The ‘gator had the boy by the head

An old Okefenokee Swamper story as told by Owen Smith in the journals of naturalist Francis Harper, 1929: “Henry Bennett … More

Disquieted by Dropping Snakes

From naturalist Francis Harper’s journal during his first visit to the Okefenokee Swamp in May 1912: “When the bushes scraped … More

Excerpt from Francis Harper’s Mammals of the Okefinokee Swamp, published March 1927: “And not the least interesting part of the scene … More

It was a 1933 letter from Jean Harper to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt which lead to the protection of the … More

Excerpt from Francis Harper’s Mammals of the Okefinokee Swamp, published March 1927: About a dozen years ago there were some exceptionally … More

Excerpt from Francis Harper’s Mammals of the Okefinokee Swamp, published March 1927: Hounds are generally used for locating and following a … More

“WE approached the savanna at the South end, by a narrow isthmus of level ground, open to the light of … More

Excerpt from William Bartram’s Travels, Part II, Chapter V. ”THE alligator when full grown is a very large and terrible creature, and … More

“The evening was however, extremely pleasant, a brisk cool breeze sprang up, and the skies were perfectly serene, the stars … More

Excerpt from the 1912 Okefenokee journal of Dr. W.D. Funkhouser: “We five started in alone, carrying 50 pound packs, with … More