An excerpt from the 1895 adventure novel, In the Okefenokee: A Story of War Time and the Great Georgia Swamp: “To…
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Blinkers
The old time gator hunters and Swampers used to hunt alligator at night by torch or spotlight. The shiny crystals…
Gray Catbirds of the Okefenokee Swamp
One of the most common sounds to break the silence of the Okefenokee Swamp is that of the Gray Catbird.…
Okefenokee Cat Squirrels
Excerpt from Francis Harper’s Mammals of the Okefinokee Swamp, published March 1927 concerning the Eastern Gray Squirrel: “In the Okefinokee, as…
Okefenokee Species Spotlight: Double-crested Cormorant
I can’t recall a trip to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge when I haven’t seen a Double-crested Cormorant. Although more…
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…
Okefenokee Photography Project by William Wise 