The Okefenokee
An Okefenokee Experience
For the beauty of the earth, For the glory of the skies, For the love which from our birth Over and around us lies. Lord of all to Thee we raise This our hymn of grateful praise. --Folliott S.…
Do You Live Above or Below Georgia’s ‘Gnat Line?’ Here’s What You Need to Know
Having lived near the Okefenokee Swamp in South Georgia my entire life, I’ve never given much thought to gnats. A seasonal nuisance, gnats are dealt with similar to the arrangement I have with yellow…
Got “Cabin Fever?” Ease Your Mind With Our Secret Newell Lodge Remedy
Got “Cabin Fever?”Ease Your Mind With Our Secret Newell Lodge Remedy We exhibit all the symptoms. Restlessness. Irritability. Loneliness. Quarantined at home. Southerners are falling prey to a…
The Sandy Path Home: Ecology, Tourism and Newell Lodge after COVID-19
What if the natural world we love so much no longer existed? What if there were no blue skies overhead? No live oak trees or sandy beaches? What if the seasons never changed? I can’t imagine what…
Okefenokee May Is Beautiful, But You'll Need to Remember Your Swamp Manners
The last of the missing Easter eggs has been located under a sofa pillow, and the egg salad sandwiches have long since disappeared. Spring is moving quickly this year, so quickly that the month of…