I can’t recall a trip to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge when I haven’t seen a Double-crested Cormorant. Although more…
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Floating Peat Islands: The Land of Trembling Earth
Although fiction, this excerpt from an 1895 adventure novel is a perfect illustration of why the Okefenokee is named “The…
Okefenokee’s Exceedingly Rich Hammock Land
Excerpt from the 1875 Okefenokee Exploration by The Atlanta Constitution: BILLY’S ISLAND, OKEFENOKEE SWAMP, November 27, 1875 – “Lee and myself are…
We’re in a Gator Hole!
An exciting excerpt from Louis Pendleton’s 1895 book, In the Okefenokee… Accordingly, as soon as they were opposite another island, Joe…
Uncanny Notes of the Barred Owl
Excerpt from Francis Harper’s Mammals of the Okefinokee Swamp, published March 1927: “The denser cypress bays are places of deep shade…
Nauseous Effluvium Musk
A description of the American Alligator from an 1829 publication describing the wild animals in the zoos of London… “The…
The Okefenokee: an Uninhabited Wilderness
In the early years of our nation, the Okefenokee Swamp was thought to be an uninhabitable wilderness never to be…
An Alligator’s Quick Snapping Jaws
Excerpt from E.A. McIlhenny’s 1935 book, The Alligator’s Life History: “How quick an alligator can snap its jaws, was proven to…
Overwhelming Okefenokee
Every time I dip my oars into the blackwaters of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, I am overwhelmed: overwhelmed by…
Okefenokee Prairies: Like Nowhere Else in the World
Excerpt from Francis Harper’s Mammals of the Okefinokee Swamp, published March 1927: The prairies contribute more than any other feature to…
Okefenokee Photography Project by William Wise 