Concentrations of Gators

From my October 2022 Okefenokee Journal… Seeing the extremely low waters of the Suwannee River Sill, I began to fear … More

Okefenokee Impassible Dense Jungle

Although a work of fiction, the description of the Okefenokee Swamp in Louis Pendleton’s novel is quite accurate! An excerpt … More

Great Saurian of the Swamp

From naturalist Francis Harper’s journal during his first visit to the Okefenokee Swamp in May 1912: “​In the late afternoon … More

Amazing Alligator Designs: Nostril Valves

The American Alligator is perfectly designed for the swamp habitats that they frequent. The eyes and nostrils protrude above the … More

Creepy Claws

What lurks beneath those waters? That question rolls in the mind as one attempts to peer through the blackwater of the … More

Sights in Bygone Days

Excerpt from Francis Harper’s Mammals of the Okefinokee Swamp, published March 1927: “Long field experience and rare powers of observation have … More

Alligator Nests and Eggs

A passage from William Bartram’s Travels​, in which he examines the nest of the American Alligator during his exploration of Georgia … More

An Alluring Attraction

An excerpt from the 1895 adventure novel, In the Okefenokee: A Story of War Time and the Great Georgia Swamp: “To … More

Blinkers

The old time gator hunters and Swampers used to hunt alligator at night by torch or spotlight. The shiny crystals … More

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 … More