St. Simons Island is the largest of the Golden Isles along Georgia's southern Atlantic coast. Eighteen square miles in size, it is accessible by car via the F.J. Torras Causeway. It's history is rich with skirmishes between the French, Spanish and English all vying for settlements along the southeast coast. Fort Frederica is the product of the English buffering themselves for the Spanish incursions from Florida.
St. Simons has a wide array of lodging choices ranging from stately hotels to comfy B & B's. Golf resorts, condo rentals and vacation homes round out your choice for a spectacular St. Simons Island vacation. Make sure you bring or rent some bikes to explore, up close, all the beauty the island offers. And being an island, make time for some water sports and quality beach time. The restaurant scene here is packed with great local eateries, many serving fresh local seafood.
January 14th! The second in the series, the Franklin Pond Quintet, is an enchanting chamber music performance by four members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. These talented musicians return to Jekyll Island for a spectacular performance inside the recently restored Jekyll Island Club Hotel Morgan Center. [more...]
January 1st – February 28th! Jekyll Island commissions a group of highly skilled artisans from across the U.S. to create an array of stunning, handworked glass globes. During this 2 month long program, “Beach Buddies” hide these floats along the beaches for lucky visitors to find. [more...]
January 6th – 22nd! Drama by Dale Wasserman adapted from novel by Ken Kesey. Friday – Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday 3 p.m. Adults $20, 18 and under $5. Casino Theatre, 530 Beachview Drive, St. Simons Island. [more...]
January 28th! Dining, dancing, auctions, live entertainment to benefit Coastal Symphony of Georgia & The Coastal Youth Symphony. 6:30 p.m. Cloister Ballroom, Sea Island. (912) 222-5686 or visit coastalsymphonyofgeorgia.org.
February 4th! Murder mystery dinner with 3-course meal. Reservations required. 6 p.m. $40. Moore Methodist Museum, 100 Arthur J. Moore Drive, St. Simons Island. (912) 638-4050 or visit mooremethodistmuseum.org.
The First Lighthouse (1810) On October 17, 1804, John Couper, a plantation owner on St. Simons Island, deeded four acres of his land, known as “Couper’s Point,” at the south end of the island for one dollar to the Federal government for the construction of a lighthouse. James Gould of Massachusetts was hired in 1807 [...]
On the Grounds of the St. Simons Island Lighthouse Museum! Are you looking for a beautiful, historic waterfront setting for your next private function? Coastal Georgia Historical Society’s facilities and grounds are one of St. Simons Island’s premier oceanfront venue choices for wedding ceremonies, receptions, rehearsal dinners, photography sessions, meetings and corporate events. For pricing [...]
Knobbed Whelk (Busycon carica)! Christened the state seashell in 1987, the knobbed whelk is a whorled shell, eight inches long at maturity, displaying heavy spines, many knobs, and an orange or red mouth. Minerals in Georgia coastal waters cause ocher striations on the sand-colored, semi-gloss surface. This marine snail shell is found all along Georgia’s [...]
