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

Shadow of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker

It has been eighty years since an Ivory-billed Woodpecker has been seen in the Okefenokee Swamp.  Many have searched with … More

Luxuriant Blades of Never Wet

From naturalist Francis Harper’s journal during his first visit to the Okefenokee Swamp; May 1912. “The run passed between lines … More

Deadly Serpent in a Dismal Wild

Excerpt from the 1875 Okefenokee Exploration by The Atlanta Constitution: “Now our knees began to feel weak, and tremble beneath … More

Fall in the Okefenokee

When most people think of fall foliage, they think of afternoon hikes in the Smokey Mountains or drives on winding … 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

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

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

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 … More

Nauseous Effluvium Musk

A description of the American Alligator from an 1829 publication describing the wild animals in the zoos of London… “The … More