An excerpt from the 1895 adventure novel, In the Okefenokee: A Story of War Time and the Great Georgia Swamp: “To … 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 … More
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 … More
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 … More
Vigorous Prairie Sawgrass
The swamplands and marshes of Georgia and Florida are similar in appearance: vast, wide, flat, void of defined travelways, and … More
What’s Behind the Glass?
Dark tannic waters reflect the upper world perfectly. The mirror-like blackwater displays inverted Cypress Tree buttresses and their mossy-green knees … More
Long Time Mythical Land
In 1875, The Atlanta Constitution funded and documented an exploration of the Okefenokee Swamp. Over the next months, newspapers across the nation … More
Okefenokee Swamp: A Great Rain Basin
Which slow-moving, murky, southern river is it that feeds the Okefenokee Swamp? How many creeks and spring must there be … More
Okefenokee Photography Gear Tips and Precautions
The primitive conditions of the Okefenokee Swamp alone make it a challenging endeavor for a multi-night excursion. And if photography … More
Okefenokee Overnight Packing
Paddling and camping the Okefenokee Swamp is truly a wilderness experience. Everything you will need must be brought with you… … More
Okefenokee Photography Project by William Wise 