Calendar 19 Nature Connection

on the cover: A loggerhead sea turtle at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center.

Photo by Chris Moncus.

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21 Green Acres 23 Par for the Course 25 Vignettes of Absurdity 74 Out & About 86 Coastal Cuisine

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But really, it’s a battle every spring to stay focused on the work at hand—be it the 9-to-5 kind, the yard kind, the house kind or whatever kind keeps you occupied. Is it this way for everyone everywhere, you think, or is it a malady unique to these Golden Isles?

I mean really, the thermometer has finally found the 80s, there’s an ocean out there full of fish, beaches full of sand and sun, and all sorts of other fun to be had, and here I sit, behind a desk, writing about it. How lame is that?

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I can remember summer breaks from school, phoning my mother at her office and saying – can you guess it? – “Mom, I’m bored.”

I probably owe her a huge apology for that, because there she sat at her desk all day while I was footloose and fancy free – no bills, no kids, no obligations (other than folding the clothes, vacuuming the floors and scrubbing the tub) and I couldn’t think of one fun thing to do. Talk about youth being wasted on the young.

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Ben Slade heading St. Simons Land Trust The Board of Directors of the St. Simons Land Trust has appointed Ben Slade as executive director. Slade was founding chairman of the Land Trust in 2001 and has remained active in its activities ever since, both as a board member and as a committee chair.

Most recently, he headed the committee that raised $2.65 million to save the Old Stables Corner from commercial development.

“After an extensive search, it became clear that Ben was the perfect person for the Land Trust at this time,” says Chairman Lee Richards, noting that the Land Trust’s current major project is working in concert with partners to raise funds to acquire and protect the 600+-acre Cannon’s Point property on the north end of the island. “He did not seek the position. The committee identified Ben’s experience and passion for the Land Trust’s mission as essential to moving us forward and then successfully recruited him. We are grateful he agreed to return as executive director.”

“In my long experience with community improvement activities, I can’t think of a single one that has received more spontaneous support from a broad cross section of the community than the St. Simons Land Trust,” Slade says. “Our members are not only from St. Simons, they are from all parts of Georgia. They are members who understand the absolute imperative

of preserving the natural and scenic character of our island.”

A Savannah-native, Slade grew up in various coastal towns, as well as Atlanta. He earned a BA degree from Vanderbilt University and completed a tour as a Navy Lt. aboard the USS Rochester.

Slade retired as chairman and CEO of First Federal Savings Bank of Brunswick after 36 years with the bank. Under his leadership, First Federal gained a reputation as an innovative lender involved in a wide variety of loan types and was regularly recognized as a five-star institution by rating agencies.

Brunswick Golden Isles Airport, receiving national recognition for the successful outcome. Slade was founding president of Habitat for Humanity of Glynn and is currently a trustee of the Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation.

Slade is a member, vestryman and former senior warden of Christ Church, Frederica.

He and his wife, Sylvia, live on St. Simons Island. They have four children and 11 grandchildren.

– By Jett and Leslie Lamkin

Slade has also been involved in real estate development and management for many years and is co-owner of office and retail properties in Brunswick and St. Simons Island.

Slade has been very active in community affairs, serving as chairman or president of the United Way, the Brunswick-Golden Isles Chamber of Commerce, the Brunswick and Glynn County Economic Development Authority, the Boys and Girls Club of Glynn, and Blueprint Brunswick Inc. He also chaired the Glynco steering committee that planned the re-use of Glynco Naval Air Station into the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center and the

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Grants will allow Brunswick health department, hospital to expand breast cancer screening and care on the coast SAVANNAH – Determined to save lives and end breast cancer forever, the Coastal Georgia Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure has awarded 10 grants totaling almost $280,000 to programs providing breast cancer services in the coastal Georgia area, including the Coastal Health District and the Southeast Georgia Health System.

The Coastal Health District, which includes public health departments in eight coastal counties, will use its $44,000 grant award to support and augment the breast portion of its Breast and Cervical Cancer Program and Family Planning Program. The funding will allow the district to provide mammograms and diagnostic work-up, if indicated, to people who are uninsured/underinsured and do not qualify for Breast and Cervical Cancer Program funding.

The Southeast Georgia Health System based in Brunswick will use its $40,000 grant

award to fund Mammograms in Motion, a collaborative community effort led by the system to provide breast health education and outreach, mammograms and diagnostic breast work-up services to uninsured and medically underserved residents of Glynn, Camden, Long and McIntosh counties. The program uses a mobile health vehicle outfitted with screening mammography, screening bone density, blood pressure and blood glucose testing capabilities to reach rural constituents.

“We are extremely pleawsed to be able to lend financial support in terms of grant funding to organizations right here in southeast Georgia that are working every day to help stop breast cancer,” said Caroline Keller, president of the affiliate.

G. Komen Savannah Race for the Cure. The 2010 Race grossed $275,000.

The Komen Coastal Georgia Affiliate is part of the 125-affiliate network of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the world’s largest and most progressive grassroots network fighting to end breast cancer forever. The affiliates are the face and voice of Komen for the Cure’s global breast cancer movement in communities around the world. Through local events and activities, the Komen Coastal Georgia Affiliate mobilizes and educates thousands of community members while raising funds to support community-based breast cancer programs.

– By Sally Silbermann, public information officer, Coastal Health District

Grant funding is generated through a number of affiliate fundraisers held throughout the year, the largest of which is the Susan

St. Simons Island artist is writing ‘Love Letters’ in the sand that never wash away A new, wonderful way to commemorate a birth, wedding, anniversary, housewarming or family celebrations. A local artist uses the beach as a canvas to create personalized “Love Letters” that make unique gifts. Custom messages such as names, birth dates, wedding dates or simple sweet nothings are written in the sand, photographed and beautifully framed. With the ever-changing tide, variable light and unique wave patterns in the sand, each piece is a distinctive work of art. Love Letters are the perfect gift for the ones you love.

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Magnolia Garden Club donates to the preservation of Brunswick’s historic city squares The Tour of Homes Committee of the Magnolia Garden Club presented a check for $4,000 to Julie Hunter Martin of Signature Squares to benefit the organization’s care and rehabilitation of the historic parks throughout Downtown Brunswick. Magnolia Garden Club is a sponsor of the St. Patrick’s themed Slainte event for Signature Squares and donated funds for the restoration of Machen Square in historic Downtown Brunswick. The club meets the first Wednesday of the month. For more information call LuAnn Whalen at 554-3682.

– By Kathryn Kasper GuyNel Johnson, Toni Clark, Julie Hunter Martin, Ducille Sullivan, Sandy Dean, Kathryn Kasper and Marijane Lawson

Georgia-grown blueberries are the secret to Hogwaller BBQ’s prize-winning sauce Hogwaller BBQ of Hoboken was selected as a winner of the annual Flavor of Georgia Food Product Contest sponsored by the University of Georgia Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development. Winners were announced March 22 by Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black as part of Georgia Agriculture Awareness Day. “We are so happy to win this contest the first time we’ve entered,” says Kenneth Dasher, sauce creator. “The main reason we made this sauce was to give our blueberry farmers a value-added product. So, we are very happy we could share this product.”

The sauce is available at Friendly Express stores in Brunswick and on St. Simons Island, and can also be ordered online at www.hogwallerbbq.com.

The sauce “voted #1 in the South by Me,” as the bottle claims, now has another first prize. Dasher presented Hogwaller’s Blue Heaven Blueberry Gourmet BBQ Sauce at

the annual Flavor of Georgia Food Product Contest and took home a first-place prize.

The sauce adds Georgia-grown blueberries to the original Hogwaller BBQ Sauce created from Savannah and Statesboro influences. The sauce was one of three finalists in the barbecue and hot sauces category of the contest.

“This contest is a way to develop food entrepreneurs and showcase their products,” says Kent Wolf, director of the UGA Center for Agribusiness. “The connections these producers make with food industry leaders and with each other are the real success of this contest. If they can leave here with a product placed in a major market, the contest was a success.”

from 89 entries from all across Georgia.

Judges indicated it was the best competition so far by marking the highest scores ever received. They were also the closest.

Three or four points separated first from fourth in several categories.

Winners earn the right to have their products stamped with the 2011 Flavor of Georgia logo.

– By Kenneth Dasher

Hogwaller Blue Heaven Blueberry Gourmet BBQ Sauce was one of 21 products sampled and judged by a panel of food brokers, buyers and other food industry experts. Contestants were awarded points based on flavor, Georgia theme, unique or innovative qualities, commercial appeal and originality. Finalists were chosen

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Marsh’s Edge takes home top honors at national ‘Best of the Best’ competition Marsh’s Edge on St. Simons Island has won the Assisted Living Federation of America’s 2011 Best of the Best Award in the category of Resident Health and Wellness for its Confidence, Longevity, Independence, Mobility and Balance program. C.L.I.M.B., as it is known, is an evidence-based lower body strength training program designed to help older adults age successfully in place.

“C.L.I.M.B. is unique because of its reliance on preventive exercises and nonclinical interventions to reduce the likelihood of negative health events which may lead to a loss of independence,” says Brian Hart, executive director of Marsh’s Edge.

Lower body strength is vitally important because it is a key determinant of mobility which allows older adults to perform activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing and getting in and out of bed without the help of a caregiver. Research suggests that strength-training exercises also improve balance, helping older adults reduce their chance of falling which may lead to disability, hospitalization and other negative complications.

Only eight winners were selected from 140 submissions, a record number for the competition.

Marsh’s Edge is an all-inclusive, continuing care retirement community on St. Simons.

The community’s care-free lifestyle helps members live longer, healthier and happier lives by offering an array of amenities including maintenance-free living, daily fine dining, weekly housekeeping, a personalized wellness program and continuing-care health services. Assisted-living, memory-care and skilled-nursing units are also available for those who need to make a transition from independent living. More information about Marsh’s Edge is located at www.Marshs-Edge.com.

– By Katie Huffstetler

Members and staff of Marsh’s Edge pose with the community’s Best of the Best award. Pictured on the front row (from left to right) are Jan Cummins, Adelaide Ponder, Bea Fowler and Bettie Haarbauer. Back row (from left to right) are Wellness Coordinator Hilary Johnson, Executive Director Brian Hart, Dick Lowry, Lois Pasco, Life Enrichment Leader Michele Carlberg and Director of Member Services Trini Colón.

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Canopy returns to Ashantilly Center to stage a circus in the oaks Members of the aerial repertory Company at Canopy Studio of Athens again will make their way to Ashantilly Center in Darien for a circus-themed performance in one of the center’s beautiful ancient oaks. This year’s show will feature dazzling costumes, lights and a professional sound system by Larry Eisenberg of Olive Affairs in Darien. The tree rigging is designed and installed by Don Carson.

Canopy, a nonprofit aerial dance performance and teaching center, was founded

by Darien residents Susan Murphy and husband Don Carson in Athens in 2002. Susan has been instrumental in coordinating with Canopy and Ashantilly to continue the performances in Darien. Canopy continues the mission of its founders, with outreach and fundraising both in Athens and beyond. The company performs two shows

each year in Athens as part of its own fundraising endeavors, and for the Ashantilly performance will offer pieces from its April shows, which were inspired by the roots of circus.

Intrigued by the romance of a tightly knit traveling array of personalities and the creative possibilities of aerial performance, the repertory company drew from beautiful black and white photographs taken from circuses around the world, as well as vintage film footage gleaned from a special visit to Canopy by longtime circus performer Rob Mermin of Circus Smirkus. Dancers translated the images into choreographed aerial dances using aerial silks, lyra (a hoopshaped metal apparatus), dance trapeze and various other equipment created by the dancers.

The performance is a fundraiser for Ashantilly Center which continues to bring quality programming in the book arts, environment, and history to coastal Georgia. Work is currently being done with Savannah State University to rejuvenate Bill Haynes’ printing press with letterpress demonstrations and workshops coming later this year.

Bring your own chair for the performance at 8 p.m. May 7. Donations are $25 for adults and $10 under 18, and include tickets for snacks and beverages; additional tickets will be available. Tickets are available by calling Ashantilly at 912.437.4473, or can be purchased the night of the performance.

– By Harriet Langford

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New film museum brings Hollywood to St. Marys

ST. MARYS – Where does one go to find a skull from Pirates of the Caribbean, or a mummy leg from Universal Pictures’ The Mummy? One could travel to a Hollywood studio’s bone yard or, perhaps, a major prop warehouse. Or for those who live in or visit the Coastal Georgia area, to the new St. Marys Film Museum at 300 Osborne Street in Downtown St. Marys.

The film museum is a project of the Coastal Georgia Film Alliance, the organization responsible for bringing the recent filming of Eye of the Hurricane, a feature film starting Campbell Scott and Melanie Lynskey, and two TV pilot projects to the area. According to Doug Vaught, co-founder and chair of the alliance, the museum exemplifies part of the organization’s mission to “encourage education and appreciation of the film industry.”

“The film museum is a project we’ve been working on since the inception of the Film Alliance in 2010,” Vaught says. “And now,

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thanks to the support and contributions by local citizens and the hard work of the Film Alliance board of directors, the museum has come to life.”

Displays such as the skull and the mummy’s leg, along with others that include boots worn in Armageddon and memorabilia from blockbusters like Sea Biscuit and Angels and Demons were purchased with funds raised at last fall’s Hollywood Nights Film Gala.

Other items including a Mary Pickford display and circa 1920s theater architectural elements were contributed by local supporters of the museum.

Barbara Ryan, film alliance co-founder and vice chair, says kudos should go to all those who have stepped forward to help create such an interesting attraction that both visitors and residents can enjoy.

to have revolving exhibits so that residents will have a reason to visit the museum several times a year. Ryan, who also chairs the St. Marys Convention and Visitors Bureau, says that the museum will enhance an already impressive collection of museum experiences that draw tourists to St. Marys.

“We already have the Submarine Museum, the Orange Hall House Museum, and the Cumberland Island National Seashore Museum,” Ryan says. “Add to that the museumlike experiences that visitors can enjoy at the Cumberland Island Visitors Center and the new St. Marys Welcome Center, and you’ve got more museum attractions than many towns four times the size of St. Marys.”

The St. Marys Film Museum is open from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

– By Barbara Ryan

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by Latin America, featuring pieces by Moncayo, Lalo, Chavera, Gershwin, Gould performed by the Coastal Symphony of Georgia. 8 p.m. Glynn Academy Memorial Auditorium, Norwich & Monck St., Bwk. Adults $25, Students/ Children $5. Details, 634-2006 or CoastalSymphonyofGeorgia.org

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13th Annual Tribute to Women Leaders, a fundraiser for YWCA programs including Young Women’s Career Adventure, aquatics and child care programs, recognizes women and their accomplishments in the community.

Speaker Valerie Hepburn, president of the College of Coastal Georgia. Noon in the Grand Oaks Hall of the Jekyll Island Historic District Convention Campus. $60 til 4/28, then $75. Details, YWCA of Brunswick: 265-4100 or ywcabrunswickga.org

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Canopy! Aerial dance troupe returns with performance in one of Ashantilly’s grand oaks. Reservations required. 8 p.m. Ashantilly Center, 15591 GA Hwy 99, Darien. Details, 437-4473 or ashantilly.org

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Tabby & Tillandsia Garden Walk Tour of eight private gardens on Sea Island and St. Simons; free garden market and juried photo exhibit. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday. Tickets $30 advance, $35 event day. Tabby slave cabins and grounds, Arthur J. Moore Drive, SSI. Details, Cassina Garden Club 634-5728 or CassinaGardenClub.org

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Scribblers’ Retreat Writers’ Conference Ten speakers, including Phillip Margolin, June McCash and Jane Woods. 6 p.m. Thursday through 6 p.m. Saturday. $395 (group rates available). Evening with the Author on Saturday, May 14, includes keynote address by Philip Margolin. wine, food and music. 4 p.m. Open to the public. $20. King and Prince Resort, SSI. Details, 800996-2904 or ScribblersRetreatWritersConference.org

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Father of the Bride The Island Players present Carolyn Francke’s comedy about a wedding that takes on a life of its own. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays. $20 adults, $5 ages 18 and under. Casino Theatre, 550 Beachview Dr., SSI. Details, 638-0338 or theislandplayers.com

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Coastal Youth Symphony of Georgia Concert Conducted by Maestro Luis Haza. 3 p.m. Glynn Academy Memorial Auditorium, Norwich & Monck streets, Bwk. $5 adults, $3 under 12. Details, 230-1825 or coastalgeorgiayouthsymphony.org

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Achy, Breaky Bones: Osteo Health Lunch and Learn presented by the YWCA, including handouts and lunch buffet.

Noon – 1 p.m. $5 members, $10 nonmembers. YWCA Family Wellness Center, 144 Scranton Connector, Bwk. Details: 265-4100 or ywcabrunswickga.org

Rhythm on the River Outdoor concert featuring Honey Blue. Bring your blanket, chairs, picnic basket and favorite beverage. 6-8 p.m. Queen Square, Newcastle & Mansfield Sts., Bwk. $10, kids under 12 free. Details; Brunswick Downtown Development Authority at 2654032 or brunswickgeorgia.net A Little Light Music Summer concert series featuring Sons of the Beach. Bring picnic supper and lawn chairs. 7-9 p.m. $10 adults, children under 12 free. Lighthouse grounds, SSI. Details: Coastal Georgia Historical Society at 638-4666 or saintsimonslighthouse.org

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Going Places Retired Methodist preacher Lee Weaver portrays the Bible’s most colorful figures in monologues. 7:15 p.m.

Monday, 9 a.m. Tuesday, 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday, 9 a.m. Thursday. $15 each performance. Epworth by the Sea, SSI. Details: 638-8688 or epworthbythesea.org

Turtle Crawl Triathlon & Nest Fest Family-oriented activities highlighting and benefiting Georgia Sea Turtle Center and beach nesting grounds. Great Dunes Park, Jekyll Island. Details: 635-3636 or jekyllisland.com

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Jazz in the Park Featuring Phil Morrison Trio. Opening of season of outdoor concerts by the sea, select high-tide Sundays through September. Bring chair or blanket to relax on and picnic supper to enjoy. 7-9 p.m. $10 adults, $5 ages 6-12, under 6 free. Season passes $40 all six shows. Location for this concert only: Neptune Park, SSI (all others in season at Lighthouse). Details: Golden Isles Arts and Humanities Association at 262-6934 or goldenislesarts.org

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Full Gallop Play by Mark Hampton featuring Peg Paschal. Dessert and coffee theatre. 8 p.m. Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays. $25. Brunswick Actors’ Theatre, 1413 Newcastle St., Bwk. Details: 262-0628 or ArtDowntownGallery209.com

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Cinderella at the Library Celebration of storytelling with community readers sharing many versions of Cinderella story; new version approximately every 15 minutes 5:45-8 p.m. Brunswick Library, 208 Gloucester Street, Bwk. Details: 267-1212 or trrl.org

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The Golden Isles Arts and Humanities Association presents Silver Screen Saturday: E.T. The Extraterrestrial, Steven Spielberg’s 1982 family sci-fi adventure. 3 p.m. Jaws (1975) Spielberg’s blockbuster thriller about a giant shark. $5 admission for each film. Historic Ritz Theatre, 1530 Newcastle St., Bwk. Details: 262-6934 or goldenislesarts. org

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Brunswick Actors’ Theatre, 1413 Newcastle St., Bwk. Details: 262-0628 or ArtDowntownGallery209.com

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Music From The Marshes III Guitarist Dorian Michael. 7pm. Brunswick Library, 208 Gloucester St., Bwk. Details: 267-1212 or trrl.org

A Little Light Music Summer concert series featuring Island Garage Band.

Bring picnic supper and lawn chairs. 7-9 p.m. $10 adults, children under 12 free. Lighthouse grounds, SSI. Details: Coastal Georgia Historical Society at 638-4666 or saintsimonslighthouse.org

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Jazz in the Park Featuring Sam Rodriguez Latin Jazz. Outdoor concert by the sea, select high-tide Sundays through September. Bring chair or blanket to relax on and picnic supper to enjoy. 7-9 p.m. $10 adults, $5 ages 6-12, under 6 free. Season passes $40 all 6 shows. Lighthouse lawn, SSI. Details: Golden Isles Arts and Humanities Association at 262-6934 or goldenislesarts.org

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The Nature Connection

Like Alice in Wonderland

by Lydia Thompson

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feel like Alice in Wonderland following the White Rabbit down the rabbit hole. It is really not a white rabbit I follow but a Wilson’s Plover. I wrote about them last year in this column. The piece was titled “Meet the Wilsons.” Wilson’s Plovers are shorebirds. You know, the little birds on the beach that race up and down the surf line. They nest on the beach here in the Golden Isles. There are only about 6,000 in the world. They are not endangered. They are limited. They are threatened because they are nesting out on the beach where we like to walk.

May and June is when I worry the most about these little guys. They are setting up territories and nesting in sand. The nests are just small depressions. The mom and dad take turns sitting on the eggs and protecting the nest. The chicks are hatched in about 25 days. Within hours, the chicks are up and running. They feed themselves. The parents’ main job is to protect them and they work very hard at this job.

I first stumbled across the Wilson’s back in the early 1980s when I was learning about birds. I sat on the edge of a big colony of Least Terns, Willets, Black Skimmers and Wilson’s Plovers. The plovers were endearing. Looking through my scope I could see the adults were busy trying to protect the flightless chicks. It was heartwarming and terrifying all at the same time. These chicks were right out there with little to protect them. That insight started my fall into the rabbit hole.

My task became to educate folks about these birds. In May of 2001 and 2002, I recruited two other people and we took turns watching over Wilson’s Plovers families on the beach, trying to alert the public to the birds on Memorial Day. It was a very informal program and only lasted two years. Since then the numbers of these nesting birds have declined on the south end of Jekyll. I became concerned about the remaining Wilson’s Plovers. In 2007, we had four pairs attempt to nest and three pairs were successful. In 2010, we again had four pairs attempt and all failed on their first try. Later in June one pair tried again. This pair was successful. They fledged three chicks. What will happen this year?

In 2001, there was a volunteer group in California that started a beach docent program to help protect the Snowy Plover, a cousin to our Wilson’s. This year they are celebrating 10 years of success. They went from one pair of Snowy Plover to more than 10 pairs. Is a beach docent program possible for Jekyll? These birds are using a remote part of the south end. The area is less than half a mile of Jekyll’s 10 miles of beach. Can we learn to share the beach? Like “Alice in Wonderland,” over the years I have talked to a wide variety of people on the beach. Some people were helpful. Other people were like Tweedledee and Tweeddledum, who really do not care. There were a few Red Queens who were mad and shouted “Off with their heads!” But like Alice I just keep going on my journey following the Wilson’s Plover, my White Rabbit in Wonderland.

Whether Lydia Thompson is talking about birds, banding, or drawing birds, her major focus is to intertwine her bird studies and her art. Now she is pursuing her studies of birds & the art of the intaglio print. Preservation and conservation of bird habitats are her major concern. She is blogging at www.coastalgeorgiabirding-lydia.blogspot.com.

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Got milk? by amanda kirkland

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have finally attained my goal of having our own family milk cow. I mentioned before that my husband insisted I begin my farming career with something small (chickens) to ensure that he would not have any unnecessary responsibility added to his already ginormous proverbial “plate.” I have done, what I must say, is a stupendously phenomenal job tending the chickens and so my request was granted and we are currently the owners of a beautiful, though somewhat temperamental with horns, jersey cow named Puney.

If you know anything about milking a cow, then you know that you first have to get that cow pregnant. You can’t milk a mama cow that doesn’t have a baby. We were lucky, though; we introduced Puney to our bull and they fell instantly in love. Puney had a good pregnancy and we anxiously awaited her baby and along with that the chance to milk. The time came and we all watched while Puney gave birth.

Then we all fought over who was going to milk her first.

I am thinking of it in a very literal way, only for me it’s more like: “Why buy the cow, pay for feed and hay, get up at 4:30 a.m. and milk it every morning, and strain the milk into the special, somewhat expensive reusable glass bottles you bought just for milking when you can get the milk for $2.69 a gallon at your local grocery store.”

I want to tell you that I have a great answer for what makes drinking the raw milk so much better for you than going down to your local store and buying it there but sadly, I don’t really. The only answer that I can give is that the feeling I get coming home with my bucket of milk and knowing that whenever I need milk I can walk right across the field and get it for myself is one of the most rewarding feelings I have ever felt in my whole life.

Amanda Kirkland is a Georgia girl who fell in love with a redneck and had four beautiful redneck children. She spends her days taking care of those four kids, about 25 cows, 100 chickens and a garden that has fed her family for at least three decades.

We brought her into the barn, gave her feed, and all gave milking a shot. My mother- and father-in-law were both injured in the process and quickly gave up. The only two brave souls left were my brother-in-law and me. We both have a way with Puney. We worked out a schedule and he does the afternoon milking at 5 p.m. and I do the 5 a.m. shift. We share the milk and we each get about a gallon a day. All of this has my mind racing. I’ve thought a lot about whether milking Puney and drinking the raw milk is really worth it.

For some reason milk metaphors keep running through my mind, the main one being: “Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?” although, “Don’t cry over spilled milk” comes in a close second. Now, I’m no fool; I know that the first one has absolutely nothing to do with cows and milk, really. But

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Par for the Course

Chipping to win by harry kicklighter, PGA

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believe getting the ball on the ground quicker is important for any chip shot. I play most of my chip shots this way unless I have a situation that prevents from doing this – for example if I have a shot over a bunker. I play the shot with a swing that is like an extended putting stroke. I use a conventional grip, a narrow slightly open stance, the ball back in my stance and my hands slightly ahead of the ball.

When hitting this shot it is important to keep your left wrist square and going towards the hole, so you will not hit a scoop shot or hit the ball fat. I select a club that will help me carry the ball just onto the green and let it roll to the hole. This club could be anything from a 7 iron to a sand wedge depending on the area between the ball and edge of the green. If there is little green to work with I would use the more lofted club.

Using a more lofted club around the greens is not always the best play. The more lofted club will generate more height and spin, which makes it very easy to leave short of the hole.

You will probably find that using a less lofted club will allow you to roll the ball closer to the hole, consistently giving you a shorter putt.

You will need to practice this shot to find what clubs you are comfortable with in certain conditions. Once you get the hang of it you will be surprised how many shots you can save using this method.

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the voice of an island by bud hearn

“But O, for … the sound of a voice that is still !”

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t’s early summer, and the Island Choir is tuning up. “Get out, get out,” it sings.

Movement is everywhere. It mingles with morning walkers, joggers and bikers. The beach teems with teenagers, small children and exhausted parents. The sun and the water offer them relief from the past pressures of life. Colorful umbrellas— green, blue, rainbow, yellow—dot the seascape. Activities abound. Voices blend into a Beach Choir, crooning a united but indistinguishable song.

The island has a voice and a language all its own. It’s alive. It sings through a cacophony of sounds. Listen quietly. You will also hear its chorus.

The Island Voices are diverse … the wind, the ocean, the sands, the stars, the mossy oak trees, and the Pavarotti of them all, the still, quiet voice of The Marshes. Who has not heard The Marshes’ refrain while driving across the causeway, “Come home, come home?” With such a synthesis of voices, it’s difficult to hear the individuality, only the collective unity of a Single Choir.

I know something about choirs. In the small town of my youth, the United Methodist Church ruled most Sundays. I can still see the faces of some choir members there, gazing from their lofty perch above the pulpit. Their eyes seemed to bore into my very soul, saying, “Repent, you worthless sinner,” especially as they sang Rock of Ages.

One Sunday years ago my guilty conscious and I visited the church. And, O, my God, there they were, The Choir, singing away, like nothing had changed. Among them, mixed in with the new members, were still some of the old, familiar faces. For a moment I thought I’d been Raptured in the Second Coming, as they sang with one voice the old Wesley favorites, like Standing on the Promises. With the exception of one octogenarian, who still sang a half-note off key, their individual voices were indiscernible.

Would you like to hear The Voice of an Island, and to feel its pulse? Then stop in mid-motion and absorb the sounds. Here are two ways I’m able to isolate the voices.

Shaded by mossy oaks, the island’s “farmers’ market” sings under a tent on a dusty patch of sand by the airport. Kathy is the conductor. She’s easily recognized by her trademark pink cap and blonde ponytail.

Quick with a smile and a hello, her enthusiasm is contagious.

Rows of boxes are filled with fresh produce.

Alive and colorful, the fruit and vegetables, like an assembled choir, sing collectively.

They sing of memories of family dinners, past and present. And they sing of the possibilities of more family gatherings to come.

I once asked Kathy where the produce came from. She said it came from mostly small farms in South Georgia. She said it’s a way for the farmers to supplement their incomes and, at the same time, feel a sense

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of connectedness to a community larger than their own. She added that it represented a microcosm of the region, because under her tent the hands of people come together, one way or another … growers, harvesters, deliverers and purchasers. She concluded by saying that we’re all part of a larger community.

I’ve also heard the Voice of an Island while strolling on the beach. In some strange way the beach draws from us the anxieties of life. Its rhythm slowly restores our balance. A simple beach walk touches all of our physical senses by the action of the sand, the sea, the sky, the sun and the wind. Our ears open to hear the singing of nature.

What exactly is The Voice of an Island anyway? Is it not each of us who join to sing a part? Perhaps it’s only a small part, and maybe we often sing a half-note off key. But in the larger sense we’re members of a huge choir. Though we sing with individual voices, we echo The Voice of an Island every day.

Yes, there are new faces, and voices, in The Island Choir each year. They mingle with the old, familiar ones. But collectively we all sing the familiar tune of Amazing Grace… which is perhaps the reason why we’re all here!

Bud Hearn was born in Valdosta and grew up in Colquitt. A graduate of the University of Georgia, he moved to Sea Island in 2004. He cohosts the weekly Friday Forum community lunches at the McKinnon-St. Simons Airport, invests in real estate, writes Inane Vignettes (two books), and also engages in travel, photography and piano playing.

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A Tale of

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By Bob Dart | Photography by Luke Smith

The 90-horsepower outboard motor hums as Cap’n Howard Browning steers his 17-foot Key West off the main Altamaha River, around the bends of Stud Horse Creek and finally onto Big Buzzard Creek.

Butler arrived on the nearby rice plantation of her rich and handsome husband, Pierce Butler, in 1838.

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When he cuts off the engine and ties up to an overhanging tree on the bank, the stillness sits as heavily as a fog at daybreak.

“After passing under I-95, you don’t see anything man-made,” says Cap’n Howard, a retired King and Prince Seafood executive who operates his Altamaha River Tours out of the Two-Way Fish Camp beside U.S. 17 on the Glynn County side of the waterway. “It’s all wild river. Clean. Pristine.”

Frances Anne (Fanny) Kemble was born in 1809 in London into a stage family as famous then as the Redgraves are now. In 1832, she set out on a theatrical tour in America where audiences adored and applauded her. Perhaps her most passionate fan was Pierce Butler, the namesake grandson of Pierce Butler, one of America’s founding fathers. The elder Pierce Butler was a U.S. senator from South Carolina and owned a cotton plantation on St. Simons Island and a rice plantation near Darien. He also owned more than 600 slaves.

We leave the boat and soon the muck is midway to our knees and sucking down on our boots until it is hard to lift our feet. We have passed a rusted winch left from an abandoned timber expedition and trudge on through the fathomless swamp – following dots spray-painted on trees like Hansel and Gretel followed white pebbles in their fairy tale forest.

The Butler family had a home in Philadelphia and it was in that city that the senator’s grandson fell in love with Fanny Kemble. He wooed her from theater to theater on her tour. They married in Philadelphia in 1834. Two years later, young Pierce and his brother, John, inherited the Georgia plantations.

Our marked trail leads to an ancient cypress – a tree that had been here eight centuries or so when the beautiful actress Fanny Kemble

In December of 1838, Pierce and Fanny and their daughters Sarah and Frances took an eight-day journey by train, stagecoach and boat

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to the Butler Island rice plantation, which lies between two tributaries of the Altamaha River.

The English actress was enthralled and appalled at what she saw there. Her description of the marshlands is as timeless as the cypress tree that stood nearby then and now.

“Amphibious creatures, alligators, serpents, and water fowl haunt these yet but half-formed regions, where land and water are of the consistency of hasty pudding – the one seeming too unstable to walk on and the other too thick to float in,” wrote Fanny Kemble Butler in her “Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation.”

But Mrs. Butler was also an abolitionist and grew even more ardent after seeing the plantation slaves for herself. To no avail, she begged Pierce to free them. A strong-willed, well-educated woman, she clashed with her husband in a manner few wives would dare in that era of subservience.

“I have sometimes been haunted with the idea that it was an imperative duty, knowing what I know, and having seen what I have seen, to do all that lies in my power to show the dangers and the evils of this frightful institution,” she wrote.

Nearly 200 years later, the story of the Butler’s marriage is as worthy of a movie plot as of a textbook footnote.

“Their own private civil war would foreshadow the country’s,” wrote a PBS historian.

•••••• The Altamaha River forms at the confluence of the Oconee River and Ocmulgee River at Lumber City and flows eastward for 137 miles until it reaches the Atlantic Ocean just north of Little St. Simons Island.

The river is named for Chief Altamaha of the Yamasee Indians.

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Before the railroad, the Altamaha was the major carrier of goods from mid-Georgia to the coast, explained Cap’n Howard, who has fished the river since boyhood. “Goods were carried first by pole boats and then by steamboats.”

He takes us through the Altamaha’s Rifle Cut – a mile-long “straight as a rifle shot” shortcut to Darien dug by the state of Georgia from 1824 to 1830. Planned as a way to speed steamboat transport, the cut “never worked at all” as the railroad replaced river travel, our guide explains.

Aboard for his $150 tour are freelance photographer Luke Smith of Savannah, my adventurous friend Holly Mobley of St. Simons and myself. As we leave the Two-Way Fish Camp, Cap’n Howard points out that “the water is brackish here but you don’t have to go far down river for it to be pure saltwater.”

Of course, the further up river we go, the fresher the water becomes.

Tides continue to influence the depth far inland.

The best bass fishing comes during “the last three hours of the outgoing tide,” our guide points out. The world record largemouth bass – weighing 22 pounds and 4 ounces – was caught by Brunswick resident George Perry in 1932 in an oxbow lake off the upper Altamaha.

Howard Browning grew up a friend of George Perry’s son, Larry, and Larry’s aviator father used to fly them to Cumberland Island, landing on the beach.

A born storyteller, Cap’n Howard describes how Fanny Kemble Butler’s journal was published and helped inspire anti-slavery fervor in the North. She and Pierce argued passionately over the issue for years. Her slaveholder husband “was not happy at all about the book and he divorced her,” said our Cap’n.

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estate, however. Trustees took over his holdings and, in 1859, auctioned off 429 men, women and children in the largest sale of human beings in the nation’s history. Pierce Butler netted $300,000 – a huge sum at the time.

When the Civil War began in 1861, the Butler family was as divided as the nation. Fanny Kemble and daughter Sarah sided with the North; Pierce and their daughter Frances with the South. After the war, Pierce and Frances lived on the rice plantation where many former slaves worked as sharecroppers. Pierce Butler died there of malaria in 1867.

A lifelong advocate of vigorous living – often rowing herself from Butler’s Island to Darien during her plantation stay – Fanny worked as an actress and writer for the remainder of her life. She died in London in 1893.

The former Butler rice plantation is now owned by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. A 75-foot brick chimney – built in 1850 as part of a steam-powered rice mill – can be seen from U.S. 17 and the river.

•••••• Alligators sunning themselves on the river banks slip lazily into the river as our boat approaches. Bald eagles, red-tailed hawks and white egrets fly overhead. Buzzards perch on the limbs of dead trees. We pass a hedge of wild roses and stands of bamboo and rattle bushes whose seed pods dry and shake in the wind to make the sound that inspired their name.

Granted in 1849, the divorce gave custody of their children to Pierce Butler except for two summer months they could spend with their mother. Fanny Kemble reclaimed her maiden name and received $1,500 a month in alimony, according to the PBS account.

Fanny’s fortunes rose as she performed Shakespeare on stages in America and England and published several books. Pierce squandered much of his wealth on gambling and mismanagement of his

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“Very few, if any, rivers in the U.S. exist in such a pristine, undisturbed state” as the “main stem” of the Altamaha, notes Sonja Cox, the Altamaha Riverkeeper. “This is because there is very little development along its banks; there are no dams, and only five or six road crossings. The river flows through a very sparsely populated area of the state, with few cities or towns, and over 100,000 acres abutting the river have been placed in permanent conservation by the continued on page 69

Meet Altamaha Riverkeeper Sonja Cox

By Bob Dar t

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n October, after a wide search, attorney Sonja Cox was hired to replace the retiring James Holland as the Altamaha Riverkeeper. Holland, a former commercial fisherman, had founded the position and helped build the Riverkeeper organization into a potent and passionate environmental force.

A lifetime Georgian, Sonja grew up on a cattle farm in Douglas County and was educated about ecology by her mother, a former science teacher who now lives in Darien. Sonja graduated from the University of Georgia School of Journalism and School of Law. She has practiced for private law firms in Atlanta and was assistant Douglas County Attorney before taking over as Riverkeeper.

Sonja, who lives on St. Simons Island, answered questions from Golden Isles Magazine.

not correct a problem, and also sometimes pursuing litigation against the government when it doesn’t adequately enforce the law.

We advocate for better enforcement of existing laws and we are politically active, advocating for improvements to water protection laws.

Golden Isles Magazine: So this is what you do individually as the Riverkeeper?

Sonja Cox: Yes, this is what I specifically do.

Also networking and PR, generating goodwill and support in the community, as well as guiding the overall work priorities and policies of the organization. . . Another large part of our work is to spread the word about the importance of water quality generally and about the Altamaha River system itself, through education and outreach programs with the public.

Golden Isles Magazine: Why did you want this job?

••••• Golden Isles Magazine: What do you do as the Altamaha Riverkeeper?

Sonja Cox: Investigate and follow up on complaints and notifications from people in the watershed about pollution problems they report to us, addressing the problems with the appropriate governmental and regulatory agencies when necessary, and sometimes pursuing litigation against polluters when government enforcement does

Sonja Cox: I’ve always wanted to do environmental advocacy work and have made attempts to do so at a few career junctures/ crossroads in the past. This time all the right circumstances were in place and it worked out. I care very much about the natural environment, for its own sake and because it is critical to protect it for the general well being of humanity. I wanted to do something truly meaningful and useful, to be of service to something larger than myself.

photo courtesy of the altamaha riverkeeper

Golden Isles Magazine: What are the threats to the river’s well being?

Sonja Cox: The major dangers to the Altamaha and its tributaries are non-pointsource pollution, meaning runoff, from agriculture, roads, and land disturbing activities; municipal consumption and waste discharge by water utilities; Plant Hatch, a nuclear power plant owned by Georgia Power in Baxley, which withdraws around 50 to 65 million gallons of water per day, most of which is evaporated to make steam to turn the power generating turbines and thus not returned to the river; and of course the pulp mill in Jesup owned by Rayonier Performance Fibers. The pulp mill uses water withdrawn from the aquifer in its production processes, and discharges the water afterward into the Altamaha. The wastewater contains effluent, or waste matter from the mill’s production. The mill has a permit to discharge this wastewater, but it is still a pollutant that causes the river to be discolored and smell foul.

Golden Isles Magazine: Why is the river’s health important to residents of the region?

Sonja Cox: A healthy Altamaha is important to the people of coastal Georgia because the river is critically important to many aspects of the coastal economy for one, and also because the river is responsible for much of the natural beauty of the coastal region and thus the overall quality of life here. continued on page 73

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See Turtles Georgia Sea Turtle Center Makes Conservation Personal

By Amy H. Carter Photography by Chris Moncus & Joe Loehle

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It’s been a long strange trip for Randy.

Stranded on the beaches of South Florida in early March with a hundred or so of her kind, she awakens on Jekyll Island on an examining table, buoyed not by Neptune’s gentle hands but by those of a college intern, the silky blue noise of her briny deep home replaced by the soulful blues stylings of human singing sensation Adele. Randy rallies every few minutes to flap ineffectively at Dr. Terry Norton’s persistent doctoring, but succumbs easily to the sandman’s entreaties while Terry pokes and probes her pitiful two-pound self with an endless array of needles and tubes.

left, Dr. Terry Norton with a sea turtle. right, The staff of the center work with large windows and monitors so that visitors can watch their progress. Photos by Chris Moncus

Randy, a green sea turtle, is debilitated and weak, her carapace peeling like summer’s first sunburn. Terry coats her shell with a thick balm of honey to stop the sloughing and heal the wounds, working under the watchful gazes of paying turtle center visitors who observe the action through a picture window into the treatment room. Staff, interns and volunteers scurry to do Terry’s bidding, creating an atmosphere ripe for distraction. But like Randy the turtle, Terry the vet appears oblivious to it all, answering questions as they come and offering occasional commentary on his activities, but otherwise completely Zen in his practice of the art of sea turtle rehabilitation.

Sea turtles make great patients – no protests about the lack of privacy or complaints about the food – and they offer a lesson in

resilience that resonates in these turbulent days of epic storms, floods and earthquakes, wildfires, oil spills, wars and radiation leaks.

Five of the seven known sea turtle species in the world can be found in the waters off Georgia. All five are protected as threatened or endangered species by state and federal laws. The loggerhead, most commonly found nesting on Georgia beaches, could soon be reclassified as endangered rather than merely threatened due to ongoing declines in its population.

The most serious threats to sea turtles are man-made – boat propellers, plastic bags and trash in the water that turtles ingest or get entangled with, poaching of sea turtle nests on the beach, and coastal development that not only erodes nesting habitat but disorients hatchlings who head for the

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Honey is used as a balm on the shell of a sea turtle. Photos by Chris Moncus

lights on land rather than the reflected light of moon and stars on the sea.

Therein lies the Georgia Sea Turtle Center’s greatest value: education.

The 200 sea turtles treated at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center since its opening are collectively a drop in the ocean compared to the numbers injured and killed directly or indirectly due to human activities. Prevention will be the most potent cure for these dying breeds.

“I don’t want to downplay the importance of sea turtle rehabilitation: It is important,” says Mark Dodd, coordinator of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ sea turtle program. “However, we won’t recover sea turtle populations by rehabilitating and releasing 20 sea turtles a year. The primary purpose of the center is educating the public. When people tour the facility and learn about sea turtle natural history and see turtles injured through human activities, they leave with a very powerful educational experience.”

When you look at the statistics, saving just one would seem to have farreaching effects.

“Sea turtles are tough,” Terry says. “A lot of them do recover.”

An adult female of reproducing age will nest every two to three years, four to five times a season, sometimes seven, laying anywhere from 600 to 700 eggs a season, Terry explains. The math would seem to work in the turtles’ favor until you consider that just one hatchling in 1,000 survives to sexual maturity, achieved anywhere from three to 50 years, depending upon the species.

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A loggerhead turtle looks back as if to say thank you as it is released on a Jekyll Island beach. Photo by Joe Loehle

The idea for the Georgia Sea Turtle Center in Jekyll Island’s Historic District was Terry’s, a dream hatched at the dawn of the new millenium on St. Catherines Island, the most exclusive of Georgia’s barrier islands for its status as a refuge of last resort to some of the world’s most threatened animal species. For 30 years, the island was an extreme Southern outpost of New York City’s Bronx Zoo, where the deer and the antelope played, along with zebras and lemurs and gazelles (oh, my).

The island served as a breeding ground where dwindling species could regenerate. It was, and still is, interesting work, even though most of the exotics left the island after the New York Zoological Society and the St. Catherines Foundation parted ways in 2004. But the challenges of caring for an antelope one minute and a sea turtle the next continue to fuel the dreams of a scientist ultimately obsessed with restoration, conservation and education.

Terry’s concerns have found a wide audience: The Georgia Sea Turtle Center has hosted 300,000 visitors in the three years since it opened.

Terry does not court notoriety, and yet it hounds him like a teenage groupie. Were we speaking in musical and not zoological terms,

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Terry Norton might be the ever-steady Charlie Watts to Jack Hanna’s flamboyant frontman Mick Jagger and Jim Fowler’s daring sidekick, Keith Richards. So renowned is Terry’s work with wild animals in general, and sea turtles in particular, that Melissa Ackerman, a fourth year veterinary student at Colorado State, took a three-week sojourn to Georgia for the chance to work with “Dr. Norton,” attaching palpable tones of respect to the speaking of his name.

“We don’t get many sea turtles at Colorado State,” Melissa says after assisting Terry with Randy. “I definitely wanted to come out here and learn about sea turtles.”

It’s difficult to determine whether Terry takes his fame in stride or in spite. He’s possessed of an equanimity that makes it clear the lives of his patients are job one, and it’s good for those patients that he’s maintained that singular vision, for his job these days is to save some of the planet’s most imperiled inhabitants.

Rachel Sommer, an AmeriCorps volunteer, introduces Alissa Koehler, 11, and her aunt, Betsy Stoutmorrill, to a baby turtle at the center. Alissa and her aunt were visiting from Leesburg, Fla. Photo by Chris Moncus

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The Jekyll Island Turtle Crawl and Nest Fest is a USAT Sanctioned Olympic and Sprint Distance Triathlon produced by DRC Sports and a 5K and 10K Beach Run produced by Milestone Race Authority. Athletes and their guests can also enjoy a Pre-Race Pasta Dinner and Student Art Auction at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center the Friday night before the big race. Enjoy a delicious dinner catered by Latitude 31 before swimming, biking and running along Jekyll Island’s scenic beaches, roadways, and paved bike paths. Events culminate with the Saturday afternoon release of rehabilitated sea turtle from the Georgia Sea Turtle Center. The event benefits the Georgia Sea Turtle Center on Jekyll Island.

Adopt-A-Sea Turtle Adopt a current or released patient for $50. You’ll get a photo and letter from your turtle, and exclusive updates on your turtle’s care, if still hospitalized. Select a released patient fitted with a satellite transmitter and get exclusive access to the turtle’s tracking information. Donations help offset operating costs at the center, including medication and food for in-house turtles as well as local research for the general good of sea turtles worldwide.

Pay a Visit There’s no greater gift than attendance. For a nominal fee, you can see sea turtles up close and personal, observe their care and feeding, and learn how you can help sustain the species. Admission is $6 for adults (13+ years); $5 for Seniors (65+ years); $4 for children (4-12 years); FREE for children 3 and under. $5 for Active Duty Military Personnel, Students and Teachers (ID required) Don’t forget to shop the gift store, where the proceeds of your purchase also help fund the center’s work and research.

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So when the kids start hollering “I’m bored!” you’ll be ready to answer with a trip to the Georgia Sea Turtle Center or Summer Waves or the Okefenokee Swamp or the Jacksonville Zoo or ... well, there’s just no excuse for boredom in the Golden Isles, and we can prove it.

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Make a splash: Summer Waves Water Park, 210 South Riverview Drive, Jekyll Island Summer Season Begins May 7 Start the summer off by washing away the school daze. We recommend a visit to 11 acres of splash-tacular excitement at Summer Waves Water Park on Jekyll Island. Nine exciting attractions – including six water slides, a wave pool, lazy river, splash zone and kiddie area – promise fun for the entire family. Just remember the sunscreen and the water safety lecture!

Season passes for a family of four are available for $209.99. General admission prices start at $19.99, with children shorter than 48-inches admitted for $15.95. Details: www.jekyllisland.com or 912.635.2074.

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ook at us, getting all proactive and stuff. School isn’t even out for summer yet, and here we are lining up your cure for the summertime blues – 21 of them, in fact, and most are educational opportunities disguised as fun, to boot.

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Do the swamp thing: The Okefenokee Swamp, Accessible from Fargo, Folkston and Waycross Since summer around these parts goes best with water, the Okefenokee Swamp is a sure bet for a fun day. With 402,000 acres of cypress forest, marsh, lakes and islands and hundreds of species of wild animals – including alligators, Sandhill cranes, red-cockaded woodpeckers, and did we mention alligators? – the swamp native Indians referred to as “The Land of the Trembling Earth” is a sure-fire cure for boredom.

Kayak or canoe marked trails, camp out for the night or rent a cottage for the weekend, take a guided boat tour or ride the narrow-gauge tour train; visit Chesser Island, where one 19th century family carved out a pioneer existence evidenced by the restored cabin that still bears testament to the challenges of life in the old days; and immerse your family in the wonder of one of the best preserved freshwater systems in America, just about an hour west of our own salt-saturated coastal home.

There are five entrances to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, and all collect entry fees for access to the park. Plan your trip by visiting the National Park Service at www.fws.gov/okefenokee or calling 912.496.7156; visiting the Okefenokee Swamp Park at www.okeswamp. com or calling 912.283.0583; or visiting the Georgia State Parks department of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources at www.gastateparks.org/StephenCFoster or calling 912.637.5274 or 1-800-864-7275.

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Catch a flick: The Ritz Theatre, 1530 Newcastle Street, Brunswick 7 p.m. every Thursday in July and Aug. 4 If you lose your way in the swamp, just follow the Yellow Brick Road; It leads right to the Historic Ritz Theatre in downtown Brunswick, where some good old-fashioned movie classics – including a sing-along version on The Wizard of Oz (oh my!) – awaits every Thursday in July. For the incredibly low price of $5 for all ages, you get classic movies (including a turn for the dark side in some great mid-century noir), classy stars and air-conditioned comfort!

The festival kicks off July 7 with the sing-along Wizard of Oz. “Our sing-along Sound of Music show was a huge hit in 2009, and we’re sure this will be even more fun,” notes Rob Nixon, who coordinates film programming for Golden Isles Arts and Humanities Association, which produces the summer film series. “Once again, we’ll award prizes for the best costumes, so everyone should come dressed for the occasion and in their best voice to sing along to the movie’s unforgettable hits.”

Also showing at The Ritz during the festival: • July 14: Double Indemnity (1944) • July 21: Young Frankenstein (1974) • July 28: Rear Window (1954) • Aug. 4: An American in Paris (1951) As in past years, each screening will include a selection of fun cartoons and short subjects beginning about a half-hour before show time. Plus, audiences can bring their own snacks and enjoy free popcorn (first come, first served), courtesy of Angie Aimar and James Laurens of Coldwell Banker Platinum Partners. There will also be door prizes and special offers from local merchants. And at each show through July, audiences can enjoy the art exhibit on display at The Ritz, classic film posters and original photographs (many signed) of the great stars of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Tickets are available at the door the night of the show only; doors open at 5 p.m., allowing plenty of time for dining in one of Downtown Brunswick’s many great restaurants. Details, call GIAHA at 912-262-6934 or visit goldenislesarts.org.

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Just zoo-ing around: The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, 370 Zoo Parkway, Jacksonville, Fla. Speaking of lions and tigers and bears, what’s summer without a trip to the zoo? In addition to the usual suspects, dinosaurs are making a special appearance at the zoo through June 30. The DinoAlive exhibit features lifelike animatronic dinosaurs including a TRex. Well worth a day-long visit, there’s plenty to see and do at the zoo, including a zoo train that circles the perimeter of the park. Learn more at www.jacksonvillezoo.org.

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Break away on two wheels: Biking on St. Simons and Jekyll islands It’s really hard to get the essence of the islands in a car; Feel the sun on your shoulders and let the breeze fluff your hair while you work long-dormant muscles – you never really forget how to ride a bike, and there’s no better way to see the sights. Take advantage of St. Simons’ extensive network of bike trails to pedal up to Fort Frederica for a little history lesson, then head south for a lunch of crab cakes at Barbara Jean’s or a cheeseburger at Brogen’s South in the Village. You’ll work off the calories biking back to Monkeywrench Bicycles in its new location on Frederica Road; Owner Chris Beaufait rents bicycles by the half-day, full day, 24 hours, three days, week or month. His comfortable cruisers are all the rage for green travel on SSI. Details, 912.634.5551.

Jekyll Island is a different kind of ride for a different kind of rider, with vast stretches of oceanfront, marshfront and golf course trails. Meander at your own speed and soak in the natural beauty of a barrier island. Wheel Fun Rentals offers multi-passenger surreys and deuce coupes, cruisers and mountain bikes for half-day, fullday and long-term rental. Located at the Jekyll Island Quality Inn and Suites on Beachview Drive, 912.635.9801.

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Giddy-up and go: Three Oaks Carriage and Trail Co., 100 Stable Road, Jekyll Island Anyone can ride a roller coaster or even a merry-goround, but an honest-to-goodness trail ride on the back of a real, live horse is almost the stuff of legend (aka John Wayne movies). Three Oaks Carriage and Trail Co. makes it reality here in the Golden Isles with beach trail rides on Jekyll Island. Departing from Clam Creek on the north end, their gentle, well-trained horses meander through the maritime forest, alongside the salt marsh and return along beautiful Driftwood Beach.

This is the kind of summer memory they’ll always cherish. Details, 912.635.9500 or www.threeoakscarriageandtrail.com.

Learn and lunch: Lady Jane Shrimp Cruise, From the dock at 1200 Glynn Avenue (Hwy. 17), Brunswick Go shrimpin’ aboard the Lady Jane, a 49-passenger trawler that cruises up to 20 nautical miles off the coast. With marine biologists aboard to help identify the catch, and a cooker to boil the shrimp for a freshly caught feast, it’s a cruise like no other. Cost is $39.95 per person; $29.95 for children younger than 6 years. For reservations or information, call 912.265.5711.

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Get in the zone: Neptune Park Fun Zone, Next to the Lighthouse Park the bikes and take a midday plunge in the pool at the Neptune Park Fun Zone next to the St. Simons Lighthouse. Then tee it up for 18 holes on the miniature golf course, and sit a spell while the kiddies slide, swing and climb on the Fun Zone playground. A great one-stop shop for fun at family-friendly prices. No local should be without a season pass to this fun place!

Details, 912.279.2836.

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Follow the light: The St. Simons Lighthouse and Museum, 610 Beachview Drive, St. Simons Island Scale the highest peak in town. One-hundred twenty-nine steps lead to the catwalk that encircles the light atop the historic St. Simons Lighthouse, 104-feet up in the air.

Up there you can see the entire St. Simons Sound, Jekyll Island beyond, the majestic sail-like Sidney Lanier Bridge and bits of Brunswick, not to mention the quirkiness of St. Simons’ south end at your feet.

Admission is just $6 for adults, $3 for children. The view is priceless. Details, 912.638.4666.

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Gould’s Inlet at East Beach and The Pier in the St. Simons Village & Clam Creek on Jekyll Island There’s a reason the Pier is always crowded with fishermen in spring and summer – it’s good cheap sustainable fun, because you can eat what you catch as long as you take just what you can eat. You don’t even need to be an expert; Mike Wooten at St. Simons Island Bait and Tackle in the Village, mere steps from the St. Simons Island Pier, has all the gear and advice you need, including fishing licenses and go-cups of boiled peanuts, not to mention tasty fish tales. Details, 912.634.1888.

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Little Light Music, St. Simons Lighthouse lawn Little Light Music is a unique experience where concert-goers are encouraged to bring picnics, lawn chairs or blankets to enjoy performances on select Sunday evenings throughout the summer. The season kicks off May 15 with Sons of the Beach, followed by The Island Garage Band on June 12, Mason Waters and the Groove Allstars July 3, the Stringrays Aug. 7 and the Sensational Sounds of Motown Sept. 4. Concerts last from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults; Children 12 and under are admitted free of charge. Details, 912.638.4666 or www.saintsimonslighthouse.org.

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Take a trip in time: Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation, 5556 U.S. Hwy. 17, Brunswick An extremely well-preserved example of genteel Lowcountry life, Hofwyl-Broadfield plantation offers the combination of scenic nature and history lesson all in one stop.

From the early 1800s until 1912, this was a rice-producing plantation. Later, the descendants of the plantation’s founders converted their farm into a dairy that supplied Brunswick’s milk. The site was bequeathed to the state in 1973. The plantation house and most of its contents were transferred with the deal, giving modern-day visitors a glimpse of life in the Old South. This state historic site is open Thursdays through Saturdays. Details, 912.264.7333 or www.gastateparks.org/HofwylBroadfield

Dance the weekend away: Jekyll Island Beach Music Festival, Jekyll Island oceanfront, August 11-13 Dance all weekend to great music by some of today’s best Beach Music bands. Hosted in conjunction with the Golden Isles Shag Club, the Beach Music Festival is a 28-year tradition of great music, good friends and lots of dancing. Details, www.jekyllisland.com.

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Get jazzy: Jazz in the Park, Neptune Park/St. Simons Island Lighthouse lawn

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Every summer, the Golden Isles Arts and Humanities Association plans six great concerts by the best local and regional jazz musicians. These concerts take place on high-tide evenings, so as to take full advantage of the sea breeze, and offer the most pleasant entertainment opportunity imaginable. Bring a chair or blanket, a picnic, your favorite beverage, and enjoy. The season starts May 29 at Neptune Park with Phil Morrison and the World Unity Jazz Ensemble, and resumes on the lighthouse lawn June 26 with Sam Rodriguez Latin Jazz, July 10 with Silver Lining, July 31 with hometown musician Rob Denty, Aug. 28 with Just Jazz Quintet, and wraps Sept. 25 with Julie Wilde and the Bohemian Dream Band. Concerts start at 7 p.m. and end at 9 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults; $5 for children between the ages of 6 and 12. Children younger than 6 get in free. Details, 912.262.6934 or www.goldenislesarts.org.

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Hear that town sound: Rhythm on the River, Queens Square at Mansfield and Newcastle streets, Downtown Brunswick Another lawn-chair, picnic and family friendly event, sponsored by the Downtown Development Authority and friends of historic Brunswick, Rhythm on the River promotes enjoyment of the scenic and lovingly restored heart of the town.

May 15 brings local favorite Honey Blue to the mainland. This concert series continues through the fall, so it’s a good habit to cultivate in the slow summer months. Concerts are 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults; children are admitted for free. Details, 912.265.4032. A complete schedule is available at www.brunswickgeorgia.net.

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Summer in style: Cumberland Island National Seashore, 101 Wheeler Street (Ferry stop and visitors center), St. Marys, (Accessible only by ferry, reservations required) Fish, camp, hike and bike through history on what was once the private playground of the wealthy Carnegie family. Visit the ruins of Dungeness, a once grand edifice whose skeleton still testifies to the immense wealth generated for the lucky few by America’s Industrial Revolution. The Greyfield Inn is a converted mansion run as a bed-and-breakfast by Carnegie descendants. This small pocket of luxury notwithstanding, the island has largely reverted to its natural, pre-Carnegie state. There are wild horses and hogs, turkeys and bobcats to be spotted.

One day simply isn’t enough to experience all that Cumberland has to offer, but it is a good start. Details, 912.882.4336 or www.nps.gov.cuis.

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See food, eat it: Shrimp & Grits: The Wild Georgia Shrimp Festival, Jekyll Island Historic District, Sept. 16-18 A weekend celebration of two of Georgia’s most beloved foods – shrimp and grits. The festival features a cook-off, shrimp boat tours, brew cruise, cooking demonstrations, book signings, arts and crafts vendors, live entertainment and a kid-friendly fun zone. Technically after summer, this festival is still a must-do for any food lover and well worth the wait. Details, www.jekyllisland.com.

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Party like it’s the good old days: An Old-Fashioned 4th of July Celebration, July 4, Mary Ross Waterfront Park, Downtown Brunswick GIAHA and the City of Brunswick invite everyone to come out for the annual Old Fashioned Fourth of July celebration. This fun family event features old-fashioned games and free watermelon slices; and culminates at dark with the fabulous fireworks display over the East River. The Brunswick Downtown Development Authority begins the festivities with a walking parade from Hanover Square (line up 6:15 p.m.) to Mary Ross Waterfront Park. For more parade info, call 912.265.4032. At 7 p.m. the celebration kicks off in the park with some great games and contests – sack race, water balloon toss, tug of war, hula hoop contest and more. Participants are divided up into age groups so everyone gets a chance to play. Winners receive a coupon for a special prize; but everyone’s a winner as there are free slices of watermelon given away all night long. When the sky gets dark, patriotic music begins playing while the “rockets’ red glare” lights up the night sky. Make this Fourth of July a time for the whole family – bring a chair or blanket, hop in a sack and race to the finish line, eat summer watermelon and enjoy big fireworks. Free and open to the public.

Paint the Town: Glynn Art Association on St. Simons Island & Old Jail Art Center in Darien Art classes and workshops in all media and for all ages are bountiful in these inspirational isles. Get to know the artists of the Glynn Art Association on St. Simons Island and the Old Jail Art Center in Darien, where great exhibits could inspire the budding artist in your family. Details, glynnart. org and mcintoshartassociation.com.

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Take them out to the ball game: The Jacksonville Suns & The Savannah Sand Gnats It’s been many, many years since Brunswick had it’s own minor league baseball team, so we’ve had to adopt our nearest neighbors’ teams. There’s plenty of fun to be had just an hour up or down the road, depending upon your preference of north or south. Special theme nights and post-game concerts make this a fun get-away close to home. Details, web.minorleaguebaseball.com.

Rediscover your roots: Poppell Farms, 1765 Hyma Poppell Loop, Odum Do your children still think all their food comes from the grocery store? The Poppell Family of Odum, a small town just outside of Jesup and just up the road from here, will set them straight in the most delightful way. With 400 acres of produce under cultivation in the spring and summer and a super cool Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze in the fall, as well as Christmas trees in winter, this is the funnest way ever to get your recommended daily allowance of fruits and veggies. The farm’s fresh-from-the-field summer fare includes butterbeans and peas, shelled every day while you watch, green and speckled butterbeans, pink-eye, purple hull crowder, white-acre, Dixie Lee, zipper cream, black-eye and butterpeas. They also grow squash, cucumbers, okra, tomatoes, potatoes, watermelons, cantaloupe, corn and make delicious jams and jellies for sale. Learn more at www.poppellfarms.com and follow them on Facebook for the latest updates on happenings in the field.

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A Good Kind of Crazy: Ayla Wilson paints with free-spirited flair

By Leslie Jeter

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yla Wilson is the kind of crazy people secretly desire to be. Full of great wisdom and a rare sort of light, she is smart, funny, shy, bubbly and brimming with an innocence that is contagious to all who cross paths with her. Her outward sense of happiness and unique perspective imbues her work as an artist in a way that reaches out and touches her audience.

No doubt inspired by insight gained from trial and error, Ayla makes it a point to paint when she needs to, collecting images and ideas like a hoarder of creativity until she is ready to utilize them. It is perfectly apparent that in each piece, rawness and independence, mixed with tasteful amounts of shock value burst from the mediums like a raging tsunami of passion and audaciousness. All the while, authentic emotion plagues the canvas more brightly than the liquids that fill her paint containers. “I like to paint because it is involved. I am aware of what I am doing and it’s physical. I get to express nothing or something and it’s a neat kind of freedom ... most of the time.”

Though Ayla has been an artist her whole life, most of her involvement with the art community began in the summer of 2010, where she was given the opportunity to hang some of her

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paintings at Palm Coast Coffee. “This was an important time for me because I was validated by the community as an artist. I enjoyed the reactions from people; some of them hated my paintings but I would rather some hate the work than never notice it,” she says. “One of the pieces that I hung is entitled ‘the Weather Inside My Head.’ This is one of my favorite paintings I have ever done and the reason I love it so much is because I painted it for myself.”

Another piece, named “Ugly Girls” (a dramatic painting of wilted poppies that resemble carnivores drowned in flirtatious yet grotesque colors) has been displayed at Gallery 209 in Downtown Brunswick. She has also done work with non-profit organizations and intends on remaining involved in the community by spending more time at the Community Art Market, open mic night at Palm Coast and other art exhibits. “I stay involved with so many activities because I am hungry for it and I want to live a full life.”

Ayla’s creativity isn’t just limited to the visual arts though – she’s a musician, as well.

In 2010 Ayla became a member of the local band, the Mammys. Lead vocalist (and

boyfriend to Ayla) Ty Thompson describes the music as “pure, unadulterated rock-androll that tips its hat to the fifties and sixties.”

They have played for many local venues, in addition to venues in other larger cities, including Savannah and Atlanta. Onstage, Ayla is bashful yet energetic and plays the acoustic and electric guitar, bass and the tambourine. She intends on learning the organ next in an attempt to become a “musical gunslinger” like her boyfriend, she says.

Ayla has taught many people numerous things about life, love, art and freedom of expression. She has inspired others to reconnect with their own artistic side and to remain genuine and honest. “My entire life I felt like I did not fit in. I am starting to find my place,” Ayla says.

“My mentor and treasured friend – some would say he is a wizard – taught me that if at the end of the day I can say I have done the best I could at helping others while remaining true to myself, I have had a 100 percent day.”

Leslie Jeter is a resident of the Golden Isles who loves to write and take photographs in her spare time. She also shares a deep passion for fitness and nutrition with her boyfriend.

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It’s the first decade of the last century. Theodore Roosevelt has just become president in the wake of William McKinley’s assassination at the hands of a disgruntled Pole, Leon Czolgosz, and Roosevelt has big plans; he wants to build the nation’s Navy, project American power abroad and re-establish the United States as a major player on the world stage. But there are those who plot his demise—anarchists who think the national interests Roosevelt promotes are little more than a pretext for exploiting the working poor.

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Nature Conservancy over the past 20 years, placing a buffer around the river that protects it from harm.”

The non-profit Riverkeeper organization (ARK) is a watchdog for the Altamaha system, including the Oconee, Ocmulgee, and Ohoopee rivers and tributaries of the Altamaha on the coastal basin.

ARK is funded through grants and donations and has a membership of approximately 1,200 people.

“We investigate and follow up on complaints and notifications from people in the watershed about pollution problems they report to us. . .” explains Sonja in an e-mail interview. “The river feeds the coastal marsh, which is where most species of fish and shellfish in the ocean either reproduce or grow up. Without a healthy marsh, the web of life in the ocean could not exist,” she says. “Commercial and recreational fishing are incredibly important parts of the coastal economy and they depend on the health of the Altamaha River. Also the river is responsible for much of the beauty of the area, which supports the hospitality and tourism industries.”

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Our appetites are raging. It is time for soft-shell sandwiches at Mudcat Charlie’s, the camp’s restaurant.

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Golden Isles Magazine: We didn’t see any other boats or people on the Altamaha after passing under I-95. Are people unaware of its beauty and other attractions? Is it good that so few people use it?

Sonja Cox: It’s unusual to not see anyone else at all on the river, but that said, there aren’t typically a lot of people on the Altamaha compared to other rivers because there aren’t as many facilities making use of the river easy as there are on other rivers. Determined people can use the river, but it’s not as easily accessible as many. It would be nice for more people to be able to use and enjoy the river recreationally, within reason and supportable limits, and this should be encouraged. I’d like to see more access facilities for paddlers, for example, and I hope that will come to pass over time. Another reason you may not see as many people and boats on the river, in the lower part of it near the ocean, is because it is very shallow in spots, and hard to navigate at low tide. There are lots of sandbars and it’s easy for people inexperienced on the river to get stuck.

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The 2012 MAGAZINE

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Golden Isles Magazine: How much time do you spend in your office in Darien vs. time on the river?

Sonja Cox: Depends on several factors, and is still evolving because I am new and we are finding our way with me in the role. But I’d say somewhere between one-third and one-half time out of the office is my goal. Out of office time is not just field/investigative work, but also includes public appearances and visits with government agencies, meetings, and fundraising/ PR/events.

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Out & About The senior men of the Hampton Club won the 2011 Oglethorpe Cup with a score of 304 1/2 points. Hampton has won the Cup five of the six years the Ryder Cup-style event has been contested between the senior men of the Hampton, Sea Palms and Sea Island Men’s Golf Associations. The annual event was first envisioned in 2006 by John Teramo and Jack Montondo of the Sea Palms Club and Doc Strange from Sea Island. This year’s event was sponsored by Allen, Mooney and Barnes, an investment management group out of Thomasville, which hosted a kick-off party at The Casino. The Sea Island Club was second overall with 292 1/2 points and Sea Palms was third at 267. Each club fielded 16 players over three days of play at their respective courses.

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Out & About T he St. Sim ons Fi r st C ha p te r o f B u si ne ss N e tw o rk I n t e rn a t i o n a l h e l d a sp ri n g so c i a l a t th e h o m e o f m e m ber and Thyme It Ri ght o w ner To m O ’ C on n or. A c h a pt er of t h e larg e st b u s i n e s s n e tw o rki n g o rg a n i z a ti o n i n th e w o rl d , BNI o ffers members an oppo rtunity to sha r e i d ea s , c on t a c t s a n d bu s i n e ss re f e rra l s. Ty p i c a l l y, th e o rg a n i z a ti o n sta rts e a c h m e e ti n g with each member gi ving a 60-seco nd “i n f om er c i a l” a bou t t h ei r bu s i n e s s s o th a t o th e rs m i g h t h e l p to re f e r c u s to m e rs th e i r way. At the s o cial , Tom O’Co nno r show ed t h e c lu b w h a t h e d oes .

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Out & About Re sidents o f Oak G r ov e I s la n d a n d t h e I s la n d C l u b h e l d O p e n H om e s O p e n H e a rt s p a rti e s to b e n e f i t H o sp ice o f the Go l den Isles Auxiliary in t h e s pr i n g . C a r m en C ook , JoA nn F ri c k, S a n d ra M u l l a n d J e a n n e E a rl e M c C o n n e l l h o ste d th e get- to gether at t h e Heritage Oak s C lu bh ou s e on O a k G r ov e I s la n d . L y n e a th O rr a n d P a tri c k Ty e , o w n e rs o f C o m e a n d G e t I t Y ’al l Catering, and Dr. To m and Sheila M c R a e h os t ed t h ei r I s la n d C l u b n e i g h b o rs a t L y n e a th’ s h o u s e .

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Out & About The Glynn Community Crisis Center announces the results of the 11th annual A Taste of Glynn, which was conducted March 27 at the King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort on St. Simons Island. More than 1,000 attendees sampled foods prepared by 24 local restaurants and caterers, participated in a silent auction and enjoyed live music. The Jekyll Island Club Hotel won the People’s Choice Award with its Shrimp and Grits, which combined wild Georgia shrimp sautéed in garlic butter with andouille sausage and cream, served over cheesy stone-ground grits. Runner up for the award was Tasteful Temptations Catering of Brunswick, which served four items including Citrus Grilled Lobster Tail, Strawberry Shortcake, Artichoke Crusted Beef and Crab Chowder.

Participating restaurants and caterers also were selected by a panel of judges, for best entry and runner up in eight food categories as well as tablescape. Winners and runners up for each category, along with their entries: APPETIZER Winner: Ocean Lodge, “Blue Crab and Fried Green Tomato Napoleon” Runner up: Bonefish Grill, “Ahi Tuna Sushimi”

So utheast Geo r gi a H ea lt h S y s t em

Ocean Lodge

SOUP Winner: CARGO Portside Grill, “Curried Crab and Sweet Corn Chowder” Runner up: McGarvey’s Wee Pub, “Homemade Potato Soup in a Bread Bowl” HEALTH-CONSCIOUS Winner: Southeast Georgia Health System, “Baja Shrimp Taco Bites” Runner up: Purple Sage Catering, “Grilled Vegetable Terrine” BARBECUE Winner: Right on Q Barbeque, “Ribs with Sweet Heat”

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INTERNATIONAL Winner: Doug Harris’ Fireside Tex Mex Café, “Mexican Rice Bowl” Runner Up: Jerk Shack, “Jerk Chicken” SEAFOOD Winner: Bonefish Grill, “Ahi Tuna Sashimi” Runner up: Southeast Georgia Health System, “Baja Shrimp Taco Bites” GOURMET Winner: CARGO Portside Grill, “Homemade Linguini with Prosciutto, Sage and Mushroom Cream” Runner up: Purple Sage Catering, “Pork Osso Bucco with Rutabaga Mash and Warm Brussels Sprouts Slaw”

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DESSERT Winner: Purple Sage Catering, “Nanner Pudding” Runner up: Moo Cow Cream, “Candied Bacon Ice Cream” TABLESCAPE Caterer: Tasteful Temptations Catering Restaurant: Ocean Lodge For information or to volunteer, please call Amity House at 912-264-1348. To reach the 24-hour hotline, please dial 912264-HELP (4357). Or visit them online at www.amityhouse-gccc.com.

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Join us May 14th, 9AM - 1PM for our 5th Annual “Wash and Wag” Dog Wash to benefit the Humane Society of South Coastal Georgia!

92 Village at Glynn Place

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May 16th - May 20th, All New Patient Exams are $50. All proceeds benefit our local Humane Society.

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102 Marina Drive

665 Scranton Road

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711 N Beachview Drive

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912-264-1693

Jekyll Island

The closest table to the water without getting wet! From house-made lobster ravioli, crab-stuffed flounder, wild Georgia shrimp and grits, house-made ice cream to the best fried oysters you have ever put in your mouth, Coastal Kitchen will keep you coming back for more.

Ole Times Country Buffet is “Home Cookin’ the Way Mama Does It!” Voted #1 in Southern Cooking and Best Country Buffet in South Georgia and North Florida for the last eight years running.

912-635-2211

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2815 Glynn Avenue

JINRIGHT’S SEAFOOD HOUSE

The SandBar and Grill at the Oceanside Inn and Suites offers a wide selection of menu items and a fun atmosphere, with billiards and flat screen TVs to watch your favorite sports. Oceanside Inn and Suites offers a full size bar with a variety of tasty tropical drinks, perfect with homemade corn fritters or fresh Mahi Mahi.

1 Pier Road

Brunswick

Jekyll Island

912-267-1590

Fancy Q

912-635-3800

Celebrating our 26th Anniversary in Brunswick, this family owned business is more than just a restaurant that serves awardwinning seafood and other delicious fare, it’s a Golden Isles institution. Stop by today and find out why the locals call us “The Best Little Seafood House in the Golden Isles!”

211 Redfern Village

Enjoy radiant sunsets and experience the Golden Isles’ premier dining destination.

We offer the best service and finest food, in a casual atmosphere. Experience the wonders of nature at The “Rah” Bar which features Georgia wild shrimp, Dungeness Crab, oysters, and our famous low country boil.

202 Scranton Road

4th OF MAY CAFÉ 321 Mallery Street St. Simons Island 912-638-5444

Since 1994, Flo and her son, Tommy, have been serving the best Southern-style cuisine at The 4th of May Cafe in the Pier Village. Offering daily specials which include freshly made entrees, overstuffed sandwiches, delicious seafood fare, scrumptious salads, bread baked daily, a huge variety of home cooked vegetables and the absolute best desserts in Coastal Georgia, nothing beats “The 4th!”

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912-634-9570

A taste of Japan awaits you on St. Simons Island. Fancy Q’s menu includes authentic Japanese dishes ranging from Hibachi, Teriyaki, Udon, Tempura, Katsu and Sushi.

There are daily lunch specials to enjoy and a separate children’s menu available. Take out orders are welcome.

Brunswick

BEACHCOMBER BBQ & GRILL

912-262-5878

319 Arnold Road

Our chefs and staff have 12 years of experience preparing and serving authentic Mexican dishes. Because our chefs are passionate about their work, they create dishes made exclusively from the freshest ingredients and the finest traditional Mexican recipes. Homemade tortillas, crisp lettuce, succulent tomatoes, savory spices and tender and juicy meats make every item on our menu a delectable treat.

St. Simons Island

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Cilantro’s Bar & Grill

St. Simons Island

912-634-5699

“No shoes, no shirt, no problem!” Great BBQ and burgers just a block from the beach on St. Simons Island. Dine in, family-size take out or catering. Featured on The Food Network. St. Simons’ Original BBQ Restaurant.

Zachry’s Seafood and Steak 415 Palisade Drive (near Exit 29 at I-95)

SEASONS OF JAPAN

Brunswick

701 Glynn Isles

912-265-9080

Brunswick

Brunswick’s newest and best locally owned restaurant, Zachry’s Seafood & Steak features wild Georgia shrimp, oysters on the half shell, fresh seafood delivered daily, certified Angus beef, and much more. Daily lunch and dinner specials available, plus we offer a full service bar with happy hour Monday through Friday. Watch all of your favorite sporting events on our back porch.

We also have live entertainment.

912-264-5280

We offer genuine Japanese fare and Hibachi-style cuisine. Every dish is prepared using the freshest ingredients and the most flavorful seasonings. We offer a delightful children’s menu that every child is sure to enjoy.

Sabor Latino Café

Fins on the Beach

87 Ballard Plaza • Community Rd. & Old Jesup

200 Beachview Drive

Brunswick

Jekyll Island

912-265-9284

912-635-3522

Sabor Latino Cafe is a brand-new, authentic Latin restaurant serving the finest Latin cuisine that will satisfy even the most critical of taste buds. Your visit will take you on a trip to Central America and Mexico by way of our original dishes. But Sabor doesn’t stop there. As your palate dances, your feet and body join in as Sabor’s dance club gears up on Friday and Saturday nights. Dance the night away to salsa, merengue, bachatta and many other Latin rhythms. Featuring a VIP section, guest artists and local DJs, Sabor Latino Cafe is the Golden Isles’ premier location for the true Latin experience. The only thing missing from Sabor is you.

Jekyll Island visitors and residents alike have been anticipating a fresh new restaurant, designed to satisfy their every seafood craving and now they have it with Fins on the beach!

Buccaneer Club Restaurant I-95 Exit 58 Crescent, GA

The former Blackbeard’s Seafood Restaurant has been completely renovated and features a revamped and improved food and drink selection.

The menu at Fins has been built from scratch to provide delicious flavors, unbeatable freshness and variety to please everyone. Enjoy signature dishes like the fried oyster bucket or the Key West salmon salad! What are you waiting for? Join us on the back deck, overlooking the beautiful Jekyll Island beach and ocean and try out this fun new place to dine!

912-832-5171

Enjoy the finest seafood, steaks and spirits on Georgia’s Southern Coast! HWY 17 N. to Eulonia, then right and follow signs on HWY 57. You’ll be amazed at our huge portions featuring everything from gator tail & frog legs to BBQ ribs, shrimp salad and lobster tail. Try our Captain’s Dinner which includes deviled crab, flounder or trout, shrimp, scallops and oysters (in season), a tossed salad, french fries, and hushpuppies. Come see us for a meal to remember. We will satisfy!

Ramblers Bar & Grill 120 Trade Street Brunswick 912-275-8121

Fireside Café 1801 Frederica Rd Saint Simons Island 268-2330

Fireside Tex Mex Bar & Grill is a friendly neighborhood restaurant with a laid back atmosphere and great food! Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner serving pancakes, omelets , huevos rancheros, seafood, burgers, salads, burritos, tacos & quesadillas. Happy Hour is everyday from 2-7 serving $2.50 margaritas & house wines, $2 drafts and daily liquor specials. Outside deck seating available and large parties welcome!

Looking for generous portions at reasonable prices? Then make Ramblers Grill, next to the mall, your stop for quick & tasty lunches. Or dinner at night time with live entertainment. Our large & diverse menu includes half pound burgers, seafood, steaks, salads, wings, pasta and more! Look in The Brunswick News for weekly lunch and dinner specials at prices we promise you can’t beat. It’s all about Great food, Great drinks at Great prices at Ramblers Grill.

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